NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Olive-backed Pocket Mouse
Perognathus fasciatus Wied-Neuwied, 1839
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The olive-backed pocket mouse (Perognathus fasciatus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is found in the central Great Plains of Canada and the United States, where it is widespread and relatively common; the IUCN considers it to be of "least concern".
Wikipedia contributors, Olive-backed pocket mouse; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:06:51.049026+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Perognathus fasciatus Wied-Neuwied, 1839
- Name authority
- Wied-Neuwied, 1839
- Common name
- Olive-backed Pocket Mouse
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Heteromyidae
- Genus
- Perognathus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderCastorimorpha A. E. Wood, 1955
- familyHeteromyidae Gray, 1868
- subfamilyPerognathinae Coues, 1875
- genusPerognathus Wied-Neuwied, 1839
- speciesPerognathus fasciatus Wied-Neuwied, 1839
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Perognathus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Plains Pocket MousePerognathus flavescens Merriam, 1889 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Merriam's Pocket MousePerognathus merriami J. A. Allen, 1892 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Arizona Pocket MousePerognathus amplus Osgood, 1900 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Columbia Plateau Pocket MousePerognathus parvus (Peale, 1848) | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-eared Pocket MousePerognathus alticolus Rhoads, 1894 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Silky Pocket MousePerognathus flavus Baird, 1855 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| San Joaquin Pocket MousePerognathus inornatus Merriam, 1889 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=180260 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4F792. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.