Chihuahuan Desert pocket mouse reports stay tied to southern New Mexico, but they aren’t limited to flat, open desert. City of Rocks State Park supplies broken volcanic ground, while the Gila National Forest reference reaches the rougher western edge of the species’ reported setting.
June and October create two separate highs in the record. For a small night-active mouse, that likely reflects when surveys and suitable conditions overlap, not a simple change in numbers. Large gaps between reports can hide unsurveyed habitat rather than true absence.
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