Its back ranges from gray to cinnamon, while the underside and tail tip are pale. At night it uses burrows in dry grassland and scrub and hunts insects and scorpions.
Its back ranges from gray to cinnamon, while its underside and tail tip are pale.
It is active at night and uses burrows in dry grassland and scrub. It hunts insects and scorpions and can produce calls.
In a feeding observation, it groomed for only a few seconds after an Arizona bark scorpion sting before attacking again. The venom blocks pain signals in this mouse.
IUCN Red List · Least Concern (LC) · Global