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Spiny Pocket Mice
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Spiny Pocket Mice

Heteromys

Heteromys is a genus of rodents in the family Heteromyidae, commonly known as spiny pocket mice. It is the only extant genus in the subfamily Heteromyinae which also includes the extinct genera Diprionomys and Metaliomys. Heteromys was recently enlarged by inclusion of the members of formerly recognized heteromyine genus Liomys, which was found to be paraphyletic.

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17 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 17 known species

Mexican Spiny Pocket Mouse

speciesHeteromys irroratus

Painted Spiny Pocket Mouse

speciesHeteromys pictus

Gaumer's Spiny Pocket Mouse

speciesHeteromys gaumeri

Desmarest's Spiny Pocket Mouse

speciesHeteromys desmarestianus

Salvin's Spiny Pocket Mouse

speciesHeteromys salvini

Southern Spiny Pocket Mouse

speciesHeteromys australis

Trinidad Spiny Pocket Mouse

speciesHeteromys anomalus

Ecuadoran Spiny Pocket Mouse

speciesHeteromys teleus

Cloud-dwelling Spiny Pocket Mouse

speciesHeteromys nubicolens

Nelson's Spiny Pocket Mouse

speciesHeteromys nelsoni

Mountain Spiny Pocket Mouse

speciesHeteromys oresterus

Paraguaná Spiny Pocket Mouse

speciesHeteromys oasicus

Jaliscan Spiny Pocket Mouse

speciesHeteromys spectabilis

Buller's Spiny Pocket Mouse

speciesHeteromys bulleri

Overlook Spiny Pocket Mouse

speciesHeteromys catopterius

Goldman's Spiny Pocket Mouse

speciesHeteromys goldmani

Panamanian Spiny Pocket Mouse

speciesHeteromys adspersus

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