Mearn's grasshopper mouse (Onychomys arenicola) in Mexico is found primarily in the central and northern states. This is the first report of the genus Onychomys in the state of Veracruz, based on 7 captured specimens (3 collected). This finding extends the species' known distribution by approximately 470 km east-southeast. In addition, this record increases the alpha diversity of terrestrial mammals for the state of Veracruz to 192 species.
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1 September 2009
New Record and Southern Range Extension for the Mearn's Grasshopper Mouse (Onychomys arenicola Mearns,1896) in Veracruz, Mexico
Alvar González-Christen,
Christian Alejandro Delfín-Alfonso,
Alberto González-Romero
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Western North American Naturalist
Vol. 69 • No. 3
September 2009
Vol. 69 • No. 3
September 2009
distribution
grasshopper mouse
Mexico
Onychomys arenicola
Perote
record
Veracruz