Heteromys oresterus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Castorimorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Castorimorpha

Familia: Heteromyidae
Subfamilia: Heteromyinae
Genus: Heteromys
Species: Heteromys oresterus

Name

Heteromys oresterus Harris, 1932: 4

• Holotype: UMMZ 64027, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by Austin Smith on 25 May 1931.
• Type locality: “El Copey de Dota in the Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica, at an altitude of 6,000 feet”.

References

Primary references

• Harris, Jr., W.P. 1932. Four new mammals from Costa Rica. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 248: 1–6. hdl: 2027.42/56687 Reference page. 

Links

• Heteromys oresterus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• Timm, R. 2016. IUCN: Heteromys oresterus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T10010A22223385. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T10010A22223385.en. Accessed on 27 November 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Mountain Spiny Pocket Mouse