Common Name
California Pocket Mouse
Order
Rodentia
Family
Heteromyidae
Species Name
Chaetodipus californicus
States
California
Distribution
Central California (USA) to northern Baja California (Mexico).
Notes
Subspecies listed by Hall (1981) and Williams et al. (1993). Mainly active on the ground, but also climbs shrubs and small trees when feeding. Can become torpid by day at any time of year and is inactive in cold wet weather.