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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 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.
Micromys is a genus of small rodents in the subfamily Murinae.The genus contains two living species: the widespread Eurasian harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) of much of Europe and Asia; and the more restricted Indochinese harvest mouse (Micromys erythrotis) of Vietnam, southern China, and perhaps nearby regions. [1]
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This is a list of mammals of Maryland, those mammals native to or immediately off the coast of the U.S. state of Maryland. [1]Maryland does not have a designated state mammal, but does designate the calico cat as its state cat, the Chesapeake Bay Retriever as its state dog, and the Thoroughbred as its state horse.
Eastern timber wolf The eastern timber wolf ( Canis lycaon ), [ 15 ] roamed throughout the state in pre-settlement days. Bounties were paid on their "scalps" in West Virginia through the late 1890s with the last recorded one being killed by Stofer Hamrick in Randolph County in January 1900.
The body length of the plains harvest mouse is 54 to 146 millimetres (2.1 to 5.7 in) total, and the tail is 20 to 69 millimetres (0.79 to 2.72 in) long. [3] The body mass of a female plains harvest mouse is 7.5 to 13.5 grams (0.26 to 0.48 oz), slightly larger than the male at 6.5 to 10.8 grams (0.23 to 0.38 oz). [ 4 ]