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Salvin s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Heteromys salvini

Classification

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. Physical characteristics Like other pocket mice, it has external, fur-lined pouches in its cheeks for carrying seeds and other materials.

Distribution

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