Olive-backed pocket mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Perognathus fasciatus
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 olive-backed pocket mouse live?

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

The olive-backed 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 olive-backed pocket mouse?

The olive-backed pocket mouse (Perognathus fasciatus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Heteromyidae, genus Perognathus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the olive-backed pocket mouse

The olive-backed pocket mouse (Perognathus fasciatus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is found in the central Great Plains of Canada and the United States, where it is widespread and relatively common; the IUCN considers it to be of "least concern".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Olive-backed pocket mouse (revision 1354504842), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1765770 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).