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SPECIES Liomys salvini

Author:Thomas, 1893.
Citation:Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 11: 331.
Common Name:Salvin’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Type Locality:Guatemala, Sacatepequez, Duenas.
Distribution:E Oaxaca (Mexico) south to C Costa Rica.
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Comments:Reviewed by Carter and Genoways (1978, Mammalian Species No. 84). Williams et al. (1993) delimited subspecies.
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SUBSPECIES salvini

SUBSPECIES crispus

SUBSPECIES vulcani

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