Desert pocket mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the desert pocket mouse lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Chaetodipus penicillatus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Heteromyidae

Where does the desert pocket mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the desert pocket mouse in 2 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the desert pocket mouse endangered?

The desert pocket mouse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the desert pocket mouse?

The desert pocket mouse (Chaetodipus penicillatus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Heteromyidae, genus Chaetodipus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the desert pocket mouse

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Desert pocket mouse (revision 1314073895), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q167650 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).