Placitas Site Small Mammal List

Latin Name

Common Name

Family Sciuridae

Ammospermophilus interpres

Texas Antelope Squirrel

Eutamias quadrivittatus

Colorado Chipmunk

Spermophilus variegatus

Rock Squirrel

Family Heteromyidae

Perognathus flavus

Silky Pocket Mouse

Dipodomys ordii

Ord's Kangaroo Rat

Family Muridae

Neotoma albigula

White-throated Woodrat

Neotoma micropus

Southern Plains Woodrat

Neotoma mexicana

Mexican Woodrat

Peromyscus boylii

Brush Mouse

Peromyscus leucopus

White-footed Mouse

Peromyscus maniculatus

Deer Mouse

Peromyscus nasutus

Rock Mouse

Peromyscus truei

Pinyon Mouse

Reithrodontomys megalotis

Western Harvest Mouse

Reithrodontomys montanus

Plains Harvest Mouse

Family Leporidae

Sylvilagus floridanus

Eastern Cottontail