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 | |
|---|---|
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) | |
Subspecies
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
References
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