Desmarest's spiny pocket mouse

Desmarest's spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys desmarestianus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.

Desmarest's spiny pocket mouse

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Heteromyidae
Genus: Heteromys
Species:
H. desmarestianus
Binomial name
Heteromys desmarestianus
Gray, 1868

References

  1. Timm, R.; McCarthy, T. & Samudio, R. (2008). "Heteromys desmarestianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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