Desert Pocket Mouse

Desert Pocket Mouse

Chaetodipus penicillatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Joshua Tree National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Desert Pocket Mouse in Joshua Tree National Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Desert Pocket Mouse sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Desert Pocket Mouse in Joshua Tree National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Desert Pocket Mouse in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.

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