silky pocket mouse meaning

Noun: silky pocket mouse

1. Small pale yellowish soft-furred rodent of southwestern United States and Mexico
   - Perognathus flavus

Derived forms: silky pocket mice

Type of: pocket mouse

Part of: genus Perognathus, Perognathus

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1. Abandoned pocket gopher mounds are often tunnelled by the silky pocket mouse.
2. Morgart observed a white-tailed antelope squirrel capturing and eating a silky pocket mouse.
3. The silky pocket mouse eats seeds, succulent parts of plants and nuts, and carries food in its cheek pouches.
4. When it moves fast, the silky pocket mouse proceeds with short, kangaroo-like bounds, but at slower speed it walks.
5. The silky pocket mouse has a home range that extends to a distance of about 60 meters ( 200 ft ) from its burrow, with males often having larger ranges than females.