Mearns's grasshopper mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Mearns's grasshopper mouse lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

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

Where does the Mearns's grasshopper mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Mearns's grasshopper 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 Mearns's grasshopper mouse endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Mearns's grasshopper mouse?

The Mearns's grasshopper mouse (Onychomys arenicola) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Onychomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Mearns's grasshopper mouse

Mearns's grasshopper mouse or the Chihuahuan grasshopper mouse (Onychomys arenicola) is a grasshopper mouse found in southwestern New Mexico, West Texas, and north-central Mexico. They are similar to Onychomys torridus, but differ in karyotype and size. This mouse is smaller in every regard except for the nasal length of the skull.

They are found in semiarid habitat, prairie, and scrub. They feed largely on insects and other invertebrates, including scorpions. They also feed on small muroid rodents and pocket mice.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mearns's grasshopper mouse (revision 1314895688), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q943069 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).