species 821 observations
Desert Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus penicillatus
Field notes
The desert pocket mouse (Chaetodipus penicillatus) is a North American species of heteromyid rodent found in the southwestern United States and Mexico. True to its common name, the medium-sized desert pocket mouse prefers sandy, sparsely vegetated desert environments.
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Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided