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Nelson's spiny pocket mouse

Mammals

Nelson's spiny pocket mouse is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae, found in Mexico and Guatemala. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and it is threatened by habitat loss. 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 nelsoni 3
Conservation Status
Endangered 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Heteromyidae, Taxa
Source Nelson's spiny pocket mouse (Wikidata)

In Biome

Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source Nelson's spiny pocket mouse (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Mexico

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Nelson's spiny pocket mouse (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
  • Infobox: status
    EN
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Lead paragraph; begins "Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical m"
    Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
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3. Nelson's spiny pocket mouse (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q84067 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): endangered.
  • 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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