Mexican spiny pocket mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Mexican spiny pocket mouse lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Liomys irroratus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Heteromyidae

Where does the Mexican spiny pocket mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Mexican spiny pocket mouse in 1 country or territory across North America.

Mexico

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the Mexican spiny pocket mouse?

The Mexican spiny pocket mouse (Liomys irroratus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Heteromyidae, genus Liomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Mexican spiny pocket mouse

The Mexican spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys irroratus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is native to Mexico and Texas in the United States where it is found in dry, scrubby habitats. The IUCN has assessed it as being of "least concern". It was formerly placed in the genus Liomys, which is now recognized to be paraphyletic and has been subsumed into Heteromys.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mexican spiny pocket mouse (revision 1314910589), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q115792 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).