California mouse

geophyte

seed collection and caching during fruit ripening

perennial herb

native rodent consuming seeds in coastal sage scrub habitat

tree

Cache and consume large pine seeds; important for regeneration in some areas

fern

nests and shelters in dense fern clumps within chaparral and oak woodland

perennial herb

Ground cover provides nesting and foraging habitat

grass

Fall seed cache accumulation, Sep-Nov

perennial herb

Cache underground tubers and seeds as food stores; important winter nutrition

grass

seed caching behavior Sep-Nov; stored seeds provide winter food cache

perennial herb

fall seed collection and storage

shrub

Harvests and caches seeds; critical food source September-March

fern

uses dense frond base and rhizome area for nesting and refuge from predators

perennial herb

Dense foliage provides cover and nesting habitat

fern

Uses dense fern cover for nest sites and predator avoidance

fern

Dense frond cover provides nesting and foraging protection

shrub

Fall seed collection for winter caching

fern

cover for nesting and foraging in riparian understory habitat

perennial herb

consume seeds year-round, particularly important in fall and winter

perennial herb

Nests within dense manzanita stands; year-round resident in chaparral habitat

perennial herb

Year-round seed predator and disperser; caches seeds in oak-woodland understory burrows

annual

Spring foraging on small seeds of spring ephemerals

grass

seeds consumed during fall seed maturation and winter food storage

grass

autumn seed collection and winter cache food source in grassland habitats

shrub

Uses dense shrub structure for nesting and cover

annual

autumn seed harvest and caching