Chaetodipus
Appearance
Genus Chaetodipus | |
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Taxonomic classification | |
Order: | Rodentia |
Suborder: | Supramyomorpha |
Infraorder: | Castorimorphi |
Family: | Heteromyidae |
Subfamily: | Perognathinae |
Available taxon pages
The following subgenera are available on WhiskerWiki for this genus:
- Subgenus: No information
Character comparison for Chaetodipus
Images showing antitragus, rump spines, and location of the preauricular and postauricular spot are below this table.
Species | Size | Pelage appearance | Postauricular patch | Subaruicular spot | Antitragus | Tail bicolored | Tail crest | Tail tuft | Rump spines | Lateral lines | Lateral line color |
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Chaetodipus baileyi | large | coarse | absent | when present, it is small | lobed | indistinctly | present | present | absent | faint or absent | buff |
Chaetodipus californicus | medium to large | coarse | absent | absent | lobed | distinctly | present | present | present (and on flanks) | present | orangish-yellow |
Chaetodipus collis | medium | coarse | absent | when present, it is very small | lobed | distinctly or indistinctly | present | present | present | present | ochraceous-buff, fawn-colored |
Chaetodipus eremicus | medium | somewhat soft | present | absent | lobed | distinctly | present | present | absent | present; poorly defined | yellowish to ochraceous |
Chaetodipus fallax | medium | coarse | absent | absent | lobed | distinctly | present | present | present | present | buff-colored |
Chaetodipus formosus | medium | smooth | absent | present | lobed | distinctly or indistinctly | present | present | absent | absent | - |
Chaetodipus hispidus | large | coarse and hispid | absent | absent | lobed | distinctly | absent | absent | absent | present; wide | ochraceous |
Chaetodipus intermedius | small to medium | coarse | absent | absent | lobed | distinctly | present | present | present; may be difficult to detect | absent | - |
Chaetodipus penicillatus | medium | smooth to coarse | present; faint | absent | lobed | distinctly | present | present | absent | faint or absent | buff |
Chaetodipus rudinoris | large | smooth | absent | when present, it is small | lobed | indistinctly | present | present | absent | present | ochraceous |
Chaetodipus spinatus | medium to medium-large | coarse | absent | preset | lobed | distinctly | present | present | present | faint or absent | buff |
Character gallery for Chaetodipus
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Arrow points to the location of the postauricular patch of the Silky Pocket Mouse (Perognathus flavus). -
Arrow points to the location of the subauricular patch of Silky Pocket Mouse (Perognathus flavus). -
Arrow points to the lobed antitragus of the Rock Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus intermedius). -
Arrow points to the rump spines (guard hairs) of the Spiny Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus spinatus). -
Left arrow points to the tail tuft and down arrow points to the tail crest of the Rock Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus intermedius). -
Arrow points to the wide, orangeish-yellow lateral line of the Hispid Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus hispidus); also note the distinctly bicolored tail of this species.