Gaumer's Spiny Pocket Mouse

Heteromys gaumeri

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Mammalia · Rodentia · Heteromyidae

About

Gaumer's spiny pocket mouse is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It ranges over northern Belize and Guatemala and the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, where it lives in lowland semideciduous forest and thorn scrub. The species is nocturnal and terrestrial; it is solitary and strongly territorial. It is named after physician and biologist George F. Gaumer, who lived in the Yucatán from 1885 to 1929.

Fun Fact

The species is nocturnal and terrestrial; it is solitary and strongly territorial.

Quick Facts

Habitat

Lives in lowland semideciduous forest and thorn scrub.

Diet

To be updated

Lifespan

To be updated

Threats

Habitat Change
Human Disturbance

External Data Sources

Recent sightings on iNaturalist IUCN Red List profile

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