NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Chinanteco Deermouse
Habromys chinanteco (Robertson & Musser, 1976)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Chinanteco deer mouse (Habromys chinanteco) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to Mexico.
This species is known to live in only one location, on Cerro Pelón in the Sierra Juarez, Oaxaca, between 2,080 and 2,650 meters elevation.
Wikipedia contributors, Chinanteco deer mouse; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:42:08.951593+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Habromys chinanteco (Robertson & Musser, 1976)
- Name authority
- (Robertson & Musser, 1976)
- Common name
- Chinanteco Deermouse
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Cricetidae
- Genus
- Habromys
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
- superfamilyMuroidea Illiger, 1811
- familyCricetidae Fischer, 1817
- subfamilyNeotominae Merriam, 1894
- genusHabromys Hooper & Musser, 1964
- speciesHabromys chinanteco (Robertson & Musser, 1976)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Habromys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Jico DeermouseHabromys simulatus (Osgood, 1904) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Slender-tailed Deer MouseHabromys lepturus (Merriam, 1898) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Delicate DeermouseHabromys delicatulus Carleton, Sánchez & Urbano Vidales, 2002 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ixtlán DeermouseHabromys ixtlani (Goodwin, 1964) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crested-tailed Deer MouseHabromys lophurus (Osgood, 1904) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=633123 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3J5KB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.