Heteromys pictus

O. Thomas, 1893

Painted 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

Thomas, O. 1893-09-01. On two new members of the genus Heteromys and two of Neotoma. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)12(69):233-235.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343999

Original name as described

Heteromys pictus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1893.8.12.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9af846d9-bf5b-42f1-a1e4-0b8457c9a04d https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b058accb-1c89-449c-a95a-ee76d6daac16

Type locality

San Sebastian, 4,300 ft., Jalisco, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala

Taxonomy notes

moved from Liomys to Heteromys

Taxonomy notes citation

Hafner, J.C., Light, J.E., Hafner, D.J., Hafner, M.S., Reddington, E., Rogers, D.S. and Riddle, B.R. 2007. Basal clades and molecular systematics of heteromyid rodents. Journal of Mammalogy 88: 1129-1145.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001923

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 pictus

O. Thomas, 1893

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

pictus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1893.8.12.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9af846d9-bf5b-42f1-a1e4-0b8457c9a04d https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b058accb-1c89-449c-a95a-ee76d6daac16

Authority page

233

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343999

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001923) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12075/22225256) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Heteromys hispidus

J. A. Allen, 1897

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

hispidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-6667, AMNH MS-8333

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-6667 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-8333

Authority page

56

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046635

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1897:56, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046635) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10354)

Heteromys annectens

C. H. Merriam, 1902

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

annectens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:71510

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c02221f4-5dce-430d-8abd-c9d3c94a4c93

Authority page

43

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Liomys pictus isthmius

(C. H. Merriam, 1902)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

isthmius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:73367

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c824ec2b-d694-46fd-bdfd-6b6d361df25e

Authority page

46

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2364944

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1911:41, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803250) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15640)
  2. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)

Liomys obscurus

(C. H. Merriam, 1902)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

obscurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:108563

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d23244ed-5dbc-448b-9039-a4b59ba6fe69

Authority page

48

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2364942

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Liomys orbitalis

(C. H. Merriam, 1902)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

orbitalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:65452

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35aeacf15-fb29-4d47-b105-7a41637c3635

Authority page

48

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2364942

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Liomys phæura

(C. H. Merriam, 1902)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

phaeurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:71500

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/334715625-67f0-426e-a3d2-a4de909cf3d8

Authority page

48

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2364942

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Liomys plantinarensis

(C. H. Merriam, 1902)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

plantinarensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:33595 (= USNM:MAMM:A45630)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dbc30245-429a-4629-96d0-c189cdcf62bf

Authority page

46

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2364944

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Alhajeri & Steppan (2025:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69466)

Liomys pictus rostratus

(C. H. Merriam, 1902)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

rostratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:71488

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31d4f4280-cd21-4972-91a8-f0dcb8d44c23

Authority page

46

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2364944

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1911:39, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803248) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15640)
  2. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)

Liomys sonorana

(C. H. Merriam, 1902)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

sonoranus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:96252

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bba389a6-9000-4ef0-8ff7-f37150aed13a

Authority page

47

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2364943

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Liomys veraecrucis

(C. H. Merriam, 1902)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

veraecrucis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:65457

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37710ad92-0346-4511-b51f-40da7d78b681

Authority page

47

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2364943

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Heteromys (Liomys) paralius

D. G. Elliot, 1903

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

paralius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:11096

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=48e0c9b2-4701-4b05-81c2-fe189592e9b1

Authority page

233

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2644923

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Name usages

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

Liomys parviceps

(E. A. Goldman, 1904)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

parviceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:126477

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34299d2f2-81c4-4289-871f-748102282906

Authority page

82

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2345483

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Heteromys pictus escuinapae

J. A. Allen, 1906

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

escuinapae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-24502

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-24502

Authority page

211

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26889249

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Liomys annectens

(E. A. Goldman, 1911)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

annectens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

45

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803254

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Goldman (1911:45, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803254) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15640)

Liomys pictus escuinapæ

(E. A. Goldman, 1911)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

escuinapae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

35

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803244

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Goldman (1911:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803244) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15640)

Liomys pictus obscurus

(E. A. Goldman, 1911)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

obscurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

44

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803253

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Goldman (1911:44, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15640)

Liomys pictus parviceps

(E. A. Goldman, 1911)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

parviceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803247

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Goldman (1911:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15640)

Liomys pictus phæurus

(E. A. Goldman, 1911)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

phaeurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

40

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803249

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Goldman (1911:40, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15640)

Liomys pictus

(E. A. Goldman, 1911)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

pictus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

33

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803242

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1911:33, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803242) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15640)
  2. Anderson (1972:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15657)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:386, 387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Patton (1993:482) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69022)
  7. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  8. Alhajeri & Steppan (2025:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69466)

Liomys pictus plantinarensis

(E. A. Goldman, 1911)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

plantinarensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

37

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803246

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1911:37, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803246) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15640)
  2. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)

Liomys pictus sonorana

(E. A. Goldman, 1911)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

sonoranus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

36

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803245

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Goldman (1911:36, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15640)

Liomys pictus veræcrucis

(E. A. Goldman, 1911)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

veraecrucis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

42

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803251

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Goldman (1911:42, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803251) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15640)

Liomys pinetorum

(G. G. Goodwin, 1956)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

pinetorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-167408

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-167408

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63278333

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

Liomys pictus sonoranus

(S. Anderson, 1972)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

sonoranus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

320

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Anderson (1972:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15657)

Liomys pictus annectens

(J. L. Patton, 2005)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

annectens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Liomys pictus hispidus

(J. L. Patton, 2005)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

hispidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Liomys pictus pictus

(J. L. Patton, 2005)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

pictus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Heteromys pictus annectens

D. E. Wilson, Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

annectens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

196

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heteromys pictus hispidus

D. E. Wilson, Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

hispidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

196

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heteromys pictus pictus

D. E. Wilson, Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

pictus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

196

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heteromys pictus plantinarensis

D. E. Wilson, Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

plantinarensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

196

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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