Liomys irroratus (Gray 1868)

[Heteromys] irroratus Gray 1868, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1868: 205.

Type Locality: Mexico, Oaxaca, Oaxaca (restricted by Genoways, 1973:111).

Vernacular Names: Mexican Spiny Pocket Mouse.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Liomys irroratus subsp. irroratus Gray 1868

Subspecies Liomys irroratus subsp. alleni Coues 1881

Subspecies Liomys irroratus subsp. bulleri Thomas 1893

Subspecies Liomys irroratus subsp. guerrerensis Goldman 1911

Subspecies Liomys irroratus subsp. jaliscensis J. A. Allen 1906

Subspecies Liomys irroratus subsp. texensis Merriam 1902

Subspecies Liomys irroratus subsp. torridus Merriam 1902

Distribution: S Texas (USA), and SC Chihuahua to Oaxaca (Mexico).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Reviewed by Dowler and Genoways (1978, Mammalian Species No. 82). Currently recognized subspecies delineated by Williams et al. (1993).