Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) spectabilis Jones and Lawlor 1965

Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) spectabilis Jones and Lawlor 1965, Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus . Nat. Hist., 16: 413.

Type Locality: México, Quintana Roo, Isla Cozumel, 2.5 km N San Miguel.

Vernacular Names: Cozumel Harvest Mouse.

Distribution: Restricted to Cozumel Isl, México.

Conservation: IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: Subgenus Aporodon, mexicanus species group. A large insular species, posited to share common ancestry with R. gracilis (Jones and Lawlor, 1965), a relationship generally supported by allozymic data (Arellano et al., 2003). See Jones (1982, Mammalian Species, 193).