Aztec Mouse

Peromyscus aztecus

The Aztec Mouse is a large, long-tailed Peromyscus of montane forests in Mexico and Central America, rarely observed because of its restricted high-altitude habitat. It inhabits cloud forests and pine-oak woodlands above 2,000 meters. The species was described from specimens collected near Aztec village sites in the Mexican highlands in the 19th century.

Habitat

Montane cloud forests and pine-oak woodlands of Mexico

Diet

Seeds, berries, fungi, and insects

How common

Rare

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