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Mexican spiny pocket mouse

Mammals

The Mexican spiny pocket mouse, Heteromys irroratus, is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae, inhabiting dry, scrubby habitats from areas north of the Rio Grande in Texas south through the Mexican Plateau to its southern limit at Zapotitlan in Oaxaca. It was previously classified in the genus Liomys before taxonomic revision moved it to Heteromys. The species is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN. 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
Relationship to People
No Significant Interaction with Humans 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Scientific Name
Liomys irroratus 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Heteromyidae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Mexican spiny pocket mouse

In Biome

Xeric Shrubland, Biomes
Source Mexican spiny pocket mouse (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Mexico

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

North America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Mexican spiny pocket mouse (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    The Mexican spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys irroratus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is native to Mexico and Texas in the United States where it is found in dry, scrubby habitats. The IUCN has assessed it as being of "least concern".
  • Wikidata Q115792 (P225 taxon name)
  • Distribution and habitat
    In regions where their ranges overlap, it occurs in drier, upland habitats than the painted spiny pocket mouse (Liomys pictus).
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3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Liomys irroratus (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
    is not known to have any adverse affects on human populations
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
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4. NatureServe: NatureServe Explorer: Heteromys irroratus
NatureServeGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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Wikidata: Mexican spiny pocket mouse
Child Taxon Of: Heteromyidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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