Habromys lophurus (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 lophurus (Osgood 1904)

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

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

Vernacular Names: Crested-tailed Deermouse.

Distribution: Highlands, 1950-3110 m, of Chiapas, México, C Guatemala, and NW El Salvador.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Although Robertson and Musser (1976) noted much diversity among their samples of H. lophurus, Carleton et al. (2002) interpreted their range of variation as consonant with recognition of a single species.