Ecology
Associations
Known predators
Canis latrans
Based on studies in:
USA: Arizona, Sonora Desert (Desert or dune)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- P. G. Howes, The Giant Cactus Forest and Its World: A Brief Biology of the Giant Cactus Forest of Our American Southwest (Duell, Sloan, and Pearce, New York; Little, Brown, Boston; 1954), from pp. 222-239, from p. 227.
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Known prey organisms
Scorpiones
Araneae
Based on studies in:
USA: Arizona, Sonora Desert (Desert or dune)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- P. G. Howes, The Giant Cactus Forest and Its World: A Brief Biology of the Giant Cactus Forest of Our American Southwest (Duell, Sloan, and Pearce, New York; Little, Brown, Boston; 1954), from pp. 222-239, from p. 227.
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Barcode
Locations of barcode samples
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Statistics of barcoding coverage
| Specimen Records: | 21 |
| Specimens with Sequences: | 12 |
| Specimens with Barcodes: | 12 |
| Public Records: | 0 |
| Species: | 3 |
| Species With Barcodes: | 3 |
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Barcode data
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Wikipedia
Grasshopper mouse
The genus Onychomys contains species commonly referred to as grasshopper mice. This is a genus of New World mouse only distantly related to the common house mouse, Mus musculus. There are three species. They are endemic to the United States and Mexico.
Its behavior is rather distinct from other mice. It is a carnivorous rodent, dining on insects (such as grasshoppers), worms, scorpions, snakes, and even other mice. It also stalks its prey in the manner of a cat, sneaking up quietly, and defends its territory by "howling" like a small wolf. The Grasshopper Mouse is known to be immune to various venoms released by its prey. (Scorpions, Snakes, etc.)[citation needed]
Species
- Mearns's Grasshopper Mouse, Onychomys arenicola
- Northern Grasshopper Mouse, Onychomys leucogaster
- Southern Grasshopper Mouse, Onychomys torridus
References
- The Mammals of Texas: Mearns' Grasshopper Mouse
- The Mammals of Texas: Northern Grasshopper Mouse
- University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web: Genus Onychomys
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Grasshopper mouse
The genus Onychomys contains species commonly referred to as grasshopper mice. This is a genus of New World mouse only distantly related to the common house mouse, Mus musculus.
Its behavior is rather distinct from other mice. It is a carnivorous rodent, dining on insects (such as grasshoppers), worms, scorpions, snakes, and even other mice. It also stalks its prey in the manner of a cat, sneaking up quietly, and defends its territory by "howling" like a small wolf. The Grasshopper Mouse is known to be immune to various venoms released by its prey. (Scorpions, Snakes, etc.)
Species
- Mearns's Grasshopper Mouse, Onychomys arenicola
- Northern Grasshopper Mouse, Onychomys leucogaster
- Southern Grasshopper Mouse, Onychomys torridus
References
- The Mammals of Texas: Mearns' Grasshopper Mouse
- The Mammals of Texas: Northern Grasshopper Mouse
- University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web: Genus Onychomys
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