Goldman's Spiny Pocket Mouse inhabits highland forests of southern Mexico and Guatemala, where it forages for seeds in dense tropical understory. It has a mix of spiny and soft fur and external cheek pouches typical of the family Heteromyidae. This species was described by Joel Asaph Allen in 1891 and honors E.A. Goldman, a prominent early 20th-century mammalogist.
Habitat
Highland tropical forests of southern Mexico and Guatemala
Diet
Seeds and plant material
How common
Very rare
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