Habromys lepturus

(C. H. Merriam, 1898)

Zempoaltepec Deermouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Neotominae
Tribe : Peromyscini
Genus : Habromys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1898-04-30. Descriptions of twenty new species and a new subgenus of Peromyscus from Mexico and Guatemala. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 12:115-125.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3849992

Original name as described

Peromyscus lepturus

Other common names

Zempoaltepec Crested-tail Mouse

Type material

USNM:MAMM:68612

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39fed147f-8fa0-41fa-87ba-0dca0f3e3834

Type locality

"Mt. Zempoaltepec, Oaxaca, Mexico (alt. 8200 ft. [= 2499 m])."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002254

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Peromyscus lepturus

(C. H. Merriam, 1898)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lepturus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:68612

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39fed147f-8fa0-41fa-87ba-0dca0f3e3834

Authority page

118

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3849992

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1909:190, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Habromys lepturus

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lepturus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

419

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:398) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9609) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9609) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002254) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9609/22376889) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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