subfamily
Pocket Mice
Perognathinae
Field notes
Perognathinae is a subfamily of rodents consisting of two genera of pocket mice. Most species live in complex burrows within the deserts and grasslands of western North America. They feed mostly on seeds and other plant parts, which they carry in their fur-lined cheek pouches to their burrows.
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Most observed native pocket mice All
Native to the US, by observations.
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Desert Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus penicillatus
821 observations
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Silky Pocket Mouse
Perognathus flavus
267 observations
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California Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus californicus
247 observations
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San Diego Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus fallax
234 observations
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Merriam's Pocket Mouse
Perognathus merriami
227 observations
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Hispid Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus hispidus
196 observations
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Spiny Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus spinatus
192 observations
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Little Pocket Mouse
Perognathus longimembris
119 observations
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Long-tailed Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus formosus
101 observations
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Bailey's Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus baileyi
66 observations
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Nelson's Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus nelsoni
61 observations
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Rock Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus intermedius
59 observations
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San Joaquin Pocket Mouse
Perognathus inornatus
48 observations
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Great Basin Pocket Mouse
Perognathus mollipilosus
48 observations
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Eastern Desert Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus eremicus
38 observations