White-eared pocket mouse

White-eared pocket mouse

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Heteromyidae
Genus: Perognathus
Species:
P. alticola[1]
Binomial name
Perognathus alticola[1]
Rhoads, 1894[3]
Synonyms[1]
  • Perognathus alticolus Rhoads, 1894 [orth. error]

The white-eared pocket mouse[1][2] (Perognathus alticola) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to the San Bernardino Mountains and the Tehachapi Mountains of southern California in the United States.[1] There are two subspecies of P. alticola in California, P. a. alticola and P. a. inexpectatus, both of which are considered species of special concern by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e Naylor, L. & Roach, N. (2017). "Perognathus alticola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T16631A22224213. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T16631A22224213.en. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Perognathus alticola". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Perognathus alticolus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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