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Liomys irroratus (Mexican spiny pocket mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Taxonomy
Heteromys irroratus was named by Gray (1868). It is extant.

It was recombined as Liomys irroratus by Dalquest and Roth (1970) and Kurten and Anderson (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Heteromys irroratus Gray
1970Liomys irroratus Dalquest and Roth p. 226
1980Liomys irroratus Kurten and Anderson p. 234

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyHeteromyidaeGray 1868
genusLiomysMerriam 1892
speciesirroratus(Gray 1868)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Liomys irroratus Gray 1868 [Mexican spiny pocket mouse]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:09:37
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Tamaulipas) Liomys irroratus (71264)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Puebla) Liomys irroratus (71308)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Liomys irroratus (71345)