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Goldman's spiny pocket mouse

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Species of rodent

Goldman's spiny pocket mouse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Heteromyidae
Genus: Heteromys
Species: H. goldmani
Binomial name
Heteromys goldmani
Merriam, 1902

Goldman's spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys goldmani) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It has been reported to be a subspecies of Heteromys desmarestianus. It is found in Guatemala and Mexico. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

  1. Patton, J.L. (2005). "Family Heteromyidae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 850. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. Rogers, D S. (Nov 1990). "Genic Evolution, Historical Biogeography, and Systematic Relationships among Spiny Pocket Mice". Journal of Mammalogy. 71 (4). American Society of Mammalogists: 668–685. doi:10.2307/1381807. JSTOR 1381807.
Extant species of family Heteromyidae (subfamily Heteromyinae (Spiny pocket mice))
Heteromys
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Taxon identifiers
Heteromys goldmani


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