Spiny pocket mouse

Not to be confused with species of spiny pocket mice of the genus Heteromys, in heteromyid subfamily Heteromyinae.

Spiny pocket mouse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Heteromyidae
Genus: Chaetodipus
Species:
C. spinatus
Binomial name
Chaetodipus spinatus
(Merriam, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Perognathus spinatus

The spiny pocket mouse (Chaetodipus spinatus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae and order Rodentia. It is found in Baja California in Mexico and in Arizona, California, and Nevada.

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