Peromyscus hylocetes - #2053

Transvolcanic Deermouse
Lateral view of adult. Previously P. aztecus hylocetes, Aztec Deermouse.
Geographic Distribution

Endemic to the Cordillera Transvolcanica, 1980-3085 m, from WC Jalisco eastwards to Distrito Federal and N Morelos, México.

Order/Family
Cricetidae
Genus
Peromyscus
Specific Epithet
hylocetes
Image Location
Mexico, Jalisco, Sierra de Manantlan Biosphere Reserve, Las Joyas Scientific Station
Image Date
May 1996
Photographer
GN Cameron