Scotinomys teguina (Alston 1876)

[Hesperomys] teguina Alston 1877, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1876: 755.

Type Locality: Guatemala, Alta Verapaz Dept., Cobán.

Vernacular Names: Short-tailed Singing Mouse.

Synonyms: Scotinomys apricus (Bangs 1902); Scotinomys cacabatus Goodwin 1945; Scotinomys endersi Goodwin 1946; Scotinomys episcopi Enders and Pearson 1939; Scotinomys escazuensis Goodwin 1945; Scotinomys garichensis Enders and Pearson 1939; Scotinomys irazu (J. A Allen 1904); Scotinomys leridensis Enders and Pearson 1939; Scotinomys rufoniger Sanborn 1935; Scotinomys stenopygius Buchanan and Howell 1967; Scotinomys subnubilis Goldman 1935 .

Distribution: Intermediate elevations of Middle America from E Oaxaca, México, to W Panamá.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Level of differentiation and status of populations north ( teguina) and south ( irazu) of the Nicaraguan Depression merit reconsideration. Hooper (1972) recognized four subspecies.