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Desert pocket mouse

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Desert pocket mouse

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Also known as Chaetodipus penicillatus

species of mammal

Species

Least Concern

Desert pocket mice have exceedingly long renal papillae which function to concentrate the urine and results in a reduction of water loss (Biota Information System of New Mexico, 2000).

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Chaetodipus
Image
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
Commons category
Chaetodipus penicillatus
taxon name
Chaetodipus penicillatus
taxon common name
Große Wüstentaschenmaus
short name
C. penicillatus
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