The delicate deer mouse (''Habromys delicatulus'') is a species of

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...

in the family Cricetidae. It was first described by Michael Carlton, Oscar Sanchez and Guillermina Urbano-Vidales after being discovered in a patch of

cloud forest A cloud forest, also called a water forest, primas forest, or tropical montane cloud forest (TMCF), is a generally tropical or subtropical, evergreen, montane, moist forest characterized by a persistent, frequent or seasonal low-level cloud c ...

on the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. The species gets its name from its small size and delicate features compared to the other species within the genus ''

Habromys ''Habromys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae, found in Mexico and Central America. It contains these species, all but one (''H. lophurus'') of which are threatened or endangered, five of them critically so. ''H. lophurus'' is near ...

''.

References

* Carleton, Sánchez & Urbano Vidales: A new species of ''Habromys'' (Muroidea: Neotominae) from México, with generic review of species definitions and remarks on diversity patterns among Mesoamerican small mammals restricted to humid montane forests. Habromys Deer mouse Deer mouse Fauna of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt Mammals described in 2002 Taxa named by Michael D. Carleton Deer mouse Critically endangered fauna of North America {{Cricetidae-stub