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The California deermouse or California mouse (Peromyscus californicus) is a species of rodent in the subfamily Neotominae in the family Cricetidae. It is the only species in the Peromyscus californicus species group. It is found in northwestern Mexico and central to southern California. It is the largest Peromyscus species in the United States ...
The giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens) is endemic to California. Order: Rodentia Family: Heteromyidae. Twenty-six species of pocket mice and kangaroo rats occur in California. Subfamily Dipodomyinae (kangaroo rats and mice) Pacific (or agile) kangaroo rat, Dipodomys agilis (endemic) California kangaroo rat, Dipodomys californicus
Cactus mice are small cricetid rodents, with large eyes and ears, a pointed snout, and a long monocolor tail. Average dimensions for P. eremicus are as follows: total length, 160 to 211 mm (6.3 to 8.3 in); length of body, 72 to 100 mm (2.8 to 3.9 in); length of tail, 84 to 120 mm (3.3 to 4.7 in); length of hind foot, 18 to 22 mm (0.71 to 0.87 in); length of ear, 13.4 to 20 mm (0.53 to 0.79 in ...
4. Predation Risk: Pocket mice living in highly vulnerable predator areas are less likely to scavenge for food and must do so with caution. 5. Type of soil: If the soil is too hard, pocket mice must find other means of obtaining their food. When a pocket mouse has found sufficient seeds, it will begin to store these resources in its fur-lined ...
Chaetodipus californicus is native to California in the western United States and northern Baja California state in north-western Mexico. [1] It is found in habitats, such as California chaparral and woodlands, in Southern California throughout the Southern Sierra Nevada, Southern California Coast Ranges, and the Transverse Ranges; and in Southern California and northern Baja California in the ...
The San Diego pocket mouse is subject to predation by a variety of predators, including: foxes, coyotes, badgers, owls and snakes. To avoid predation, mice are characterized by a dark pelage that keeps them camouflaged while they are active at night. A varied hopping style deployed by the mice also makes it difficult for predators to catch the ...
A banana slug feeding on Amanita. Many terrestrial gastropod mollusks are known to feed on fungi. It is the case in several species of slugs from distinct families.Among them are the Philomycidae (e. g. Philomycus carolinianus and Phylomicus flexuolaris) and Ariolimacidae (Ariolimax californianus), which respectively feed on slime molds (myxomycetes) and mushrooms (basidiomycetes). [5]
The Sonoma tree vole or California red tree mouse (Arborimus pomo) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. [2] The species is found in northwest California . [ 1 ] The preferred habitat for this primarily arboreal vole is old-growth Douglas-fir forests.