Chaetodipus nelsoni Merriam 1894

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Heteromyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 844-858 : 855

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scientific name	Chaetodipus nelsoni Merriam 1894
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Chaetodipus nelsoni Merriam 1894 , Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 46: 266.

Type Locality: Mexico, San Luis Potosi, Hacienda La Parada, about 25 mi (40 km) NW Ciudad San Luis Potosi.

Vernacular Names: Nelson's Pocket Mouse.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Chaetodipus nelsoni subsp. nelsoni Merriam 1894

Subspecies Chaetodipus nelsoni subsp. canescens Merriam 1894

Distribution: Chihuahuan desert plateau from SE New Mexico and W Texas ( USA) to Jalisco and San Luis Potosi ( Mexico).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subspecies listed by Hall (1981) and Williams et al. (1993); may include lineatus (see above). Reviewed by Best (1994 b, Mammalian Species No. 484). Two karyotypic races known ( Patton, 1970; Lee, 1990), which may prove to be distinct species.