Mearns' grasshopper mouse
| Mearns' grasshopper mouse | |
|---|---|
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| Chihuahuan grasshopper mouse | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Neotominae |
| Genus: | Onychomys |
| Species: | O. arenicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Onychomys arenicola Mearns, 1896 | |
Mearns's grasshopper mouse or the Chihuahuan grasshopper mouse (Onychomys arenicola) is a grasshopper mouse found in southwestern New Mexico, West Texas, and north-central Mexico. They are similar to Onychomys torridus, but differ in karyotype and size. This mouse is smaller in every regard except for the nasal length of the skull.[2]
They are found in semiarid habitat, prairie, and scrub. They feed largely on insects and other invertebrates, including scorpions. They also feed on small muroid rodents and pocket mice.
References
- ↑ Linzey, A.V., Timm, R., Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T., Castro-Arellano, I. & Lacher, T. (2008). Onychomys arenicola. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 4 August 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.
- ↑ Lautzenheiser, Evan. "Onychomys arenicola-Mearns's grasshopper mouse". Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World, Vol. 2. Johns Hopkins University Press, London.
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