Authority citation: Merriam, C.H. 1894-09-27. Descriptions of eight new pocket mice (genus Perognathus). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 46:262-268.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1867586
Original name as described: Perognathus (Chaetodipus) nelsoni
Nominal names: canescens (C. H. Merriam, 1894) | nelsoni (C. H. Merriam, 1894)
Other common names: Nelson's Pocket Mouse
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Heteromyidae -- Subfamily: Perognathinae
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: USNM:MAMM:50214
Type locality: "Hacienda La Parada, San Luis Potosí, Mexico."
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Mexico (MEX)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
Species-specific notes: previously included C. collis and populations now attributed to C. durangae
Citation: Neiswenter, S. A., Hafner, D. J., Light, J. E., Cepeda, G. D., Kinzer, K. C., Alexander, L. F., & Riddle, B. R. (2019). Phylogeography and taxonomic revision of Nelson's pocket mouse (Chaetodipus nelsoni). Journal of Mammalogy, 100(6), 1847-1864.
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