Heteromys desmarestianus

J. E. Gray, 1868

Desmarest's Spiny Pocket Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Castorimorphi
Family : Heteromyidae
Subfamily : Heteromyinae
Genus : Heteromys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1868-05. Synopsis of the species of Saccomyinae, or pouched mice, in the collection of the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1868(1):199-206.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28664709

Original name as described

Heteromys desmarestianus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1843.6.13.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/77107035-e8e1-4bb7-b7d4-30b537c262f2

Type locality

"Coban [Cobán], Departamento de Alta Verapaz, Guatemala."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Belize · Guatemala · El Salvador · Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia

Taxonomy notes

previously included H. goldmani

Taxonomy notes citation

Rogers, D. S., & González, M. W. (2010). Phylogenetic relationships among spiny pocket mice (Heteromys) inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear sequence data. Journal of Mammalogy, 91(4), 914-930.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001915

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Heteromys Desmarestiana

J. E. Gray, 1843

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

desmarestiana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

79

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680057

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Heteromys desmarestianus

J. E. Gray, 1868

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

desmarestianus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.6.13.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/77107035-e8e1-4bb7-b7d4-30b537c262f2

Authority page

204

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28664709

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. True (1885:599, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306393) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Allen (1897:57, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046636) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10354)
  3. Goldman (1911:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803229) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15640)
  4. Goldman (1920:115, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263227) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9520)
  5. Goodwin (1946:370) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  6. Burt & Stirton (1961:53) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5545)
  7. Corbet & Hill (1980:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  8. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  9. Corbet & Hill (1991:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  10. Patton (1993:481) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69022)
  11. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  12. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10006) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10006) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001915) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  16. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/47804700/115400334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)
  17. Alhajeri & Steppan (2025:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69466)

Heteromys longicaudatus

J. E. Gray, 1868

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

longicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1856.8.1.13

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/70ccb0d4-98f0-4f6b-abe4-aa4589a57cb0

Authority page

204

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28664709

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. True (1885:599, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306393) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Alfaro (1897:41) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37835)
  3. Allen (1897:42, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046619) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10040)
  4. Allen (1897:57, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046636) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10354)
  5. Allen (1899:201) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15958)
  6. Bangs (1902:46, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199032) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)
  7. Goldman (1911:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15640)
  8. Corbet & Hill (1980:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  9. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:386) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  10. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)

Heteromys repens

Bangs, 1902

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

repens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:10356

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:10356

Authority page

45

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199033

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

  1. Bangs (1902:45, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199033) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)
  2. Goldman (1911:27, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15640)

Heteromys griseus

C. H. Merriam, 1902

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

griseus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:76062

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ed352d33-2fb9-4974-872a-35ce56fcef4c

Authority page

42

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2364948

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)

Heteromys goldmani lepturus

C. H. Merriam, 1902

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

lepturus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:73382

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bab1013e-479c-4019-85e6-ca4c657480a5

Authority page

42

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2364948

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)

Heteromys fuscatus

J. A. Allen, 1908

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

fuscatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-28451

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-28451

Authority page

652

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046489

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Goldman (1911:28, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803237) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15640)

Heteromys desmarestianus griseus

E. A. Goldman, 1911

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

griseus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

22

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803231

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Goldman (1911:22, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803231) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15640)

Heteromys lepturus

E. A. Goldman, 1911

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

lepturus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

25

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803234

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1911:25, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803234) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15640)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:386) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Heteromys temporalis

E. A. Goldman, 1911

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

temporalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:63719

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c787a865-e25e-4d0d-953d-ff4fb9c4b9a7

Authority page

26

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803235

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1911:26, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803235) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15640)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:386) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Heteromys crassirostris

E. A. Goldman, 1912

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

crassirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:179016

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33aa599bc-c701-49af-a687-a8d66377e8c9

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8910344

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Heteromys panamensis

E. A. Goldman, 1912

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

panamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:171107

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3acbefbff-5025-4dae-8cc1-8164b09d5cd2

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8813693

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Heteromys zonalis

E. A. Goldman, 1912

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

zonalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:170976

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c36b6d1f-4343-4771-896e-b1e65bbd30d6

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8813693

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Heteromys desmarestianus crassirostris

E. A. Goldman, 1920

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

crassirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

117

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263229

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1920:117, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263229) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9520)
  2. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heteromys desmarestianus panamensis

E. A. Goldman, 1920

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

panamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

117

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263229

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1920:117, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263229) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9520)
  2. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heteromys desmarestianus repens

E. A. Goldman, 1920

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

repens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

115

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263227

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1920:115, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263227) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9520)
  2. Goodwin (1946:370) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  3. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heteromys desmarestianus zonalis

E. A. Goldman, 1920

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

zonalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

116

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263228

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1920:116, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263228) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9520)
  2. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heteromys desmarestianus psakastus

Dickey, 1928

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

psakastus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UCLA Mammals 12477 (= Dickey collection 12477)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ucla/mammals?id=urn-catalog-ucla-mammals-12477

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34645429

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)

Heteromys desmarestianus planifrons

E. A. Goldman, 1937

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

planifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:250348

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/322392d26-164f-4067-91ea-4ffa52057650

Authority page

418

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39702008

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:371) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heteromys desmarestianus subaffinis

E. A. Goldman, 1937

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

subaffinis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:12904 (= USNM:MAMM:A38591)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3af77a7d3-1e1a-4884-a03f-35bb3a674058

Authority page

420

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39702010

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:372) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heteromys desmarestianus chiriquensis

Enders, 1938

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

chiriquensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 17835

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

141

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:370) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heteromys desmarestianus underwoodi

G. G. Goodwin, 1943

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

underwoodi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-131729

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-131729

Authority page

1

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:372) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heteromys nigricaudatus

G. G. Goodwin, 1956

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

nigricaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-165995

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-165995

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63278335

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)

Heteromys desmarestianus acutirostris

R. P. Anderson, 2000

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

acutirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

623

Authority publication

Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales

Heteromys desmarestianus desmarestianus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

desmarestianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heteromys desmarestianus fuscatus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

fuscatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heteromys desmarestianus temporalis

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

temporalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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