Reithrodontomys sumichrasti
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
MAMMALIA |
RODENTIA |
CRICETIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Reithrodontomys sumichrasti |
| Species Authority: |
(Saussure, 1861) |
Common Name/s:
| English |
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Sumachrasti's Harvest Mouse, Sumichrast's Harvest Mouse |
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2008 |
| Assessor/s: |
Reid, F., Samudio, R. & Pino, J. |
| Reviewer/s: |
McKnight, M. (Global Mammal Assessment Team) & Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
This species is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, occurrence in a number of protected areas, and because it does not appear to be under threat and is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
This species is known from allopatric segments in the Middle American highlands: southwest Jalisco and south San Luis Potosí to central Guerrero and east central Oaxaca, México; central Chiapas, México, to north central Nicaragua; and central Costa Rica to west Panamá (Musser and Carleton 2005). It occurs from 1,200 to 4,000 m (Reid 1997). |
| Countries: |
Native: Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama |
| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
This mouse is widespread, often common (Reid 1997).
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| Population Trend: |
Stable
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
This species is found at forest edge or among brush and pastured in cold, wet montane regions. It favors more open habitats than other harvest mice; it is fairly common in coniferous forest, but rare in mature, broadleaf forest (Reid 1997). Does well in secondary forest.
This mouse is mainly terrestrial and is usually trapped on the ground; although it can climb. A round nest of grass was fond under a log in a coffee field in Nicaragua (Jones and Genoways 1970 in Reid 1997). Breeding may occur year-round, and litter size is 3 to 5 young (Anderson and Jones 1960 in Reid 1997).
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
None known.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
Occurs in protected areas.
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