Chaetodipus hispidus (rodent)
Variant names: Perognathus hispidus

Mass: 31.6 g based on Pefaur and Hoffmann 1971, Hinds and MacMillen 1985, and Morton et al. 1980

Abundance: 0.05 to 16.07% (median 6.55%)

Latitudinal range: 21.9° to 36.5°

Habitats: (6), desert/xeric shrubland (1), temperate savanna (3)

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Found in 10 samples

Mexico: Matancillas

United States: North of Stillwater (heavily grazed grassland, March), Fort Sill (Foard soils), Cross Bar Cooperative Management Area, Zesch Cave (Late Pleistocene), Taddlock (Holocene), Schulze Cave (layer B) (Holocene), Schulze Cave (layer C1) (Late Pleistocene), Schulze Cave (layer C2) (Late Pleistocene), Box Elder Creek (Holocene)

Size measurements:
♀ body mass33.2 gN = 1Pefaur and Hoffmann 1971
body mass32.0 gN = 10Hinds and MacMillen 1985
♀ ear length11 mmN = 1Pefaur and Hoffmann 1971
♀ hind foot length28 mmN = 1Pefaur and Hoffmann 1971
♀ tail length94 mmN = 1Pefaur and Hoffmann 1971
♀ total body length191 mmN = 1Pefaur and Hoffmann 1971
body mass30.4 gN = 4Morton et al. 1980

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