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title: "Szczuroskocznik drobny"
description: "Perognathus longimembris — Ssaki. The little pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/little-pocket-mouse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Szczuroskocznik drobny

> Perognathus longimembris — Ssaki. The little pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae.

- Scientific name: *Perognathus longimembris*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola), `desert` (Pustynia)
- iNaturalist observations: 119
- Wikidata: [Q1764601](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1764601)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44151](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44151)

## Names

- en: Little Pocket Mouse
- de: Kleine Taschenmaus
- es: Ratón de abazones menor
- pl: Szczuroskocznik drobny

## Countries with the most observations

US (57)

## Summary

The little pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is found in Baja California and Sonora in Mexico and in Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Utah in the United States. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is a common species and faces no particular threats; the IUCN has listed it as being of "least concern".
Five mice of this species travelled to and orbited the Moon 75 times in an experiment on board the Apollo 17 command module in December 1972. Four of the mice survived the trip. Six other little pocket mice were…

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

## Photo

![Szczuroskocznik drobny](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/little-pocket-mouse/medium.jpg)

Photo: Cheryl S. Brehme, USGS · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pacific_pocket_mouse.jpg

## Machine access

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