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iGrasshopper Mice Fossil range: Early Pliocene - Recent
Image:ONYCHOMYS LEUCOGASTER.jpg Onychomys leucogaster
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Superfamily: Muroidea Family: Cricetidae Subfamily: Neotominae Genus: Onychomys Baird, 1857
species
Onychomys arenicola Onychomys leucogaster Onychomys torridus

The genus Onychomys, contains species commonly referred to as grasshopper mice., This is a genus of New World mouse only distantly related to the common house mouse, Mus musculus.

Its behavior is rather distinct from other mice. It is a carnivorous rodent, dining on insects, worms, and even young mice. It also stalks its prey in the manner of a cat, sneaking up quietly, and defends its territory by "howling" like a small wolf.

[edit] Species

• Onychomys arenicola (Mearns's grasshopper mouse)
• Onychomys leucogaster (northern grasshopper mouse)
• Onychomys torridus (southern grasshopper mouse)

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