Minimum Qualifications for Obtaining a Section 10(a)(1)(A) Recovery Permit for the Stephens' Kangaroo Rat, San Bernardino Kangaroo Rat, and Pacific Pocket Mouse

A medium-size kangaroo rat. White below. Many hairs in top and bottom tail stripes have white bases, giving stripes a grizzled appearance. Crested tail about a 1 1/2 times body length; white tail stripe about half as wide as dark dorsal stripe. Hindfoot has 5 toes; soles of feet dusky.

The Pacific pocket mouse ranges in size from 4.3 to 6 inches from nose to tip of the tail. The mouse's coat is spineless and bristle free. The coloring is a light pinkish brown, with a lighter, even white underside. The ears are tipped with a patch of light hairs, the tail is bi-colored, and the...