Sinaloan pocket mouse
The Sinaloan pocket mouse (Chaetodipus pernix) is one of 17 species of pocket mice in the genus Chaetodipus. Two subspecies of C. pernix are recognized, C. p. pernix and C. p. rostratus, all are endemic to Mexico.
| Sinaloan pocket mouse | |
|---|---|
| Pictured: Desert pocket mouse, closest sister species to Sinaloan pocket mouse | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Heteromyidae |
| Genus: | Chaetodipus |
| Species: | C. pernix |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaetodipus pernix (J. A. Allen, 1898) | |
This small mouse lives among shrubs and has a wide range of coat colors.
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