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The eastern harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys humulis) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to the Southeastern United States . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland , swamps , and pastureland.
The species in its former broad sense had 61 subspecies, but some of these now belong to P. sonoriensis. [5] They are all tiny mammals that are plentiful in number. [6] The eastern deermouse is a small rodent that lives in eastern North America and is closely related to the white-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus. [7]
Fulvous harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys fulvescens; Slender harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys gracilis; Hairy harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys hirsutus; Eastern harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys humulis; Western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis; Mexican harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys mexicanus; Small-toothed harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys microdon
Woodland jumping mouse. Napaeozapus insignis (Miller, 1891) rare [197] [198] Family Cricetidae: voles, muskrats: Eastern harvest mouse. Reithrodontomys humulis (Audubon & Bachman, 1941) common; panhandle and northern two thirds of peninsula in old fields, grasslands, and fields [199] Florida salt marsh vole. Microtus dukecampbelli
Cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus) White-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) Deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) Oldfield mouse (Peromyscus polionotus) Black rat (Rattus rattus) introduced; Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) introduced; Eastern harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys humulis) Hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) Mustelidae
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The harvest mouse ranges from 55 to 75 mm (2.2 to 3.0 in) long, and its tail from 50 to 75 mm (2.0 to 3.0 in) long; it weighs from 4 to 11 g (0.14 to 0.39 oz), [11] [12] or about half the weight of the house mouse (Mus musculus). Its eyes and ears are relatively large.
Similar species are the plains harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys montanus) and the fulvous harvest mouse (R. fulvescens), which has a longer tail.The species co-occurs with the similar western harvest mouse (R. megalotis), which tends to have dorsal fur that is more gray than R. raviventris and with ventral fur that is white to grayish; and the house mouse (Mus musculus), which is gray, has a ...