Ecuadoran spiny pocket mouse
| 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 | |
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; it creates well-defined runways, and is often found near streams.[1] It is threatened by deforestation and fragmentation of its remaining habitat.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Anderson, R.P. & Tirira, D. (2008). "Heteromys teleus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
- ↑ Patton, J.L. (2005). "Family Heteromyidae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. 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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