Habromys chinanteco
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Habromys chinanteco faces severe threats from rapid deforestation and agricultural expansion in the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca. The species' extremely limited range makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, with coffee plantations and cattle ranching replacing native cloud forest. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the cool, humid conditions essential for this montane specialist.
Habitat
This species inhabits cloud forests and pine-oak forests in the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca, Mexico, at elevations between 1,800-2,400 meters. It requires dense, humid montane forests with thick understory vegetation and abundant leaf litter.