Desert Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus penicillatus
In San Diego County, this animal is not found outside of Anza-Borrego. It may be found as far north as Death Valley California, southern Nevada, and south-west Utah. They are found in Arizona, Sonoran Mexico and in north-western Baja California.
22 Photos
Probable Desert Pocket Mouse(Chaetodipus penicillatus) |
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Description: Distinguishing the Long-Tailed Pocket Mouse (formosus) from the Desert Pocket Mouse (penicillatus) is very difficult. Ear shape and length are key, but there are intermediate shapes and lengths in either species, creating uncertainty in the identity. m Near Cottonwood Spring in southern Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2016:09:27 8:27 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 52 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: DesertPocketMouse-CS12_D726641-JackDaynes-Web |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Probable Desert Pocket Mouse(Chaetodipus penicillatus) |
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Description: Distinguishing the Long-Tailed Pocket Mouse (formosus) from the Desert Pocket Mouse (penicillatus) is very difficult. Ear shape and length are key, but there are intermediate shapes and lengths in either species, creating uncertainty in the identity. m Near Cottonwood Spring in southern Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2016:09:27 8:27 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 52 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: DesertPocketMouse-CS12_D726632-JackDaynes-Web |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Long-Tailed Pocket Mouse(Chaetodipus formosus) |
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Description: This mouse is very similar to the Desert Pocket Mouse. Subtle ear shape and size are one of the keys to distinquishing the two species. Near Cottonwood Spring in southern Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2016:09:26 7:57 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 70 mm, f/8.0, 1/160 |
File Name: LongTailedPocketMouse_D724985-JackDaynes-Web |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Desert Pocket Mouse(Chaetodipus penicillatus) |
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Description: This mouse is very similar to the Long-Tailed Pocket Mouse. Subtle ear shape and size are one of the keys to distinquishing the two species. Near Cottonwood Spring in southern Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2016:09:28 9:02 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 105 mm, f/11.0, 1/500 |
File Name: DesertPocketMouse_D3X8218-JackDaynes-Web |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Desert Pocket Mouse(Chaetodipus penicillatus) |
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Description: This mouse is very similar to the Long-Tailed Pocket Mouse. Subtle ear shape and size are one of the keys to distinquishing the two species. Near Cottonwood Spring in southern Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2016:09:28 9:01 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 105 mm, f/11.0, 1/320 |
File Name: DesertPocketMouse_D3X8206-JackDaynes-Web |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Desert Pocket Mouse(Chaetodipus penicillatus) |
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Description: This mouse is very similar to the Long-Tailed Pocket Mouse. Subtle ear shape and size are one of the keys to distinquishing the two species. Near Cottonwood Spring in southern Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2016:09:28 8:55 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 105 mm, f/11.0, 1/200 |
File Name: DesertPocketMouse_D3X8174-JackDaynes-Web |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Desert Pocket Mouse(Chaetodipus penicillatus) |
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Description: This mouse is very similar to the Long-Tailed Pocket Mouse. Subtle ear shape and size are one of the keys to distinquishing the two species. Near Cottonwood Spring in southern Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2016:09:28 8:52 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 105 mm, f/11.0, 1/200 |
File Name: DesertPocketMouse_D3X8147-JackDaynes-Web |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Desert Pocket Mouse(Chaetodipus penicillatus) |
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Description: The rounded ear of the Desert Pocket Mouse helps distinguish it from the elongated ear of the Long-Tailed Pocket Mouse. Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:20 7:12 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/160 |
File Name: DesertPocketMouse-Ear_D5X7469-PB6 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Desert Pocket Mouse(Chaetodipus penicillatus) |
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Description: Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:20 7:10 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/160 |
File Name: DesertPocketMouse_D5X7446-PB6 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Desert Pocket Mouse(Chaetodipus penicillatus) |
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Description: Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:20 7:10 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/160 |
File Name: DesertPocketMouse_D5X7452-PB6 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Desert Pocket Mouse(Chaetodipus penicillatus) |
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Description: Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:20 7:06 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/500 |
File Name: DesertPocketMouse_D5X7374-PB6 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Desert Pocket Mouse(Chaetodipus penicillatus) |
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Description: Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:20 7:06 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/320 |
File Name: DesertPocketMouse_D5X7366-PB6 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Desert Pocket Mouse(Chaetodipus penicillatus) |
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Description: Juvenile Desert Pocket Mice (or sub-adults) can be mistaken for the Little Pocket Mouse, which ocupies the same habitat. Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:18 7:30 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/160 |
File Name: DesertPocketMouse_D5X5899-SubAdult |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Desert Pocket Mouse(Chaetodipus penicillatus) |
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Description: Juvenile Desert Pocket Mice (or sub-adults) can be mistaken for the Little Pocket Mouse, which ocupies the same habitat. Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:18 7:28 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/200 |
File Name: DesertPocketMouse_D5X5826-SubAdult |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Desert Pocket Mouse(Chaetodipus penicillatus) |
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Description: Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:20 6:56 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: DesertPocketMouse_D5X7280-PB6 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Desert Pocket Mouse(Chaetodipus penicillatus) |
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Description: Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:20 6:55 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/500 |
File Name: DesertPocketMouse_D5X7247-PB6 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Desert Pocket Mouse(Chaetodipus penicillatus) |
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Description: Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:20 7:05 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/125 |
File Name: DesertPocketMouse_D5X7350-PB6 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Desert Pocket Mouse(Chaetodipus penicillatus) |
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Description: Juvenile Desert Pocket Mice (or sub-adults) can be mistaken for the Little Pocket Mouse, which ocupies the same habitat. Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:18 7:32 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/160 |
File Name: DesertPocketMouse_D5X5976-SubAdult |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Desert Pocket Mouse(Chaetodipus penicillatus) |
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Description: Juvenile Desert Pocket Mice (or sub-adults) can be mistaken for the Little Pocket Mouse, which ocupies the same habitat. Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:18 7:31 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/250 |
File Name: DesertPocketMouse_D5X5937-SubAdult |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Desert Pocket Mouse(Chaetodipus penicillatus) |
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Description: Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:20 6:51 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 105 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 |
File Name: DesertPocketMouse_D5X7141-PB5 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Desert Pocket Mouse(Chaetodipus penicillatus) |
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Description: Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:20 6:55 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/400 |
File Name: DesertPocketMouse_D5X7269-PB6 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Desert Pocket Mouse(Chaetodipus penicillatus) |
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Description: Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:18 7:19 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/250 |
File Name: DesertPocketMouse_D5X5760-PB1 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
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