Yellow Deermouse

Yellow DeermouseThis rodent occurs in the highlands of western Panama and has been recorded in montane forest in Chiriquí Province.What does it look like?The original description gives the upperparts as brownish cinnamon, the rump as more reddish, and the underparts as white.How does it live?This rodent occurs in the highlands of western Panama and has been recorded in montane forest in Chiriquí Province.A 1920 survey of Panamanian mammals reported the species as common in upland forest in Chiriquí Province.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.