Silky Pocket Mouse
Perognathus flavus
Conservation Status
Least ConcernMammalia · Rodentia · Heteromyidae
About
The silky pocket mouse is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is found in northern and central Mexico and the southwest region of the United States. It is a species of least concern, according to the IUCN, with no known major threats. The silky pocket mouse eats seeds, succulent parts of plants and nuts, and carries food in its cheek pouches. It lives in low valley bottoms with soft soils, among weeds and shrubs, where it burrows in the sand to bury seed caches. The species is more tolerant of harsh habitat conditions than other pocket mice.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Occurs in arid and semiarid grassland, sandy and rocky places, Pinus - Juniper areas, Artemisia flats, shrublands and areas with Yucca and cactus.
Diet
Eats some green leafy material.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance