Mearns's grasshopper mouse

Mearns's grasshopper mouse or the Chihuahuan grasshopper mouse (Onychomys arenicola) is a grasshopper mouse found in southwestern New Mexico, West Texas, and north-central Mexico. They are similar to Onychomys torridus, but differ in karyotype and size. This mouse is smaller in every regard except for the nasal length of the skull.[3]

Mearns's grasshopper mouse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Neotominae
Genus: Onychomys
Species:
O. arenicola
Binomial name
Onychomys arenicola
Mearns, 1896[2]
Synonyms

Onychomys torridus arenicola Mearns, 1896

They are found in semiarid habitat, prairie, and scrub. They feed largely on insects and other invertebrates, including scorpions. They also feed on small muroid rodents and pocket mice.

References

  1. Linzey, A.V.; Timm, R.; Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T.; Castro-Arellano, I. & Lacher, T. (2008). "Onychomys arenicola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.
  2. Mearns, Edgar A. (1896). "Preliminary Diagnoses of New Mammals from the Mexican Border of the United States". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 19 (1103): 139–140. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.1103.137.
  3. Lautzenheiser, Evan. "Onychomys arenicola-Mearns's grasshopper mouse". Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  • Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World, Vol. 2. Johns Hopkins University Press, London.
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