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Nelson's spiny pocket mouse

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Nelson's spiny pocket mouse
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Heteromyidae
Genus: Heteromys
Species: H. nelsoni
Binomial name
Heteromys nelsoni
Merriam, 1902

Nelson's spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys nelsoni) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is found in Mexico and Guatemala. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Sources

  1. Cuarón, A.D.; Vázquez, E. (2018). "Heteromys nelsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T10009A22223445. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T10009A22223445.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Extant species of family Heteromyidae (subfamily Heteromyinae (Spiny pocket mice))
Heteromys
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Taxon identifiers
Heteromys nelsoni


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