Perognathus (Noun)
Meaning
Pocket mice.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The genus perognathus consists of 10 to 11 species of pocket mice native to North America.
- Perognathus parvus is the smallest species of pocket mouse found in the western United States and British Columbia.
- Perognathus are small nocturnal rodents characterized by their stocky bodies and the ability to store seeds in their cheek pouches.
- The silky pocket mouse, perognathus flavus, is one of the most common species of pocket mice found throughout the southern United States.
- Researchers have been studying the behavior and habitat of the perognathus to better understand how these small creatures interact with their environment.