Habromys simulatus (Osgood 1904)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1050

Habromys simulatus (Osgood 1904)

[Habromys] simulatus (Osgood 1904) , Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 17: 72.

Type Locality: México, Veracruz, near Jico, 6000 ft (1830 m).

Vernacular Names: Jico Deermouse.

Distribution: Eastern middle slopes of Sierra Madre Oriental, 1830-2200 m, from S Hidalgo and C Veracruz to extreme NW Oaxaca, México.

Conservation: IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: Distribution summarized by Carleton et al. (2002) but enhancement of range limits needed. For example, the status of the form reported as Peromyscus affinity simulatus from the Sierra de Taxco, N Guerrero (León Paniagua and Romo Vázquez, 1993), needs clarification; the presence of H. simulatus proper in the Cordillera Transvolcanica seems zoogeographically implausible.