Reithrodontomys megalotis

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Overview

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,793 meters (0 to 9,163 feet).[1]

Ecology: This species has wide habitat tolerances. It prefers open, mesic habitats dominated by herbaceous vegetation including meadows, pastures and fallow agricultural fields . This species may also inhabit deserts, shrublands, marshes and cleared areas of pine-oak forests .

R. megalotis is a nocturnal , non-hibernating species. Nests are built of shredded plant material and are typically found on the ground under dense vegetation but may also be found in burrows or in vegetation above the ground (Wilson and Ruff 1999). The diet is opportunistic and is comprised mainly of seeds, herbaceous material and insects. The reproductive potential of a female Western harvest mouse is quite high, with females known to have 14 litters totaling 58 pups within 12 months (Bancroft 1967).[2].

List of Habitats:

•     3     Shrubland   
  
•     3.4     Shrubland - Temperate   
  
•     4     Grassland   
  
•     4.4     Grassland - Temperate   
  
•     5     Wetlands (inland)   
  
•     5.4     Wetlands (inland) - Bogs , Marshes, Swamps , Fens , Peatlands   
  
•     8     Desert   
  
•     8.2     Desert - Temperate   
  
•     14     Artificial/Terrestrial   
  
•     14.1     Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable Land   
  
•     14.2     Artificial/Terrestrial - Pastureland   
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Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 09-Jun-2004

Differences in chromosome numbers among populations suggest that two or more sibling species may be subsumed under P. megalotis. [2].

Similar Species

Members of the genus Reithrodontomys

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 34 species and subspecies in this genus:

R. bakeri (Baker's Small Toothed Harvest Mouse) · R. brevirostris (Short-Nosed Harvest Mouse) · R. burti (Sonoran Harvest Mouse) · R. chrysopsis (Volcano Harvest Mouse) · R. chrysopsis chrysopsis (Volcano Harvest Mouse) · R. creper (Chiriqui Harvest Mouse) · R. darienensis (Darien Harvest Mouse) · R. fulvescens (Fulvous Harvest Mouse) · R. fulvescens fulvescens (Fulvous Harvest Mouse) · R. gracilis (Slender Harvest Mouse) · R. gracilis gracilis (Slender Harvest Mouse) · R. hirsutus (Hairy Harvest Mouse) · R. hirsutus hirsutus (Hairy Harvest Mouse) · R. humilis (Eastern Harvest Mouse) · R. humulis (Eastern Harvest Mouse) · R. humulis humulis (Eastern Harvest Mouse) · R. megalotis (Southern Marsh Harvest Mouse) · R. megalotis distichlis (Salinas Harvest Mouse) · R. megalotis megalotis (Western Harvest Mouse) · R. mexicanus (Mexican Harvest Mouse) · R. mexicanus mexicanus (Mexican Harvest Mouse) · R. microdon (Small-Toothed Harvest Mouse) · R. montanus (Plains Harvest Mouse) · R. montanus montanus (Plains Harvest Mouse) · R. paradoxus (Nicaraguan Harvest Mouse) · R. raviventris (Salt-Marsh Harvest Mouse) · R. raviventris halicoetes (Salt-Marsh Harvest Mouse) · R. raviventris raviventris (Red-Bellied Harvest Mouse) · R. rodriguezi (Rodriguez's Harvest Mouse) · R. spectabilis (Cozumel Harvest Mouse) · R. sumichrasti (Sumachrasti's Harvest Mouse) · R. sumichrasti sumichrasti (Sumichrast's Harvest Mouse) · R. tenuirostris (Narrow-Nosed Harvest Mouse) · R. zacatecae (Zacatecas Harvest Mouse)

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Further Reading

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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 30, 2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 15 providers.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
• Linzey, A.V. & Matson, J. 2008. Reithrodontomys megalotis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 04February2012.
• Pearson, O. 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
• Pearson, O. 1996. Reithrodontomys megalotis. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

• Burke Museum: Mammal Specimens
• Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad: Colección de Mamíferos de la Sierra Volcánica Transversal de México (UAM-I)
• Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad: Colección de Mamíferos de Nuevo León, México (UANL)
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
• Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science: Mammal specimens
• Marine Science Institute, UCSB: Paleobiology Database
• Michigan State University Museum: Vertebrate specimens
• Museum of Texas Tech University (TTU): Mammal specimens
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
• Royal Ontario Museum: Mammal specimens
• Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
• Sternberg Museum of Natural History: Mammal Collection
• UNIBIO, IBUNAM: CNMA/Coleccion Nacional de Mamiferos
• University of Alaska Museum of the North: University of Alaska Museum Mammal Collection
• University of Alaska Museum of the North: University of New Mexico Division of Genomic Resources Mammal Collection
• University of Alaska Museum of the North: University of New Mexico Museum of Southwestern Biology Mammal Collection
• University of Colorado Museum: Zoological specimens
• University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): Mammal specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 109934
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-180343
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 180343
• IUCN ID: 239084
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AMAFF02030
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 9482

Footnotes

1. Mean = 909.620 meters (2,984.318 feet), Standard Deviation = 601.210 based on 917 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
2. Linzey, A.V. & Matson, J. 2008. Reithrodontomys megalotis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 February 2012. [back]

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