California pocket mouse
| California pocket mouse | |
|---|---|
| In Pleasanton, California, US | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Heteromyidae |
| Genus: | Chaetodipus |
| Species: | C. californicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaetodipus californicus (Merriam, 1889) | |
The California pocket mouse (Chaetodipus californicus) is a species of nocturnal and primarily solitary rodent in the family Heteromyidae.