The spiny pocket mouse is a small rodent with sharp spines on its fur. This animal lives in the hot deserts of North America and collects plant seeds.
The spiny pocket mouse differs from other rodents with its stiff spines on the back that protect it from snakes and birds. It helps the desert by dispersing plant seeds and serving as food for predators.
Picks up seeds with front paws and carries them in cheek pouches.
homogamy, reproduction always with fertilization, no alternation of generations
Worker
Tail size
birth time
Describes the act of excavating soil or substrate to locate or access food.
breeding
Hot and almost no precipitation
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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Human
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How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
adult
Maturity
Spiny fur count
About health
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
Repro interval
results
Colors
Sex
very hot and almost no rain
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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Uses an excavated underground tunnel or chamber for refuge or nesting.
rains are very rare, almost a desert
Trophic type
Filters
Upcoming birthdays
eggs, roe or offspring develop in a nest built on the ground or close to it
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
Seeds
in a burrow
Height
Desert and dry shrubs
16 to 24 grams, 7 – 12 centimeters
young are born live on land, not hatched from eggs or roe
Very hot and almost dry
Age (juvenile)
Age (from birth to death)
Age (embryo)
Wanderers
Food items are collected from exposed outer surfaces of substrates.
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
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Lifespan average
in a terrestrial nest
dry grass
live birth
Picks up seeds with front paws and carries them in cheek pouches.
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
nest hidden in an underground burrow
digging
Pets
Nearctic realm
terrestrial shrubland
Feeding occurs primarily on land or in vegetation.
{name} jubilee
paw
terrestrial shrub habitats — maquis, chaparral, bush
cm
Cheek pouches color
Old-timers
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desert and semi-desert
turns
Rascals
Tail color
plant seeds
seeds
Litter size
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
desert
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
°C
Not specified
Actively searching habitats to locate food items.
arid
Where are they found?
nest hidden in an underground burrow, only the mother provides parental care for the offspring
Hind legs size
herbivore
Describes food handling or digging performed with the forelimbs.
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Elders
Bro
normal sexual
Taxons
if born as {name}
Forages within or on the surface of soil or substrate.
age
birth date
arid terrestrial biotopes with sparse vegetation
rest
Close
was
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
nocturnal
The basics
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
surface
primary food sources
burrow
Potential Habitat
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
small insects
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
terrestrial
Gestation
land
{name} birthday
Nearctic realm
soil
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North America and Greenland, from tundra to forests
underground
On the map
all life stages
Female ♀
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
birth year
Shelter used specifically for reproduction or nesting.
Maturity
Skin color
caring mother
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
sq mm
yr
protection from sun
How similar?
Male ♂
until the celebration
baby / chick
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
Very dry
Neither
from birth to adulthood
Young offspring still dependent on parental care.
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
Immature individual that has not yet reached reproductive maturity.
small insects
Spiny fur color
Very hot and dry
Duration
This is me
Foraging activity occurs primarily during nighttime hours.
Gamers
Spiny fur size
How are they built?
small insects without further specification
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
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My age?
wk
My size?
very hot during the day, cold at night, almost no rain
terrestrial
Asexual
swap
Cheek pouches size
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Where do they take shelter?
inhabit and develop on land, outside water bodies
celebrated their {n} birthday
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
very hot and almost no precipitation
foraging
Hermaphrodite ⚥
cheek pouch
Mandarin
North America and Greenland, from tundra to forests
embryo
plant seeds — sunflower, grass, small wild seeds
Length
kg
very hot and dry, rare rains, cacti live
Observations
◉{N} more on tap