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

Where the Salvin's spiny pocket mouse lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Heteromys salvini
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Heteromyidae

Where does the Salvin's spiny pocket mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Salvin's spiny pocket mouse in 4 countries and territories across North America.

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 Salvin's spiny pocket mouse endangered?

The Salvin's 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 Salvin's spiny pocket mouse?

The Salvin's spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys salvini) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Heteromyidae, genus Heteromys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Salvin's spiny pocket mouse

Salvin's spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys salvini) is a small to medium-sized rodent in the family Heteromyidae. 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 Salvin's spiny pocket mouse (revision 1333173106), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q27915670 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).