tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post4513238923829575483..comments2023-06-29T23:10:52.945-07:00Comments on Nature ID: deer mouse ~ 07/24/13 ~ Wilder RanchKatie (Nature ID)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-76485744444864136062013-08-04T08:27:22.379-07:002013-08-04T08:27:22.379-07:00Yes, J&P is always the first grab - it has all...Yes, J&P is always the first grab - it has all the CA species with range maps and keys.<br /><br />But I also have a number of other resources for rodents, as I'm hoping to start a project soon to try and re-document the SC k-rat in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. It hasn't been surveyed since Grinnell in 1920.randomtruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01941027847362672057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-27121129463795595622013-08-04T07:33:49.432-07:002013-08-04T07:33:49.432-07:00Again, thanks, Ken! Other than the gerbil referen...Again, thanks, Ken! Other than the gerbil reference, did you get your information (esp. sp. range) from that UC Press Jameson & Peeters Mammals of CA book you recommended?Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-78627263699510604752013-08-03T09:32:03.785-07:002013-08-03T09:32:03.785-07:00Sorry - thought you were looking at Families. Hete...Sorry - thought you were looking at Families. Heteromyidae is the Family that includes the k-mice, k-rats and pocketmice. All have cheek pouches. But as you say, there are no k-mice around here - Great Basin only. There are Chaetodipus californicus pocketmice, however.<br /><br />There's also the jumping mice, Dipodidae, but there aren't any species here. Marin County, Sierras...<br /><br />As for mouse v rat - I don't think there's any convention. Many of the common names were in use before sci naming. But I'd bet size plays into the common names - small animals were mice, larger ones rats. And then there's Euro influences. For example, a rodent from Northern Africa very similar to the k-rat, and that's often called a "desert rat," is popular as a pet - the gerbil.randomtruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01941027847362672057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-5664312636221537502013-08-03T07:20:05.587-07:002013-08-03T07:20:05.587-07:00Thanks for the well wishes, Graeme and Joe. The me...Thanks for the well wishes, Graeme and Joe. The medics would not let me move until I got to the hospital for x-rays, so no make-shift slings. Typing one-handed is starting to become tiresome, but is definitely more decipherable than my left-handed handwriting. 6 more weeks to go...<br /><br />David, I still think I should read up on other mice, like pocket mice.<br /><br />Hey, Ken. I always like a man who agrees with me. My queries were for mouse, not rat, so I never even considered k-rats. Is there a delineation for what gets called a mouse vs. a rat? Amount of hair on its tail? Herbivore vs. omnivore?Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-42256108089751491232013-08-02T07:54:00.530-07:002013-08-02T07:54:00.530-07:00You have it right Katie - juvie deer mouse, P. man...You have it right Katie - juvie deer mouse, P. maniculatus.<br /><br />But for the record - there are k-rats here, Dipodomys venustus venustus, the Santa Cruz K-rat, a species of special concern.randomtruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01941027847362672057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-58451407225094171292013-08-01T14:09:09.116-07:002013-08-01T14:09:09.116-07:00Pocket Mouse? http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/tag/poc...Pocket Mouse? http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/tag/pocket-mouse/<br /> Looks a bit like Deer Mousy sans Long Tail and Big Ears...DavidDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05659553543939969140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-58465588647474971882013-08-01T11:23:58.783-07:002013-08-01T11:23:58.783-07:00Sorry to hear about your biking spill. Best wishes...Sorry to hear about your biking spill. Best wishes on your recovery.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167025586708740663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-56990749040697319122013-08-01T10:47:32.497-07:002013-08-01T10:47:32.497-07:00Oh no!
Sympathies to you and the mouse.
Did the ...Oh no!<br /><br />Sympathies to you and the mouse.<br /><br />Did the scarf come in handy as a temporary sling/bandage?<br /><br />Hope you're feeling better soon.<br /><br />Best Wishes from all at TTImperfect and Tensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348507012722069785noreply@blogger.com