The San Joaquin Pocket Mouse is an endemic of California's San Joaquin Valley and surrounding foothills, found in annual grasslands and scrublands. It is state-listed as a species of concern due to severe habitat loss in the Central Valley from agriculture and urban development. This mouse enters extended winter torpor to survive periods without available seeds.
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