Plains Pocket Mouse

Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Mammalia · Rodentia · Heteromyidae

About

The plains pocket mouse is a heteromyid rodent of North America. It ranges from southwestern Minnesota and southeastern North Dakota to northern Texas east of the Rockies, and from northern Utah and Colorado to northern Chihuahua west of the Rockies.

Fun Fact

It ranges from southwestern Minnesota and southeastern North Dakota to northern Texas east of the Rockies, and from northern Utah and Colorado to northern Chihuahua west of the Rockies.

Quick Facts

Habitat

Found in their burrows.

Diet

Eat mostly seeds, large and small grasses and small leaves of plants.

Lifespan

To be updated

Threats

Habitat Change
Human Disturbance

External Data Sources

Recent sightings on iNaturalist IUCN Red List profile

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