Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Scientific name Chaetodipus dalquesti Higher classification Chaetodipus Order Rodent | |
Similar Chaetodipus, Nelson's pocket mouse, San Diego pocket mouse, Long‑tailed pocket mouse, California pocket mouse | ||
Dalquest's pocket mouse (Chaetodipus dalquesti) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae, sometmes viewed as a subspecies of Chaetodipus ammophilus. It is endemic to Mexico. The pocket mouse is named after Walter W. Dalquest (1917-2000), an American zoologist associated with the American Museum of Natural History and Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology.
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