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E.W.B. Richardson
1936
Ochotona schisticeps
July 17 1 mi S8E Farwell Gap, 9500 ft Tulare Co. Calif.
Shot 1 individual.
Found area - Sierra Nevada.
Lig - zone Hudsonian.
Habitat - lower edge of mesa,
talus slopes or about large
rock litter. The rocky crevices
afford protection and low
near by grass or herbaceous
vegetation furnishes the food.