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Mountain spiny pocket mouse

Mammals

The mountain spiny pocket mouse, also known as the soft-haired pocket mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae endemic to Costa Rica. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Heteromys oresterus 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Heteromyidae, Taxa
Source Mountain spiny pocket mouse (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Costa Rica

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Mountain spiny pocket mouse (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    The mountain spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys oresterus), also known as the soft-haired pocket mouse is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae endemic to Costa Rica.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
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3. Mountain spiny pocket mouse (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q84068 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Heteromyidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Mammalia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 34
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 34
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Mammalia","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Mammifères","language":"FR"},{"name":"Mammals","language":"EN"},{"name":"Mamíferos","language":"ES"},{"name":"哺乳纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Heteromyidae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 512
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 512
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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