Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse vs Wire With

Chaetodipus eremicus compared with Desmodium axillare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse	Wire With
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Heteromyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Chaetodipus	Desmodium
Species	Chaetodipus eremicus	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

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LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse	Wire With
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse

The Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus eremicus) is a species in the genus Chaetodipus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.