Common Name
Southern Grasshopper Mouse
Order
Rodentia
Family
Cricetidae
Species Name
Onychomys torridus
Status
Data Deficient as O. t. ramona and O. t. tularensis, otherwise Lower Risk (lc)
States
Arizona
California
New Mexico
Nevada
Utah
Distribution
C California, S Nevada, and extreme SW Utah, south to N Baja California Norte, Sonora and N Sinaloa, Mexico
Notes
Habits similar to Northern Grasshopper Mouse. Nocturnal; travels across open desert floor when hunting and requires sand patches for dust-bathing. Habitat is low desert with scattered shrubs such as creosote bush and mesquite.