Peromyscus aztecus (Saussure, 1860) . Rev. Mag. Zool. Paris, ser. 2, 12: 105.

TYPE LOCALITY: Mexico, Veracruz, 10 km east of Mirador, about 3800 ft. (1158 m) .

DISTRIBUTION: Jalisco and Veracruz (Mexico) to Honduras and El Salvador.

COMMENT: Formerly included in boylii; see Alvarez, 1961, Univ. Kans. Mus. Nat. Hist. Misc. PubL, 14: 113. Includes cordillerae, evides, hondurensis, hylocetes, and oaxacensis; see Carleton, 1979, J. Mammal., 60:293-295, Carleton, 1977:1-47, Musser, 1969, Am. Mus. Novit., 2357:8, and Hall, 1981: 1179-1180.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301410008039003001 as P. aztecus .

5301410008039015001 as P. evides .

5301410008039024001 as P. hondurensis .

5301410008039025001 as P. hylocetes .

5301410008039041001 as P. oaxacensis .