Perognathus flavus - #1338
Silky Pocket Mouse
Side view, feet and tail visible
Geographic Distribution
Great Plains and intermountain plateaus from South Dakota, E Wyoming, and SE Utah (USA) south to Sonora and Puebla (Mexico).
Order/Family
Heteromyidae
Genus
Perognathus
Specific Epithet
flavus
Image Location
Carlsbad Caverns Nat. Park, Eddy Co., NM, USA
Image Date
1991
Photographer
T L Best