Division of Mammals
open weekdays 8am - 5pm
visitors welcome by appointment
information for visitors
phone: (505) 277-1360
fax: (505) 277-1351
museum administrator
Perognathus merriami
Merriam's Pocket Mouse
American Society of Mammalogists
Native to New Mexico: yes
Habitat: desert shrubland, grassland, agriculture
Feeding Behavior: granivore
Museum Holdings: Arctos database
Specimen Map: BerkeleyMapper
Other Resources: Smithsonian
Distribution Map:
