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Perognathus mollipilosus

(Coues, 1875)

Great Basin Pocket Mouse

GNRUnranked Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.974078

Element CodeAMAFD01090

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVertebrate Animal

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumCraniata

ClassMammalia

OrderRodentia

FamilyHeteromyidae

GenusPerognathus

Other Common Names

Great Basin pocket mouse (EN)

Concept Reference

Riddle, B. R., T. Jezkova, M. E. Eckstut, V. Oláh -Hemmings, and L. N. Carraway. 2014. Cryptic divergence and revised species taxonomy within the Great Basin pocket mouse, Perognathus parvus (Peale, 1848), species group. Journal of Mammalogy 95:9–25.

Taxonomic Comments

Recognized as a species separate from P. parvus (Columbia Plateau Pocket Mouse) following Riddle et al. (2014).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species is found in open, arid terrain, including desert scrub and woodlands. It prefers friable soil of a variety of textures for burrowing (Howard 1996).

Terrestrial Habitats

Woodland - ConiferShrubland/chaparralGrassland/herbaceous

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Colorado	S1	Yes
Wyoming	S3	Yes
Oregon	S4	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Nevada	S5	Yes
Arizona	S4	Yes
Utah	S4	Yes

Roadless Areas (1)

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Scodies	Sequoia National Forest	725

References (3)

American Society of Mammalogists (ASM). 2024. The Mammal Diversity Database (MDD). Online. Available: www.mammaldiversity.org
Howard, J.L. 1996. <i>Perognathus mollipilosus</i>. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: www.fs.usda.gov/database/feis/animals/mammal/pemo/all.html [2024, October 11].
Riddle, B. R., T. Jezkova, M. E. Eckstut, V. Oláh -Hemmings, and L. N. Carraway. 2014. Cryptic divergence and revised species taxonomy within the Great Basin pocket mouse, <i>Perognathus parvus</i> (Peale, 1848), species group. Journal of Mammalogy 95:9–25.