Zempoaltepec deer mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Zempoaltepec deer mouse Habromys lepturus Critically endangered

Where the Zempoaltepec deer mouse lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild-collected museum specimen (a central record among 322 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Habromys lepturus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the Zempoaltepec deer mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Zempoaltepec deer mouse in 1 country or territory across North America.

Mexico

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Zempoaltepec deer mouse endangered?

The Zempoaltepec deer mouse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Zempoaltepec deer mouse?

The Zempoaltepec deer mouse (Habromys lepturus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Habromys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Zempoaltepec deer mouse

The Zempoaltepec deer mouse (Habromys lepturus) also known as the slender-tailed deer mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.

It is endemic to southeastern Mexico, at one locality on Cerro Zempoaltepec above 2,500 metres (8,200 ft), in the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca in Oaxaca state.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Zempoaltepec deer mouse (revision 1315200731), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q307354 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).