Perognathus longimembris is the Pacific Pocket Mouse, with a teeny tiny little skull.Depending on how long you've been perusing my blog, you may or may not be wondering, what are all these skulls for? The Mammal Atlas? OK so what's that for? You can find out a lot at:
http://www.sdnhm.org/mammalatlas/
Basically, there's been an initiative based out of the San Diego Natural History Museum to study the biodiversity of San Diego county (one of the most biologically diverse counties in the US). The information can be used for conservation plans, and understanding the effects of wildfire for instance. The illustrations are only a small part of the guide; there are also gps generated distribution maps, species accounts by specialists, info on conservation status. It's a huge collaborative project with some 30 contributors and 15 or so organizations involved.
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