Common Name
Mexican Spiny Pocket Mouse
Order
Rodentia
Family
Heteromyidae
Species Name
Heteromys irroratus
Status
Least concern (IUCN)
States
Texas
Distribution
Southern Texas (USA), and southcentral Chihuahua to Oaxaca (Mexico).
Notes
Reviewed by Dowler and Genoways (1978, Mammalian Species No. 82). Currently recognized subspecies delineated by Williams et al. (1993). Caches seeds in burrows. Entrances to burrow may be covered with leaves by day. Hairs are pointed & harsh.