California Pocket Mouse

Chaetodipus californicus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Mammalia · Rodentia · Heteromyidae

About

The California pocket mouse is a species of nocturnal and primarily solitary rodent in the family Heteromyidae.

Fun Fact

Chaetodipus californicus is native to California in the western United States and northern Baja California state in north-western Mexico.

Quick Facts

Habitat

Found in habitats, such as California chaparral and woodlands, in Southern California throughout the Southern Sierra Nevada, Southern California Coast Ranges, and the Transverse Ranges; and in Southern California and northern Baja California in the Peninsular Ranges.

Diet

Granivore (seed-eater)

Lifespan

To be updated

Threats

Habitat Change
Human Disturbance

External Data Sources

Recent sightings on iNaturalist IUCN Red List profile

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