Peromyscus winkelmanni
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Peromyscus winkelmanni faces severe habitat loss due to agricultural expansion and livestock grazing in its restricted montane range. The species' extremely limited distribution on volcanic slopes makes it particularly vulnerable to local environmental changes and human encroachment. Deforestation for pine timber extraction has further fragmented its already small habitat patches, while climate change threatens to shift suitable temperature and moisture conditions upslope beyond the species' current range limits.
Habitat
This endemic mouse inhabits montane pine-oak forests and adjacent grasslands on volcanic slopes at elevations between 2,400-3,000 meters in central Mexico. The species requires dense understory vegetation and is closely associated with rocky outcrops and fallen logs that provide shelter and nesting sites.