California pocket mouse

The California pocket mouse (Chaetodipus californicus) is a species of nocturnal and primarily solitary rodent in the family Heteromyidae.

California pocket mouse
In Pleasanton, California, US
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Heteromyidae
Genus: Chaetodipus
Species:
C. californicus
Binomial name
Chaetodipus californicus
(Merriam, 1889)
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