Arizona pocket mouse
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The Arizona pocket mouse (Perognathus amplus) is a rodent native to the Sonoran Desert. It is a small mouse with a thinly furred tail that is smooth from base to tip (i.e. it has no tuft). In color it ranges from tan to orange. It is a nocturnal, burrowing animal. It eats seeds, which it carries back to its burrow in its cheek pouches.
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External links
- Heteromyidae: Kangaroo Rats & Pocket Mice from the Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum