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Murray
1948
Dipodomys agilis
Apr 21 Agua Hechicera, 32°30' N 116°16' W, Baja Calif.
Located in the middle of a dense "forest"
of Adenostoma sparsifolia, growing from
4 to 7 feet high. At the base are no leaves
and the ground is covered with a little grass.
There is some sage brush in more open areas
and a little manzanita and Ceanothus.
Frequent rabbit trails and narrow washes
are encountered. 50 live and 50 museum
special mouse traps took 3 rats in the
jump traps only - 2♂, 1♀.
May 12 24.3 mi SE El Refugio, 100± ft, 24°33' N, 111°35' W, Baja Calif.
50 live traps produced 1♂, 1♀. These were
set on packed, silty sand on which grew
fairly thick cholla and pitahaya agria, with
some cardon, pitahaya dulce, ocotillo, dumbos
matacora. The traps were 60-70 feet apart.
A heavy fog rolled in during the night.
Also caught were 4 Dipodomys merriami,
one trap was chewed open and many
were closed but empty.
June 17 W end Blanco de Hírey, 50± ft, Baja Calif.
Caught 2♀ in 50 live traps set on sand
dunes with ocotillo, cholla and pitahaya.
There were also 7 rat traps set beside
kangaroo rat holes on the barren flat,
but visited only by mice.