Mountain spiny pocket mouse

Species of rodent

Mountain spiny pocket mouse
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Heteromyidae
Genus: Heteromys
Species:
H. oresterus
Binomial name
Heteromys oresterus
W. P. Harris, 1932

The mountain spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys oresterus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to Costa Rica. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

  1. ^ Timm, R. (2016). "Heteromys oresterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T10010A22223385. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T10010A22223385.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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Extant species of family Heteromyidae (subfamily Heteromyinae (Spiny pocket mice))
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Class: Mammalia
  • Order: Rodentia
  • Superfamily: Geomyoidea
Heteromys
  • Panamanian spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys adspersus)
  • Trinidad spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys anomalus)
  • Southern spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys australis)
  • Overlook spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys catopterius)
  • Desmarest's spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys desmarestianus)
  • Gaumer's spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys gaumeri)
  • Goldman's spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys goldmani)
  • Mexican spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys irroratus)
  • Nelson's spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys nelsoni)
  • Heteromys nubicolens
  • Paraguaná spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys oasicus)
  • Mountain spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys oresterus)
  • Painted spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys pictus)
  • Salvin's spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys salvini)
  • Jaliscan spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys spectabilis)
  • Ecuadoran spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys teleus)
Category
Taxon identifiers
Heteromys oresterus


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