Little desert pocket mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Little desert pocket mouse Chaetodipus arenarius Least concern

Where the little desert pocket mouse lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 168 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Chaetodipus arenarius
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Heteromyidae

Where does the little desert pocket mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the little desert pocket mouse in 1 country or territory across North America.

Mexico

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 little desert pocket mouse endangered?

The little 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 little desert pocket mouse?

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

About the little desert pocket mouse

The little desert pocket mouse (Chaetodipus arenarius) is a species of small rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to the Baja California peninsula of Mexico.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Little desert pocket mouse (revision 1373170224), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q153752 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).