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/2364947

Original 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-c578aeb1337b

Type locality

Pinabete, 8,200 ft, Chiapas, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001919

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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 (Xylomys) nelsoni

C. H. Merriam, 1902

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

nelsoni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:77920

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3601e401e-098e-4211-a431-c578aeb1337b

Authority page

43

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2364947

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1911:31, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803240) (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)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Patton (1993:481) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69022)
  6. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  7. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10009) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10009) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10009/22223445) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)
  12. Alhajeri & Steppan (2025:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69466)

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