Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) brevirostris Goodwin 1943

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 : 1081

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scientific name	Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) brevirostris Goodwin 1943
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Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) brevirostris Goodwin 1943 , Am. Mus . Novit., 1231: 1.

Type Locality: Costa Rica, Alajuela Prov., canyons above Villa Quesada, 5000 ft (1524 m).

Vernacular Names: Short-nosed Harvest Mouse.

Synonyms: Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) nicaraguae Jones and Genoways 1970 .

Distribution: Allopatric populations in highlands of NC Nicaragua (see Jones and Genoways, 1970) and C Costa Rica.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Aporodon , mexicanus species group. Status of the Nicaraguan form, which Jones and Genoways considered describing as a species, should be reevaluated. See Jones and Baldassarre (1982, Mammalian Species, 192).