Ecuadoran spiny pocket mouse
The Ecuadoran spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys teleus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae.[2][3] It is endemic to central western Ecuador, where it is found at elevations from sea level to 2000 m on the coastal plain and western slopes of the Andes. The species is nocturnal and lives in dry tropical evergreen forests of the southernmost extension of the Choco; it creates well-defined runways, and is often found near streams.[1] It is threatened by deforestation and fragmentation of its remaining habitat.[1]
| Ecuadoran spiny pocket mouse | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Heteromyidae |
| Genus: | Heteromys |
| Species: | H. teleus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteromys teleus Anderson & Jarrín, 2002 | |
References
- Naylor, L.; Roach, N. (2018). "Heteromys teleus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2018: e.T136333A22223930. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T136333A22223930.en. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- Patton, J.L. (2005). "Family Heteromyidae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 851. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Anderson, R. P.; Jarrín-V, P. (2002-08-16). "A New Species of Spiny Pocket Mouse (Heteromyidae: Heteromys) Endemic to Western Ecuador". American Museum Novitates. 3382: 1–26. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2002)382<0001:ANSOSP>2.0.CO;2. Retrieved 2012-11-22.
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