---
title: "Ratón de la Gran Cuenca"
description: "Perognathus parvus — Mamíferos. The Great Basin pocket mouse (Perognathus parvus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/columbia-plateau-pocket-mouse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ratón de la Gran Cuenca

> Perognathus parvus — Mamíferos. The Great Basin pocket mouse (Perognathus parvus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae.

- Scientific name: *Perognathus parvus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `desert` (Desierto)
- iNaturalist observations: 82
- Wikidata: [Q1768984](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1768984)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44156](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44156)

## Names

- en: Columbia Plateau Pocket Mouse
- de: Großes-Becken-Taschenmaus
- es: Ratón de la Gran Cuenca
- fr: Souris à abajoues des pinèdes
- nl: Kleine muisgoffer

## Countries with the most observations

US (54), CA (15)

## Summary

The Great Basin pocket mouse (Perognathus parvus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is found in British Columbia in Canada and the western United States.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Basin_pocket_mouse

## Photo

![Ratón de la Gran Cuenca](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/columbia-plateau-pocket-mouse/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jacob Moyer · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292012663

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/columbia-plateau-pocket-mouse?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).