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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 |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
This species can be found on the coastal plain in habitat characterized by a soil of fine alluvial silt nearly devoid of small rock material, by a flora consisting of thorny leguminous trees, arborescent cacti, and a dense understory of Opuntia, rathbunia, and small woody shrubs (Patton and Jones 1972). Such habitat is common below the oak (Quercus) belt. Also, this species is found in thick cactus (Opuntia) associations, and is abundant along the edges of cultivated fields. It also occurs on sandy loam soils in arid tropical habitat (Best and Lackey 1992).
Chaetodipus pernix is granivorous; it is known to feed on grass seeds. In Sonora, young are born in October and November, and a pregnant female was found in April (Best and Lackey 1992).
Chaetodipus pernix is granivorous; it is known to feed on grass seeds. In Sonora, young are born in October and November, and a pregnant female was found in April (Best and Lackey 1992).
Range:
This species occurs in the coastal lowlands from south Sonora to north Nayarit, Mexico (Patton 2005).
Conservation:
A small part of this species' range occurs in a protected area.