Heteromys oresterus Harris 1932

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 : 851

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scientific name	Heteromys oresterus Harris 1932
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Heteromys oresterus Harris 1932 , Occas. Pap. Mus . Zool., Univ. Michigan, 248: 4.

Type Locality: Costa Rica, Cordillera de Talamanca, El Copey de Dota, 6,000 ft. (1,829 m).

Vernacular Names: Mountain Spiny Pocket Mouse.

Distribution: Talamanca Range of Costa Rica.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Hall (1981) placed oresterus in the subgenus Xylomys but Rogers (1989, 1990) presented evidence that oresterus was not closely related to nelsoni , the type species of Xylomys . Reviewed by Rogers and Rogers (1992 a, Mammalian Species No. 396).