California pocket mouse
Also known as Chaetodipus californicus
species of mammal
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Least ConcernStudies indicate that hypothermic C. californicus show significantly higher hepatic ATP levels than non-hypothermic control groups. This suggests a metabolic heat arousal mechanism similar to that used by 13-lined ground squirrels Citellus tridecemlineatus. Eight subspecies have been described in southern California: C. californicus bensoni, C. californicus bernardinus, C. californicus califonicus, C. californicus dispar, C. californicus femoralis, C. californicus mariniensis, C. californicus mesopolius,and C. californicus ochrus.
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ChaetodipusFauna of the Baja California PeninsulaFauna of the California chaparral and woodlandsFauna of the Sierra Nevada (United States)IUCN Red List least concern speciesLeast concern biota of North AmericaLeast concern biota of the United StatesMammals described in 1889Natural history of Baja CaliforniaNatural history of the California Coast RangesNatural history of the Peninsular Ranges