Long-tailed Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus formosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyHeteromyidae (Kangaroo Rats and Pocket Mice)
- GenusChaetodipus (Coarse-haired Pocket Mice)
- SpeciesChaetodipus formosus (Long-tailed Pocket Mouse)
Closest Relatives at Death Valley National Park
Desert Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys deserti
Merriam's Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys merriami
Little Pocket Mouse
Perognathus longimembris
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
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Long-tailed Pocket Mouse in Death Valley National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Long-tailed Pocket Mouse sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Long-tailed Pocket Mouse in Death Valley National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Pocket Mouse in Death Valley National Park in our monthly data.