Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) tenuirostris Merriam 1901

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 : 1085

Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) tenuirostris Merriam 1901

Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) tenuirostris Merriam 1901 , Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci., 3: 547.

Type Locality: Guatemala, Huehuetenango Dept., Todos Santos, 10,000 ft (3048 m).

Vernacular Names: Narrow-nosed Harvest Mouse.

Synonyms: Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) aureus Merriam 1901 .

Distribution: Mountains of Chiapas, México, and C Guatemala (see Arellano and Rogers, 1994:Fig. 3; Rogers et al., 1983).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Aporodon , tenuirostris species group. Karyotype similar to those of R. creper and R. mexicanus ( Rogers et al., 1983) . See Arellano and Rogers (1994, Mammalian Species, 477).