Overview
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
desert pocket mouse
Common Names in Spanish:
Rat, Ratón-de abazones desértico, Ratón-de abazones desértico
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,228 meters (0 to 7,310 feet).[1]
Ecology:
Associates with sandy soils on creosote-scrub flats or washes bordered
with small trees
. Avoids rocky soils.[2].
List of Habitats
:
- 3 Shrubland
- 3.4 Shrubland - Temperate
- 8 Desert
- 8.2 Desert - Temperate [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible et al., 1995) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (McKenna, 1975) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Placentalia
()
- (Owen, 1837) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
()
- (McKenna, 1975) McKenna, in Stucky & McKenna, in Benton, ed., 1993
- Grandorder:
Anagalida
()
- (Szalay & McKenna, 1971) McKenna, 1975
- Mirorder:
Simplicidentata
()
- (Weber, 1904) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Order:
Rodentia
()
- Bowdich, 1821
- Rodents
- Suborder:
Myomorpha
()
- Brandt, 1855
- Infraorder:
Geomorpha
()
- (Thaler, 1966) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Superfamily:
Geomyoidea
()
- (Bonaparte, 1845) Weber, 1904
- Family:
Geomyidae
()
- (Bonaparte, 1845) Gill, 1872
- Subfamily:
Heteromyinae
()
- Tribe:
Perognathini
()
- Genus:
Chaetodipus
()
- Merriam, 1889
- Specific name:
penicillatus
- (Woodhouse, 1852)
- Scientific name: - Chaetodipus penicillatus Woodhouse, 1852 (Woodhouse, 1852)
- Specific name:
penicillatus
- (Woodhouse, 1852)
- Genus:
Chaetodipus
(
- Tribe:
Perognathini
(
- Subfamily:
Heteromyinae
(
- Family:
Geomyidae
(
- Superfamily:
Geomyoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Geomorpha
(
- Suborder:
Myomorpha
(
- Order:
Rodentia
(
- Mirorder:
Simplicidentata
(
- Grandorder:
Anagalida
(
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Perognathus penicillatus Woodhouse
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 22-Apr-2004
C.
lineatus is probably conspecific
with C. penicillatus
(Wilson and Reeder 1993). Two subspecies
listed in Wilson and Ruff
(1999) (C. p. eremicus and C. p. atrodorsalis; 1999)
are accepted by some authorities to represent a separate species
(C. eremicus eremicus and C. e. atrodorsalis; see references
in Mantooth and Best 2005b).[2].
Similar Species
Members of the genus Chaetodipus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 25 species and subspecies in this genus:
C. arenarius (Little Desert Pocket Mouse) · C. artus (Norrow-Skulled Pocket Mouse) · C. baileyi (Baileyi's Pocket Mouse) · C. baileyi baileyi (Baileyi's Pocket Mouse) · C. californicus (California Pocket Mouse) · C. californicus californicus (California Pocket Mouse) · C. californicus femoralis (Dalzura Pocket Mouse) · C. dalquesti (Dalquest's Pocket Mouse) · C. eremicus (Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse) · C. fallax (San Diego Pocket Mouse) · C. fallax fallax (Northwestern San Diego Pocket Mouse) · C. fallax pallidus (Mountain Spring Pocket Mouse) · C. formosus (Long-Tailed Pocket Mouse) · C. goldmani (Goldman's Pocket Mouse) · C. hispidus (Hispid Pocket Mouse) · C. hispidus hispidus (Hispid Pocket Mouse) · C. intermedius (Rock Pocket Mouse) · C. intermedius intermedius (Rock Pocket Mouse) · C. lineatus (Lined Pocket Gopher) · C. nelsoni (Nelson's Pocket Mouse) · C. nelsoni nelsoni (Nelson's Pocket Mouse) · C. penicillatus (Desert Pocket Mouse) · C. pernix (Sinaloan Pocket Gopher) · C. rudinoris (Baja Pocket Mouse) · C. spinatus (Spiny Pocket Mouse)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Biology of the Heteromyidae / edited by Hugh H. Genoways, James H. Brown. [Provo, Utah]: American Society of Mammalogists, 1993. url p. 123, p. 142, p. 145, p. 146, p. 148, p. 211, p. 227, p. 244, p. 265, p. 311, p. 369, p. 396, p. 399, p. 401, p. 406, p. 413, p. 416, p. 417, p. 422, p. 495, p. 526, p. 541, p. 545, p. 554, p. 560, p. 637, p. 639, p. 715.
- Great Basin naturalist memoirs. 1983 [Provo, Utah]Brigham Young University, 1976-1992. url p. 25.
Notes
Contributors
- Baillie, J. 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 31, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 14, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 28 providers.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Linzey, A.V., Timm, R., Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T., Castro-Arellano, I. & Lacher, T. 2008. Chaetodipus penicillatus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 31January2012.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 14, 2008:
- Burke Museum: Mammal Specimens
- Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad: Colección de Mamíferos de la Sierra Volcánica Transversal de México (UAM-I)
- Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad: Colección de Mamíferos de Nuevo León, México (UANL)
- Field Museum: Mammal specimens
- James R. Slater Museum of Natural History: Terrestrial vertebrates
- Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science: Mammal specimens
- Michigan State University Museum: Vertebrate specimens
- Museum of Texas Tech University (TTU): Mammal specimens
- Royal Ontario Museum: Mammal specimens
- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
- Sternberg Museum of Natural History: Mammal Collection
- UNIBIO, IBUNAM: CNMA/Coleccion Nacional de Mamiferos
- University of Alaska Museum of the North: MSB Mammals Specimens
- University of Alaska Museum of the North: UAM Mammals Specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 110274
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-552486
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13836827
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 552486
- IUCN ID: 199102
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AMAFD05080
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3028
Footnotes
- Mean = 881.290 meters (2,891.371 feet), Standard Deviation = 647.810 based on 557 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
- Linzey, A.V., Timm, R., Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T., Castro-Arellano, I. & Lacher, T. 2008. Chaetodipus penicillatus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 31 January 2012. [back]
