Chaetodipus

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iChaetodipus Fossil range: Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Subclass: Eutheria Order: Rodentia Family: Heteromyidae Genus: Chaetodipus Merriam, 1889
Species
Chaetodipus arenarius Chaetodipus artus Chaetodipus baileyi Chaetodipus californicus Chaetodipus dalquesti Chaetodipus eremicus Chaetodipus fallax Chaetodipus formosus Chaetodipus goldmani Chaetodipus hispidus Chaetodipus intermedius Chaetodipus lineatus Chaetodipus nelsoni Chaetodipus penicillatus Chaetodipus pernix Chaetodipus rudinoris Chaetodipus spinatus

Chaetodipus is a genus of pocket mouse. Like other members of their family such as pocket mice in the genus Perognathus, they are more closely related to pocket gophers than to true mice.

[edit] Characteristics

Members of this genus range in size from 80-125 mm (head and body) and weigh 15-47 grams (Nowak, 1999). Unlike the silky pocket mice (genus Perognathus), most species of the genus Chaetodipus have harsh pelage with some bordering on spiny hair. They tend to be found in arid habitats where they feed on seeds, vegetation, and insects (Nowak, 1999). Females give birth to a litter of 2-9 young after a gestation period of just under a month. The longest recorded lifespan is 8 years and 4 months (Nowak, 1999).

[edit] Species

• Chaetodipus arenarius - Little Desert Pocket Mouse
• Chaetodipus artus - Narrow-skulled Pocket Mouse
• Chaetodipus baileyi - Bailey's Pocket Mouse
• Chaetodipus californicus - California Pocket Mouse
• Chaetodipus dalquesti - Dalquest's Pocket Mouse
• Chaetodipus eremicus - Chihuahuan Pocket Mouse
• Chaetodipus fallax - San Diego Pocket Mouse
• Chaetodipus formosus - Long-tailed Pocket Mouse
• Chaetodipus goldmani - Goldman's Pocket Mouse
• Chaetodipus hispidus - Hispid Pocket Mouse
• Chaetodipus intermedius - Rock Pocket Mouse
• Chaetodipus lineatus - Lined Pocket Mouse
• Chaetodipus nelsoni - Nelson's Pocket Mouse
• Chaetodipus penicillatus - Desert Pocket Mouse
• Chaetodipus pernix - Sinaloan Pocket Mouse
• Chaetodipus rudinoris - Baja California Pocket Mouse
• Chaetodipus spinatus - Spiny Pocket Mouse

Sometimes members of the genus Chaetodipus are placed in the genus Perognathus.

[edit] References

• Nowak, Ronald M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1936 pp. ISBN 0-801-85789-9
• Patton, J. L. 2005. Family Heteromyidae. Pp. 844-858 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.