Common Name
Plains Pocket Mouse
Order
Rodentia
Family
Heteromyidae
Species Name
Perognathus flavescens
States
Arizona
Colorado
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
North Dakota
Nebraska
New Mexico
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Wyoming
Distribution
Great Plains and intermountain basins from Minnesota and northern Utah (USA) to N Chihuahua (Mexico).
Notes
Reviewed by Williams (1978b). Hoffmeister (1986) considered apache a distinct species. Subspecies reviewed by Williams et al. (1993). Will climb vegetation when foraging. Prefers sandy soils with vegetative cover.
Oklahoma
Three subspecies probably meet in OK.