Fig. 2. View of a pinyon pine woodland. This habitat constitutes the upper part of the pinyon-juniper association, and is the habitat of Neotoma fuscipes simplex, Peromyscus truei montipinoris, and Eutamias merriami merriami. Photo April 27, 1952, in Sheep Creek Canyon, 5500 feet elevation.
PLATE 4
Fig. 1. View of the juniper belt. This habitat forms the lower part of the pinyon-juniper association. Perognathus fallax pallidus, Dipodomys panamintinus mohavensis, and Peromyscus truei montipinoris are typical of this area. Photo April 27, 1952, at Desert Springs, 4300 feet elevation.
Fig. 2. Joshua tree woodland association. The characteristic mammals are Dipodomys panamintinus mohavensis, D. merriami merriami, and Onychomys torridus pulcher. Photo January 4, 1952, 6 miles east and 2 miles south Llano, 3600 feet elevation.
Accounts of Species
Family DIDELPHIDAE
Didelphis marsupialis virginiana Kerr