Heteromys oasicus
R. P. Anderson, 2003
Paraguana Spiny Pocket Mouse
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Castorimorphi |
| Superfamily | : Geomyoidea |
| Family | : Heteromyidae |
| Subfamily | : Heteromyinae |
| Genus | : Heteromys |
| Subgenus | : Heteromys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Anderson, R.P. 2003-03-27. Taxonomy, distribution, and natural history of the genus Heteromys (Rodentia: Heteromyidae) in western Venezuela, with the description of a dwarf species from the Península de Paraguaná. American Museum Novitates 3396:1-43.
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Original name as described
Heteromys oasicus
Other common names
Paraguaná Spiny Pocket Mouse
Type material
USNM:MAMM:456325
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
49 km N, 32 km W Coro, Cerro Santa Ana, 550 m, Falcón, Venezuela.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Venezuela
IUCN Red List status
Endangered
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