Delicate deer mouse
The delicate deer mouse (Habromys delicatulus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It was first described by Michael Carlton, Oscar Sanchez and Guillermina Urbano-Vidales after being discovered in a patch of cloud forest on the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. The species gets its name from its small size and delicate features compared to the other species within the genus Habromys.
| Delicate deer mouse | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Neotominae |
| Genus: | Habromys |
| Species: | H. delicatulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Habromys delicatulus Carleton, Sánchez & Urbano Vidales, 2002 | |
References
- Vázquez, E. 2017. Habromys delicatulus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T136683A22376548. http://oldredlist.iucnredlist.org/details/136683/0 Downloaded on 17 September 2017.
- Carleton, Sánchez & Urbano Vidales: A new species of Habromys (Muroidea: Neotominae) from México, with generic review of species definitions and remarks on diversity patterns among Mesoamerican small mammals restricted to humid montane forests.
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