Nevada mammals

Pale kangaroo mouse in Nevada

Microdipodops pallidus

Native to Nevada S2 Imperiled in Nevada

Not listed as nonindigenous in Nevada by USGS NAS; native to its Nevada range.

IUCN Red List status

LC – Least Concern

Widespread and abundant; not at risk.

Photo: nbonzey · CC BY-SA 2.0Kangaroo mouse

Pale kangaroo mouse in Nevada, by the numbers

Common in Nevada 9th most recorded of 142 mammals logged in Nevada

1,306 occurrence records

2 with iNaturalist photos

Sep 1, 2024 Last seen in Nevada

1,306 total records count every Nevada occurrence from GBIF and iNaturalist; the map plots a georeferenced sample of 300; the monthly chart covers the 1,305 records with a full observation date.

When to look for the Pale kangaroo mouse in Nevada

Most sightings fall in May to September.

1,305 Nevada occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) by month of year. Shows when the species is recorded, not a guarantee of presence.

Monthly Nevada records (table)

Month	Records
January	2
February	4
March	113
April	38
May	174
June	234
July	235
August	196
September	251
October	55
November	3
December	0

Monthly pale kangaroo mouse occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) in Nevada.

Seasonality

Year-round in Nevada, with recorded sightings peaking in May–September.

Occurrence map

Where Pale kangaroo mouse has been recorded in Nevada

300 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

300 Nevada records mapped

Notable places to look

Park, forest, or monument	iNaturalist records
Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area	2

Protected places with the most pale kangaroo mouse sightings, from the USGS Protected Areas Database plus named mountain ranges, good spots to look, not a full breakdown, so they don't sum to the total.

Where it's recorded in Nevada

County	Records
Nye County	469
Esmeralda County	222
Lincoln County	203
Mineral County	167
Churchill County	156
Lyon County	58
Pershing County	17
Washoe County	14

The complete county distribution, spread across 8 Nevada counties. Every occurrence record falls in one county, so these sum to the total. Counties from GBIF and US Census boundaries.

Nevada records for the pale kangaroo mouse are anchored by Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge and Toiyabe Range. They show where people have reported it, not how many animals live there.

The Nevada records bridge the state’s southern desert country and its higher central or northern ranges. That broad spread matters more than any single hotspot. The monthly pattern is fairly spread out rather than confined to one Nevada season. It tracks observer records and shouldn’t be read as a population count.

The file combines 2 research-grade iNaturalist records and 1,305 GBIF records. Those 1,307 records measure documented encounters, not Nevada’s population size. It’s native to Nevada. Nevada doesn’t specifically list it under the state’s conservation framework, and the IUCN lists it as Least Concern.

Occurrence data from iNaturalist and GBIF.

Full species profile Pale kangaroo mouse Microdipodops pallidus Size 7.5 cm3 in Weight 14 g0.5 oz View the full profile

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Data & sources

The data and visualizations on this page draw on these open sources:

GBIFCC-BY 4.0occurrence records behind the range map, elevation, and record counts
iNaturalistCC0 / CC-BY / CC-BY-SAobservations, photos, and audio recordings
NatureServe ExplorerCC-BYthe state conservation rank
IUCN Red Listattributed factthe global conservation status
USGS NASpublic domainnative / introduced status
Natural Earthpublic domainthe relief basemap
USFSpublic domainnational-forest boundaries
USGS Protected Areas Databasepublic domainthe named parks, forests, and refuges behind "notable places to look"