Little Pocket Mouse
Perognathus longimembris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyHeteromyidae (Kangaroo Rats and Pocket Mice)
- GenusPerognathus (Silky Pocket Mice)
- SpeciesPerognathus longimembris (Little Pocket Mouse)
Closest Relatives at Death Valley National Park
Desert Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys deserti
Merriam's Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys merriami
Long-tailed Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus formosus
Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys microps
White-tailed Antelope Squirrel
Ammospermophilus leucurus
Desert Woodrat
Neotoma lepida
California Ground Squirrel
Otospermophilus beecheyi
Deer Mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus
Round-tailed Ground Squirrel
Xerospermophilus tereticaudus
Panamint Chipmunk
Tamias panamintinus
Mohave Ground Squirrel
Xerospermophilus mohavensis
Southern Grasshopper Mouse
Onychomys torridus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Little Pocket Mouse at Death Valley National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |