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title: "Spiny Pocket Mouse"
description: "Chaetodipus spinatus — Zoogdieren. The spiny pocket mouse (Chaetodipus spinatus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae and order Rodentia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/spiny-pocket-mouse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Spiny Pocket Mouse

> Chaetodipus spinatus — Zoogdieren. The spiny pocket mouse (Chaetodipus spinatus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae and order Rodentia.

- Scientific name: *Chaetodipus spinatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `desert` (Woestijn)
- iNaturalist observations: 192
- Wikidata: [Q308751](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q308751)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44089](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44089)

## Names

- en: Spiny Pocket Mouse
- de: Gemeine Rauhaar-Taschenmaus
- es: Ratón de abazones de Baja California
- fr: Souris-a-abajoues épineuse

## Countries with the most observations

MX (65), US (35)

## Summary

The spiny pocket mouse (Chaetodipus spinatus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae and order Rodentia. It is found in Baja California in Mexico and in Arizona, California, and Nevada.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiny_pocket_mouse

## Photo

![Spiny Pocket Mouse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spiny-pocket-mouse/medium.jpg)

Photo: steve b · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/155432601

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/spiny-pocket-mouse?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).