What is Chaetodipus?
{{Automatic taxobox | fossil_range = Recent | image = Chaetodipus baileyi.jpg | image_caption = ''[[Chaetodipus baileyi]]'' | taxon = Chaetodipus | authority = [[Clinton Hart Merriam|Merriam]], 1889 | subdivision_ranks = [[Species]] | subdivision = ''[[Chaetodipus arenarius]]''<br> ''[[Chaetodipus artus]]''<br> ''[[Chaetodipus baileyi]]''<br> ''[[Chaetodipus californicus]]''<br> ''[[Chaetodipus dalquesti]]''<br> ''[[Chaetodipus eremicus]]''<br> ''[[Chaetodipus fallax]]''<br> ''[[Chaetodipus formosus]]''<br> ''[[Chaetodipus goldmani]]''<br> ''[[Chaetodipus hispidus]]''<br> ''[[Chaetodipus intermedius]]''<br> ''[[Chaetodipus lineatus]]''<br> ''[[Chaetodipus nelsoni]]''<br> ''[[Chaetodipus penicillatus]]''<br> ''[[Chaetodipus pernix]]''<br> ''[[Chaetodipus rudinoris]]''<br> ''[[Chaetodipus spinatus]]'' }} '''''Chaetodipus''''' is a genus of pocket mouse. Like other members of [[Heteromyidae|their family]] such as pocket mice in the genus ''[[Perognathus]]'', they are more closely related to [[pocket gopher]]s than to true [[mouse|mice]]. ==Characteristics== Members of this genus range in size from 80 to 125&nbsp;mm (head and body) and weigh 15-47 grams (Nowak, 1999). Unlike the silky pocket mice (genus ''[[Perognathus]]''), most species of the genus ''Chaetodipus'' have harsh pelage with some bordering on spiny hair. They tend to be found in arid habitats where they feed on seeds, vegetation, and insects (Nowak, 1999). Females give birth to a litter of 2-9 young after a [[gestation period]] of just under a month. The longest recorded [[lifespan]] is 8 years and 4 months (Nowak, 1999). <!-- ==Species== * ''[[Chaetodipus arenarius]]'' - Little Desert Pocket Mouse * ''[[Chaetodipus artus]]'' - Narrow-skulled Pocket Mouse * ''[[Chaetodipus baileyi]]'' - Bailey's Pocket Mouse * ''[[Chaetodipus californicus]]'' - California Pocket Mouse * ''[[Chaetodipus dalquesti]]'' - Dalquest's Pocket Mouse * ''[[Chaetodipus eremicus]]'' - Chihuahuan Pocket Mouse * ''[[Chaetodipus fallax]]'' - San Diego Pocket Mouse * ''[[Chaetodipu