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Heteromys (Xylomys) nelsoni Merriam 1902
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Heteromys (Xylomys) nelsoni Merriam 1902
Heteromys (Xylomys) nelsoni Merriam 1902, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 15: 43.
Type Locality: Mexico, Chiapas, Pinabete, 8,200 ft. (2,499 m).
Vernacular Names: Nelson's Spiny Pocket Mouse.
Distribution: Known only from S Chiapas (Mexico) and W Guatemala.
Conservation: IUCN – Critically Endangered.
Discussion: Type species of subgenus Xylomys Merriam, which is of debatable validity (R. P. Anderson, pers. comm.). Reviewed by Rogers and Rogers (1992 b, Mammalian Species No. 397).
Notes
Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Heteromyidae, pp. 844-858 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 851, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535
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- Is part of
- Book chapter: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 (DOI)
- Book chapter: http://publication.plazi.org/id/D75B2752799301DCCADC161A20996008 (URL)
- Is source of
- https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/45650A7300C838F208E19C9D8288CCF1 (URL)
- https://www.gbif.org/species/231546859 (URL)
Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Merriam
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Heteromyidae
- Genus
- Heteromys
- Species
- nelsoni
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Heteromys (Xylomys) nelsoni Merriam, 1902 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005
References
- Rogers, D. S., and J. E. Rogers. 1992 b. Heteromys nelsoni. Mammalian Species, 397: 1 - 2.