The hispid pocket mouse (Chaetodipus hispidus) is a large pocket mouse native to the Great Plains region of North America. It is a member of the genus Chaetodipus.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Hispid 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 fallax
- Perognathus parvus
- Chaetodipus californicus
- Perognathus merriami
- Perognathus flavus
- Heteromys irroratus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Heteromyidae
- Genus
- Chaetodipus
- Species
- Chaetodipus hispidus
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