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Mountain spiny pocket mouse

Mountain spiny pocket mouse
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Heteromyidae
Genus: Heteromys
Species:
H. oresterus
Binomial name
Heteromys oresterus
W. P. Harris, 1932

The mountain spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys oresterus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to Costa Rica. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

  1. ^ Timm, R. (2016). "Heteromys oresterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T10010A22223385. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T10010A22223385.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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