Genus

Spiny Pocket Mice

Heteromys

6 species in our catalog · found in 7 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderRodentia (Rodents)
FamilyHeteromyidae (Kangaroo Rats and Pocket Mice)
GenusHeteromys (Spiny Pocket Mice)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Heteromys anomalus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Heteromys desmarestianus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Heteromys gaumeri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Heteromys oresterus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Heteromys australis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Heteromys nubicolens

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Spiny Pocket Mice

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~10%
	Trinidad Spiny Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
2	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1	~10%
	Desmarest's Spiny Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
3	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Desmarest's Spiny Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
	🐒 Cloud-dwelling Spiny Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
4	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Gaumer's Spiny Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
5	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	🐒 Mountain Spiny Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
6	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Southern Spiny Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
7	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	🐒 Mountain Spiny Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data

Spiny Pocket Mice

Species in this group

Trinidad Spiny Pocket Mouse

Desmarest's Spiny Pocket Mouse

Gaumer's Spiny Pocket Mouse

Mountain Spiny Pocket Mouse

Southern Spiny Pocket Mouse

Cloud-dwelling Spiny Pocket Mouse

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Spiny Pocket Mice

Parks Ranked