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

Southern spiny pocket mouse Heteromys australis Least concern

Where the southern 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 sighting (a central record among 14 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Heteromys australis
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 southern spiny pocket mouse live?

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

Colombia

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 southern spiny pocket mouse endangered?

The southern 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 southern spiny pocket mouse?

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

About the southern spiny pocket mouse

The southern spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys australis) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Southern spiny pocket mouse (revision 1344733688), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q64101 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).