Rock Pocket Mouse - Chaetodipus intermedius
( Merriam, 1889 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
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CITES Status: NOT LISTED
IUCN Status: Least Concern
U.S. ESA Status: NOT LISTED

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Jumping Ability: (Horizontal)

Life Span: in the Wild
Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
Zonally confined to lower grasslands and deserts. Commonly found in creosote-bush, mesquite, saltbush, and creosote-bush-lechuguilla areas. Associated with rocky habitats rather than sandy soils, particularly cliffs, canyons, rocky gulches, old lava flows.

Range:
This species occurs from south-central Utah south through Arizona, central and southern New Mexico and the Trans-Pecos, Texas, (United States), and into northern Sonora and Chihuahua (Mexico).

Conservation:
There are no known conservation measures specific to this species. However, there are several protected areas within its range.

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