San Joaquin pocket mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Perognathus inornatus
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 San Joaquin pocket mouse live?

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

United States

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 San Joaquin pocket mouse endangered?

The San Joaquin 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 San Joaquin pocket mouse?

The San Joaquin pocket mouse (Perognathus inornatus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Heteromyidae, genus Perognathus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the San Joaquin pocket mouse

The San Joaquin pocket mouse or Salinas pocket mouse (Perognathus inornatus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to California in the United States where it lives in desert or semi-desert habitats.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article San Joaquin pocket mouse (revision 1370271683), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1762699 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).