Western Leaf-eared Mouse

Western Leaf-eared MouseThis mouse occurs on the western Andean slopes of Peru. Records span Ancash to Lima departments from about 200 to 3,800 m, and some accounts note a preference for shrub habitats.What does it look like?Its back is grayish, with long, soft fur of a gray-yellowish tone. The tail is long and weakly bicolored.How does it live?This mouse occurs on the western Andean slopes of Peru. Records span Ancash to Lima departments from about 200 to 3,800 m, and some accounts note a preference for shrub habitats.Records include shrub habitats on the western Andes and dry cloud forest. A survey published in 2024 recorded the species in a remnant forest in Lima Department, but one site cannot establish population size or diet.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.