Heteromys nelsoni
C. H. Merriam, 1902
Nelson'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
Merriam, C.H. 1902-03-05. Twenty new pocket mice (Heteromys and Liomys) from Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 15:41-50.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2364947Original name as described
Heteromys (Xylomys) nelsoni
Type material
USNM:MAMM:77920
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3601e401e-098e-4211-a431-c578aeb1337bType locality
Pinabete, 8,200 ft, Chiapas, Mexico.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Mexico · Guatemala
IUCN Red List status
Endangered
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