Great Basin Pocket Mouse

Great Basin Pocket Mouse

Scientific Name:Perognathus parvus
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Heteromyidae
Genus:Perognathus

With a pale pink underside and ashy tan color back, the Great Basin Pocket Mouse are nocturnal searching for seeds, grasses, and shrubs during the night and remain in their burrows during the day. They can be found in many habitats of shrub and grasslands. 

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Great Basin Pocket Mouse