Chaetodipus formosus (Merriam, 1889)

Long-tailed pocket mouse

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The range of the Long-tailed Pocket Mouse is mostly within the Mojave Desert, Colorado Desert, and the Great Basin. On cold nights, this animal becomes inactive, and usually remains within its burrow system during winter. It nearly always is found in habitats where there are rocks. Small piles of soil at the bases of rocks may indicate its presence.

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  • Merriam, C.H., 1889.  Preliminary revision of the North American pocket mice (genera Perognathus et Cricetodipus auct.) with descriptions of new species and subspecies and a key to the known forms, p., 17.  North American Fauna, 1:1-36.
"Chaetodipus formosus (Merriam, 1889)". Encyclopedia of Life, available from "http://www.eol.org/pages/311911". Accessed 20 Mar 2010.