Brown deer mouse (Peromyscus megalops)
Also known as: broad-faced deer mouse
The brown deer mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found only in Mexico. This species occurs in forests in the mountains of central Guerrero, south and north central Oaxaca, and the Estado de Mexico. This species is found in highland pine and oak forests with a preference for riparian areas. It can tolerant anthropogenic change. It is listed as Least Concern.
Classification
Animalia - Chordata - Mammalia - Eutheria - Boreoeutheria - Euarchontoglires - Glires - Rodentia - Myomorpha - Myodonta - Muroidea - Eumuroida - Cricetidae - Neotominae - Reithrodontomyini - Peromyscus - P. megalops
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