Common Name
Chihuahuan Grasshopper Mouse
Order
Rodentia
Family
Cricetidae
Species Name
Onychomys arenicola
Status
Lower Risk
States
Colorado
New Mexico
Texas
Distribution
Chihuahuan Desert: SE Arizona, SC New Mexico, and W Texas, south to Aguascalientes, San Luis Potosi and W Tamaulipas, Mexico
Notes
Similar to Northern Grasshopper mouse in habits. Breeds April-August; litter size is 2-7. Lives in low desert with scattered shrubs such as creosote bush, tarbush and snakeweed, on gravelly or rocky soils. Eat insects & small mice.