Delicate deer mouse

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Delicate deer mouse
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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

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 .

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References

  1. Vázquez, E. (2017). "Habromys delicatulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T136683A22376548. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T136683A22376548.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.