Common Name
Great Basin Pocket Mouse
Order
Rodentia
Family
Heteromyidae
Species Name
Perognathus mollipilosus
Status
Unknown
States
Arizona
California
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Distribution
The known distribution of P. mollipilosus ranges from central and southern Oregon south and west of the Columbia and Snake rivers, southward through northeastern and south-central California, most of Nevada and Utah west of the Colorado River, southwestern Wyoming, and northern Arizona. Distribution of P. mollipilosus overlaps with that of P. parvus in 1 examined locality from north-central Oregon (Jefferson County, 10 mi. N, 5 mi. E Redmond). It is currently unknown if P. mollipilosus occurs on the central and eastern Snake River Plain in Idaho.
Notes
Reviewed by Verts and Kirkland (1988, Mammalian Species No. 318). Includes xanthonotus (Williams et al., 1993), often considered a distinct species (Hall, 1981; Patton, 1993b; Verts and Kirkland, 1988, by omission). Remains belowground November-March. B