Heteromys (Heteromys) gaumeri J. A. Allen and Chapman 1897

Heteromys (Heteromys) gaumeri J. A. Allen and Chapman 1897, Bull. Am. Mus . Nat. Hist., 9: 9.

Type Locality: Mexico, Yucatan, Chichen-Itza.

Vernacular Names: Gaumer's Spiny Pocket Mouse.

Distribution: Endemic to Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico), N Belize, and N Guatemala.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Heteromys . Reviewed by Engstrom et al. (1987 a) and Schmidt et al. (1989, Mammalian Species No. 345). Both Engstrom et al. (1987 a) and Rogers (1990) suggested that this taxon might deserve separate subgeneric status, as yet unnamed.