Cricetidae Author Don E. Wilson Author Russell A. Mittermeier Author Thomas E. Lacher, Jr text 2017 2017-11-30 Lynx Edicions Barcelona Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II 204 535 book chapter 80832 10.5281/zenodo.6707142 ab66b2b7-9544-4411-bf61-5bc3651d7bca 978-84-16728-04-6 6707142 317. Ixtlan Deermouse Habromys ixtlani French: Habromys d'Ixtlan / German: Ixtlan-Hirschmaus / Spanish: Raton ciervo de Ixtlan Other common names: Ixtlan Crested-tail Mouse Taxonomy. Peromyscus ixtlani Goodwin, 1964 , “Cerro Machin, 5b kilometers northeast of Macuiltianguis, District of Ixtlan, Oaxaca , Mexico , at an altitude of 9000 feet [= 2743 m ].” G. G. Musser in 1969 concluded that differences between H. ixtlani and H. lepturus were not consistent and gave them subspecific status under H. lepturus . M. D. Carleton and colleagues in 2002 found sufficient evidence to separate the two taxa as distinct species, recently confirmed by molecular evidence from L. LLeon-Paniagua and colleagues in 2007 and D. S. Rogers and colleagues in 2007. Monotypic. Distribution. N slopes of Sierra Juarez, Oaxaca , Mexico. Descriptive notes. Head—body 110-133 mm, tail 100-147 mm, ear 20-24 mm, hindfoot 27-31 mm; weight 26-55 g. The Ixtlan Deermouse is a moderately large species of Habromys ; dorsum is blackish brown with cinnamon; venter is cream, washed with gray; ears are dark and thin; and tail is bicolored and scarcely haired. Habitat. Cloud forests at elevations of 2500-3000 m. Food and Feeding. Ixtlan Deermice are probably omnivorous. Breeding. No information. Activity patterns. Ixtlan Deermice are nocturnal and semi-arboreal or terrestrial. Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information. Status and Conservation. Classified as Critically Endangered on The IUCN Red List. Bibliography. Alvarez-Castaneda, Castro-Arellano, Lacher & Vazquez (2008c), Carleton et al. (2002), Goodwin (1964), Ceballos & Ledn-Paniagua (2014), Musser (1969a), Ledn-Paniagua et al. (2007), Rogers et al. (2007).