Chaetodipus penicillatus (rodent)
Variant names: Perognathus penicillatus

Mass: 16.0 g based on Brown and Zeng 1989

Abundance: 5.85 to 14.81% (median 13.83%)

Latitudinal range: 32.1° to 32.5°

Habitats: desert/xeric shrubland (3) only

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Found in 3 samples

United States: Jornada Validation Site (1971), Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (Flats), Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (Uplands)

Size measurements:
body mass16.0 gN = 89Brown and Zeng 1989
♀ ear length7.44 mmN = 45Wilkins and Schmidly 1979
♂ ear length7.5 mmN = 1Merriam 1894
♂ ear length7.32 mmN = 74Wilkins and Schmidly 1979
♀ hind foot length21.58 mmN = 45Wilkins and Schmidly 1979
♂ hind foot length21 mmN = 1Merriam 1894
♂ hind foot length21.99 mmN = 74Wilkins and Schmidly 1979
hind foot length21 mmN = 2Merriam 1894
♀ skull length25.00 mmN = 45Wilkins and Schmidly 1979
♂ skull length25.24 mmN = 74Wilkins and Schmidly 1979
♀ tail length92.80 mmN = 45Wilkins and Schmidly 1979
♂ tail length96 mmN = 1Merriam 1894
♂ tail length92.43 mmN = 74Wilkins and Schmidly 1979
tail length95 mmN = 2Merriam 1894
♀ total body length168.91 mmN = 45Wilkins and Schmidly 1979
♂ total body length177 mmN = 1Merriam 1894
♂ total body length170.19 mmN = 74Wilkins and Schmidly 1979
total body length177 mmN = 2Merriam 1894
♀ upper tooth row length3.39 mmN = 45Wilkins and Schmidly 1979
♂ upper tooth row length3.40 mmN = 74Wilkins and Schmidly 1979

See also Chaetodipus, Chaetodipus baileyi, Chaetodipus formosus, Chaetodipus hispidus, Chaetodipus intermedius, Chaetodipus nelsoni, Chaetodipus sp.