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Mexican spiny pocket mouse
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Heteromyidae
Subfamily : Heteromyinae
Species : Liomys irroratus
The Mexican spiny pocket mouse is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Mexican spiny pocket mouse
A young / baby of a Mexican spiny pocket mouse is called a 'pinkie, kitten or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Mexican spiny pocket mouse group is called a 'nest, colony, harvest, horde or mischief'.
Facts about the Mexican spiny pocket mouse
Mexican Spiny Pocket Mouse or Liomys irroratus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . (Full text)
Liomys salvani is able to maintain its body weight under laboratory conditions without free water when given a diet of wild bird seed, whereas Liomys irroratus is unable to maintain its weight under these same conditions. (Full text)
1. Liomys, genus Liomys -- (pocket mice)Liomys
genus Liomys
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