This harvest mouse was described from the coastal plain of western Sonora, Mexico. The original account describes a small animal with a short tail and hind feet and relatively large ears.
The original description calls it small, with a short tail and hind feet and relatively large ears.
The original collection records include wheat stubble and a dry grassy plain with scattered mesquite and other shrubs. These are collection settings, not a comparative study of habitat preference.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.