Long-tailed Pocket Mouse
Long-tailed Pocket Mouse Chaetodipus formosus Anza Borrego Desert State Park California United States 7 May Adult Heteromyidae The range of the Long-tailed Pocket Mouse is mostly within the Mojave Desert, Colorado Desert, and the Great Basin. On cold nights, this animal becomes inactive, and usually remains within its burrow system during winter. Pocket mice have fur-lined cheek pouches in which they carry seeds back to their burrows.
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