Division of Mammals
open weekdays 8am - 5pm
visitors welcome by appointment
information for visitors
phone: (505) 277-1360
fax: (505) 277-1351
museum administrator
Chaetodipus penicillatus
Desert Pocket Mouse
Roger W. Barbour
Native to New Mexico: yes
Habitat: desert shrubland
Feeding Behavior: folivore, granivore, insectivore
Museum Holdings: Arctos database
Specimen Map: BerkeleyMapper
Other Resources: Smithsonian and Animal Diversity Web
Distribution Map:
