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San Joaquin Pocket Mouse

Perognathus inornatus

Classification

The San Joaquin pocket mouse or Salinas pocket mouse (Perognathus inornatus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to California in the United States where it lives in desert or semi-desert habitats. Description Pocket mice can be distinguished from similar smaller rodents by their externally opening fur-lined cheek pouches.

Distribution

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