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

Overlook spiny pocket mouse Heteromys catopterius Least concern

Where the overlook spiny 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-collected museum specimen (a central record among 84 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

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

Where does the overlook spiny pocket mouse live?

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

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

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 overlook spiny pocket mouse endangered?

The overlook spiny 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 overlook spiny pocket mouse?

The overlook spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys catopterius) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Heteromyidae, genus Heteromys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the overlook spiny pocket mouse

The overlook spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys catopterius) is a species of heteromyid rodent endemic to Venezuela.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Overlook spiny pocket mouse (revision 1359198856), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q20767338 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).