Reithrodontomys megalotis

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Webster, Wm. David; Jones, J. Knox, Jr.

Source:

Mammalian Species, American Society of Mammalogists, Volume 167, p.1-5 (1982)

Call Number:

A82WEB01IDUS

URL:

http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/VHAYSSEN/msi/

Keywords:

Reithrodontomys megalotis, western harvest mouse

Abstract:

A small, long-tailed rodent, the western harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis Baird, 1858) is known from southwestern Canada southward to southern Mexico, and from California eastward to Indiana. It lives from 250 feet below sea level (Death Valley) to approximately 13,000 feet (volcanoes in Mexico). Besides its characteristics and distribution, this species account summarizes what is known of the mouse’s form and physiology, ontogeny and reproduction, ecology, genetics, and behavior.

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