Reithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) sumichrasti (Saussure 1861)

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 : 1084

Reithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) sumichrasti (Saussure 1861)

[Reithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys)] sumichrasti (Saussure 1861) , Rev. Mag. Zool. Paris, ser. 2, 13: 3.

Type Locality: México, Veracruz, Mirador (as restricted by Hooper, 1952:72).

Vernacular Names: Sumichrast's Harvest Mouse.

Synonyms: Reithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) alleni A. H. Howell 1914 ; Reithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) australis J. A. Allen 1895 ; Reithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) dorsalis Merriam 1901 ; Reithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) luteolus A. H. Howell 1914 ; Reithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) modestus Thomas 1907 ; Reithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) nerterus Merriam 1901 ; Reithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) otus Merriam 1901 ; Reithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) rufescens J. A. Allen and Chapman 1897 ; Reithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) seclusus Hall and Villa 1949 ; Reithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) underwoodi Goodwin 1937 ; Reithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) vulcanius Bangs 1902 .

Distribution: Allopatric segments in Middle American highlands: SW Jalisco and S San Luis Potosí to C Guerrero and EC Oaxaca, México; C Chiapas, México, to NC Nicaragua; C Costa Rica to W Panamá.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Reithrodontomys , megalotis species group. Reconstruction of historical biogeography based on mitochondrial DNA sequence data intimates that " sumichrasti " as defined by Hooper (1952) is a composite of two or more species ( Sullivan et al., 2000), a finding that should be expanded within the context of a full revision. Sister species ( sensu lato) to the R. megalotis and R. zacatecae clade based on cytochrome­b data ( Bell et al., 2001).