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Canti,
blain
1973
Dipodomys microps
July 21
10 mi. W Wolf Hole, 3900'. Mohave Co. Arizona
in quantity. The only leafy material
stored was several small caches of
leaves or seed parts, thin and flat.
O, light colored, with small orange seeds
in pericarpiment. The ground was
very powdery, and accurate measurements
of quantity for caches couldn't be made within
the time available. I baited many
traps with a job of peanut butter, but
the animals seem not to be attracted
to it.
July 22
W. slope Beaverdam Mts., 3800 Washington Co.
Utah.
In an area of Joshua tree, creosote,
mescuita, and blackbrush, I took 3
animals. As yesterday at Wolf's Hole,
these was found in complexes of burrow
entrances; 1 to 2 dozen to a complex, and
located on a low, wide mound under
a bush. One was near creosote, the
other had some dry, twiggy brush
under it. Microps seems only to
occur in association with these
burrow complexes; grub type trapping
is not effective. I excavated a
burrow system and found two very large