Nelson's pocket mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Nelson's pocket mouse Chaetodipus nelsoni Least concern

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

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 442 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Chaetodipus nelsoni
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Heteromyidae

Where does the Nelson's pocket mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Nelson's 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.

Is the Nelson's pocket mouse endangered?

The Nelson's pocket mouse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Nelson's pocket mouse?

The Nelson's pocket mouse (Chaetodipus nelsoni) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Heteromyidae, genus Chaetodipus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Nelson's pocket mouse

Nelson's pocket mouse (Chaetodipus nelsoni) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is found in Mexico and in New Mexico and Texas in United States. It is named in honor of the American naturalist Edward William Nelson.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Nelson's pocket mouse (revision 1314952100), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q172555 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).