Chaetodipus nelsoni Merriam 1894 (Nelson's pocket mouse)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Alternative combination: Perognathus nelsoni
Belongs to Chaetodipus according to D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder 1993
Sister taxa: Chaetodipus arenarius, Chaetodipus artus, Chaetodipus baileyi, Chaetodipus californicus, Chaetodipus fallax, Chaetodipus formosus, Chaetodipus goldmani, Chaetodipus hispidus, Chaetodipus intermedius, Chaetodipus lineatus, Chaetodipus penicillatus, Chaetodipus pernix, Chaetodipus spinatus
Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Chaetodipus nelsoni in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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