Order Rodentia - Family Muridae Author Guy G. Musser Author Michael D. Carleton text 1993 Smithsonian Institution Press Washington and London Editor Don E. Wilson Editor DeeAnn M. Reeder Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition) 501 755 book chapter http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7353098 1-56098-217-9 7353098 Microtus guatemalensis Merriam, 1898 . Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington , 12:108 . TYPE LOCALITY: Guatemala , Huehuetenango Dept., Todos Santos, 10,000 ft . DISTRIBUTION: Highland meadows of C Chiapas , Mexico , and C Guatemala . COMMENTS: Type species of Herpetomys , usually placed in Microtus , with ( Bailey, 1900 ) or without ( Hall, 1981 ) subgeneric ranking; or placed in Pitymys when used as a genus ( Honacki et al., 1982 ; Martin, 1974 ).