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.

Original name as described

Heteromys (Xylomys) nelsoni

Type material

USNM:MAMM:77920

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Pinabete, 8,200 ft, Chiapas, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

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