The Great Basin pocket mouse (Perognathus parvus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is found in British Columbia in Canada and the western United States.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Columbia Plateau 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
- Chaetodipus californicus
- Perognathus flavus
- Chaetodipus formosus
- Chaetodipus penicillatus
- Chaetodipus hispidus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Heteromyidae
- Genus
- Perognathus
- Species
- Perognathus parvus
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