The San Diego pocket mouse (Chaetodipus fallax) is a rodent species in the family Heteromyidae. It occupies the northern region of Baja California near San Diego extending into Mexico.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of San Diego Pocket Mouse being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Chaetodipus californicus
- Chaetodipus spinatus
- Chaetodipus penicillatus
- Perognathus parvus
- Chaetodipus formosus
- Chaetodipus hispidus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Heteromyidae
- Genus
- Chaetodipus
- Species
- Chaetodipus fallax
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