Nelson's Spiny Pocket Mouse

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Nelson's Spiny Pocket Mouse
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Heteromyidae
Genus: Heteromys
Species: H. nelsoni
Binomial name
Heteromys nelsoni
Merriam, 1902

The Nelson's Spiny Pocket Mouse (Heteromys nelsoni) is a species of rodent in the Heteromyidae family. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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