Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) mexicanus (Saussure 1860)

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 : 1083

Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) mexicanus (Saussure 1860)

[Reithrodontomys (Aporodon)] mexicanus (Saussure 1860) , Rev. Mag. Zool. Paris, ser. 2, 12: 109.

Type Locality: México, Veracruz, Mirador (as restricted by Hooper, 1952:140).

Vernacular Names: Mexican Harvest Mouse.

Synonyms: Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) cherrii (J. A. Allen 1891) ; Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) costaricensis J. A. Allen 1895 ; Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) garichensis Enders and Pearson 1940 ; Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) goldmani Merriam 1901 ; Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) howelli Goodwin 1932 ; Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) jalapae Merriam 1901 ; Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) lucifrons A. H. Howell 1932 ; Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) milleri J. A. Allen 1912 ; Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) minusculus A. H. Howell 1932 ; Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) ocotepequensis Goodwin 1937 ; Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) orinus Hooper 1949 ; Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) potrerograndei Goodwin 1945 ; Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) riparius Hooper 1955 ; Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) scansor Hooper 1950 .

Distribution: S Tamaulipas and WC Michoacán, México, south through Middle American highlands to W Panamá; Andes of W Colombia and N Ecuador.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Aporodon , mexicanus species group. A species composite requiring detailed revision, as underscored by the large genetic distances disclosed among Middle American populations and the polyphyly of nominal " mexicanus " in the resultant cladogram ( Arellano et al., 2003).