Zempoaltepec deer mouse
Species of rodent
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The Zempoaltepec deer mouse (Habromys lepturus) also known as the slender-tailed deer mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.
| Zempoaltepec deer mouse | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Neotominae |
| Genus: | Habromys |
| Species: | H. lepturus |
| Binomial name | |
| Habromys lepturus (Merriam, 1898) | |
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.
