Jico deer mouse

Jico deer mouse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Habromys
Species: H. simulatus
Binomial name
Habromys simulatus
(Osgood, 1904)

The Jico deer mouse (Habromys simulatus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found only in Mexico. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

  1. Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T., Castro-Arellano, I., Lacher, T. & Vázquez, E. (2008). Habromys simulatus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 18 Jule 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of endangered.



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