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--> FAMILY Heteromyidae
--> SUBFAMILY Heteromyinae
--> GENUS Heteromys
--> SUBGENUS Xylomys
SPECIES Heteromys (Xylomys) nelsoni
| Author: | Merriam, 1902. | | Citation: | Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 15: 43. | | Common Name: | Nelson’s Spiny Pocket Mouse | | Type Locality: | Mexico, Chiapas, Pinabete, 8,200 ft. (2,499 m). | | Distribution: | Known only from S Chiapas (Mexico) and W Guatemala. | | Status: | IUCN – Critically Endangered. | | Comments: | Type species of subgenus Xylomys Merriam, which is of debatable validity (R. P. Anderson, pers. comm.). Reviewed by Rogers and Rogers (1992b, Mammalian Species No. 397). |
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