Chihuahuan Grasshopper Mouse
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| Onychomys arenicola Mearns, 1896 |
The Chihuahuan Grasshopper Mouse or Mearns's 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. The Chihuahuan Grasshopper Mouse is smaller.
They are found in semi-arid habitat, prairie and scrub. They feed largely on insects and other invertebrates, including scorpions. They also feed on small muroid rodents and pocket mice.
[edit] References
- Baillie (1996). Onychomys arenicola. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.
- Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World, Vol. 2. Johns Hopkins University Press, London.
