White-eared pocket mouse
| White-eared pocket mouse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Heteromyidae |
| Genus: | Perognathus |
| Species: | P. alticolus |
| Binomial name | |
| Perognathus alticolus Rhoads, 1894 | |
The white-eared pocket mouse (Perognathus alticolus) 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]
Sources
- 1 2 Linzey, A.V. & Hammerson, G. (NatureServe) (2008). "Perognathus alticolus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 22 January 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of endangered
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