Probable Desert Pocket Mouse

Description:

Distinguishing the Long-Tailed Pocket Mouse (formosus) from the Desert Pocket Mouse (penicillatus) is very difficult. Ear shape and length are key, but there are intermediate shapes and lengths in either species, creating uncertainty in the identity. m Near Cottonwood Spring in southern Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California.

Date Taken: 2016:09:27 8:27

Location:

Cottonwood Spring
Joshua Tree National Park, California
United States
3011.96 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

File Name: DesertPocketMouse-CS12_D726632-JackDaynes-Web