Heteromys gaumeri

J. A. Allen & F. M. Chapman, 1897

Gaumer'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

Allen, J.A. and Chapman, F.M. 1897-02-23. On mammals from Yucatan, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 9(1):1-12.

Original name as described

Heteromys gaumeri

Type material

AMNH M-12028, AMNH MO-10461

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Chichén-Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Belize · Guatemala

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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