Mountain spiny pocket mouse
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Heteromyidae
Subfamily : Heteromyinae
Species : Heteromys oresterus
The Mountain spiny pocket mouse is listed as Near Threatened (LR/nt), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the mountain spiny pocket mouse
A young / baby of a mountain spiny pocket mouse is called a 'pinkie, kitten or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A mountain spiny pocket mouse group is called a 'nest, colony, harvest, horde or mischief'.Countries
Costa Rica
Facts about the mountain spiny pocket mouse
Range and Population Heteromys oresterus is endemic to Costa Rica.
Mountain Spiny Pocket Mouse or Heteromys oresterus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Near Threatened . (Full text)
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