Baja Pocket Mouse

Chaetodipus rudinoris

The Baja Pocket Mouse belongs to a group of pocket mice that have been split from the Bailey’s Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus baileyi), but was once thought to be a subspecies the Bailey’s Pocket Mouse. With the advent of genetic diagnosis, it has been deemed its own status as a species in . Presently science recognises six sub-species of C. rudinoris, but one of those has believed extinct since 1975 (due to predation by feral cats).

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Northwest Baja Pocket Mouse - Chaetodipus rudinoris — **Northwest Baja Pocket Mouse**
*(Chaetodipus rudinoris)*

**Description:**
The Baja Pocket mice found at this location may be at the northermost limit of their range. Near Cottonwood Spring in southern Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California.
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**Date Taken:** 2016:09:26 8:57

**Location:**

Cottonwood Spring
Joshua Tree National Park, California
United States
3011.96 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D7200, 44 mm, f/8.0, 1/200

**File Name:** BajaPocketMouse_D725531-JackDaynes-Web

© 2016 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging

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Pin It — **Northwest Baja Pocket Mouse**
*(Chaetodipus rudinoris)*

**Description:**
The Baja Pocket mice found at this location may be at the northermost limit of their range. Near Cottonwood Spring in southern Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California.
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**Date Taken:** 2016:09:26 8:57

**Location:**

Cottonwood Spring
Joshua Tree National Park, California
United States
3011.96 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D7200, 44 mm, f/8.0, 1/200

**File Name:** BajaPocketMouse_D725531-JackDaynes-Web

© 2016 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging

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