Long-tailed pocket mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Chaetodipus formosus
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 long-tailed pocket mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the long-tailed 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 long-tailed pocket mouse endangered?

The long-tailed 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 long-tailed pocket mouse?

The long-tailed pocket mouse (Chaetodipus formosus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Heteromyidae, genus Chaetodipus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the long-tailed pocket mouse

The long-tailed pocket mouse (Chaetodipus formosus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae.

It is found in Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah in the United States and Baja California in Mexico.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Long-tailed pocket mouse (revision 1380652735), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q306372 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).