Common Name
Northern Rock Deermouse
Order
Rodentia
Family
Cricetidae
Species Name
Peromyscus nasutus
Status
Lower Risk
States
Arizona
Colorado
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Utah
Wyoming
Distribution
C Colorado and SE Utah, south through New Mexico and Trans-Pecos Texas, to NW Coahuila, Mexico
Notes
Semi-arboreal; climbs well, using its long tail for balance. Can hear frequencies to 100 kHz and may use ultrasonics when navigating through rocky terrain at night. Found mainly at higher elevations in rocky outcrops and talus slopes in the piñon-oak-juni
Texas
Found in rugged, rocky habitat with sparse vegetation