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title: "Hispid Pocket Mouse"
description: "Chaetodipus hispidus — Mamíferos. The hispid pocket mouse (Chaetodipus hispidus) is a large pocket mouse native to the Great Plains region of North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/hispid-pocket-mouse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Hispid Pocket Mouse

> Chaetodipus hispidus — Mamíferos. The hispid pocket mouse (Chaetodipus hispidus) is a large pocket mouse native to the Great Plains region of North America.

- Scientific name: *Chaetodipus hispidus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados)
- iNaturalist observations: 197
- Wikidata: [Q167053](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q167053)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44095](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44095)

## Names

- en: Hispid Pocket Mouse
- de: Mexikanische Rauhaar-Taschenmaus
- es: Ratón-de abazones crespo
- fr: Souris à poche hispide
- nl: Ruige goffer

## Countries with the most observations

US (98), MX (34)

## Summary

The hispid pocket mouse (Chaetodipus hispidus) is a large pocket mouse native to the Great Plains region of North America. It is a member of the genus Chaetodipus.

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

## Photo

![Hispid Pocket Mouse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/hispid-pocket-mouse/medium.jpg)

Photo: Fuertes, Louis Agassiz; Grosvenor, Gilbert Hovey; National Geographic Society (U.S.); Nelson, Edward William · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chaetodipus_hispidus.jpg

## Machine access

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