Gaumer's Spiny Pocket Mouse
Heteromys gaumeri
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassMammalia (Mammals)
- OrderRodentia (Rodents)
- FamilyHeteromyidae (Kangaroo Rats and Pocket Mice)
- GenusHeteromys (Spiny Pocket Mice)
- SpeciesHeteromys gaumeri (Gaumer's Spiny Pocket Mouse)
About the Gaumer's Spiny Pocket Mouse
Gaumer's spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys gaumeri) 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. Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Gaumer's Spiny Pocket Mouse in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
More parks will be added in future updates.