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--> FAMILY Heteromyidae
--> SUBFAMILY Perognathinae
--> GENUS Chaetodipus
SPECIES Chaetodipus nelsoni
| Author: | Merriam, 1894. | | Citation: | Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 46: 266. | | Common Name: | Nelson’s Pocket Mouse | | Type Locality: | Mexico, San Luis Potosi, Hacienda La Parada, about 25 mi (40 km) NW Ciudad San Luis Potosi. | | Distribution: | Chihuahuan desert plateau from SE New Mexico and W Texas (USA) to Jalisco and San Luis Potosi (Mexico). | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | Subspecies listed by Hall (1981) and Williams et al. (1993); may include lineatus (see above). Reviewed by Best (1994b, Mammalian Species No. 484). Two karyotypic races known (Patton, 1970; Lee, 1990), which may prove to be distinct species. |
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