| Arizona pocket mouse | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Heteromyidae |
| Genus: | Perognathus |
| Species: | P. amplus |
| Binomial name | |
| Perognathus amplus Osgood, 1900 | |
The Arizona pocket mouse (Perognathus amplus) is a rodent native to the Sonoran desert. It is a small mouse with a thinly furred tail that is smooth from base to tip (i.e. it has no tuft). In color it ranges from tan to orange. It is a nocturnal, burrowing animal. It eats seeds, which it carries back to its burrow in its cheek pouches.
References
- ^ Linzey, A.V.; Timm, R.; Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T.; Castro-Arellano, I. & Lacher, T. (2008). "Perognathus amplus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
External links
- Heteromyidae: Kangaroo Rats & Pocket Mice from the Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum