Desert Pocket Mouse

It is a mouse

Scientific Name- Chaetodipus penicillatus

Kingdom- Animalia

Phylum- Chordata

Class- Mammalia

Order- Rodentia

Family- Heteromyidae

Genus- Chaetodipus

Species- penicillatus

Medium sized pocket mouse, tail is longer than body length. lacks spine on its behind and has a tufted tail.