The Baja pocket mouse (Chaetodipus rudinoris) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. The species occurs in southern California, Baja California and on islands in the Gulf of California.[1][2]
Baja pocket mouse | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Heteromyidae |
Genus: | Chaetodipus |
Species: | C. rudinoris |
Binomial name | |
Chaetodipus rudinoris (Elliot, 1903) | |
The Baja pocket mouse has six recognised subspecies.[3] The Montserrat Island pocket mouse (Chaetodipus rudinoris fornicatus) became extinct in 1975 (last sighting).[1][4]
- Chaetodipus rudinoris rudinoris
- Chaetodipus rudinoris extimus
- †Chaetodipus rudinoris fornicatus (Monserrat Island pocket mouse)
- Chaetodipus rudinoris hueyi
- Chaetodipus rudinoris knekus
- Chaetodipus rudinoris mesidios
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