Kilpatrick's deer mouse (''Peromyscus kilpatricki'') is a small species of rodent in the family

Cricetidae The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At almost 608 species, it is the second-largest family of mammals, and has m ...

, native to mountainous regions of

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. It is found in the

Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt pine–oak forests The Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt pine–oak forests is a subtropical coniferous forest ecoregion of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt of central Mexico. Setting The Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt pine–oak forests occupy an area of , extending from ...

in mesic forest habitats dominated by

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and

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at elevations above 1,600 meters. The species can be found in micro-habitats associated with rocky outcrops and fallen trees. The species is named after Dr. C. William Kilpatrick, curator of vertebrates at the University of Vermont Natural History Museum. The holotype of this species is part of the Natural Science Research Laboratory collections at the

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q30301823 Peromyscus Mammals described in 2017