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  Regnum Animalia
  Phylum Chordata
  Classis Mammalia
  Ordo Rodentia
  Familia Cricetidae
  Familia Neotominae
  Genus '' Onychomys ''
  Species '''''O arenicola'''''
  Binomial ''Onychomys arenicola''
  Binomial Authority Mearns , 1896


The Chihuahuan Grasshopper Mouse or '''Mearns's Grasshopper Mouse''' (''Onychomys arenicola'') is a Grasshopper Mouse found in southwestern New Mexico , west Texas , and north-central Mexico . They are similar to '' Onychomys Torridus '', but differ in Karyotype and size. The Chihuahuan Grasshopper Mouse is smaller.

They are found in semi-arid habitat, Prairie and scrub. They feed largely on insects and other invertebrates, including Scorpion s. They also feed on small Muroid Rodents and Pocket Mice .


REFERENCES

  • Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World, Vol. 2. Johns Hopkins University Press, London.