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Rock pocket mouse
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Heteromyidae
Subfamily : Perognathinae
Species : Chaetodipus intermedius
The Rock pocket mouse is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the rock pocket mouse
A young / baby of a rock pocket mouse is called a 'pinkie, kitten or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A rock pocket mouse group is called a 'nest, colony, harvest, horde or mischief'.
Facts about the rock pocket mouse
1993: Rock pocket mouse is common in the White Sands National Monument (White Sands NM, 1993) *13*.
The unassuming rock pocket mouse is a denizen of the Sonoran desert.
The rock pocket mouse is medium-sized (K to L ounce; 11-18 g), with rough brownish-gray fur and spine-like hairs on its rump. (Full text)
Rock Pocket Mouse is smaller and has weak spines or bristles on rump. (Full text)
The Rock Pocket Mouse is from the order Rodentia. (Full text)