106 MAMMALS OF UTAH 



namon varying to fawn color and pale grayish drab; top 

 of tail and line down base of rump black; underside of tail 

 dull, slightly yellowish, gray; lower part of shoulders and 

 fore legs varying from pale buffy fawn color to pale dull 

 pinkish buff; tops of fore feet varying from pale dull gray 

 to yellowish white; an indistinct band along sides of abdo- 

 men and lower border of flanks dull cinaceous buff, some- 

 times varying to pale cream buff with a slight vinaceous 

 tinge; back and sides of hind legs dull ecru drab, shading 

 into dull white, often tinged with dull buff on front of legs 

 and tops of hind feet; underside of neck a little darker 

 than fore legs and varying from pale buffy fawn color to 

 cinaceous drab; rest of underside of body white, more or 

 less strongly vinaceous buffy along border of flanks, as 

 already noted ; rump patch absent. In worn and faded pel- 

 age the upperparts become more whitish and the buffy on 

 sides paler. (Nelson) 



Distribution — Arid desert areas of northeastern lower 

 California,- and extreme northwestern Sonora, New Mexico, 

 thence north through southeastern California, through most 

 of Nevada, most of Utah, and southern Idaho, and east 

 Phoenix and San Francisco mountains in Arizona.- Vertical 

 range from below sea level to 9,000 feet. Specimens have 

 been taken in Utah from Beaver, Beaver Hills, Buckskin 

 Valley, Cave Fort, Kelton, Loa, Nephi, Ogden and Provo. 



