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Reithrodontomys megalotis (Baird, 1857)
Western Harvest Mouse
Family: Cricetidae

Distribution of Reithrodontomys megalotis in British Columbia

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Introduction

The Western Harvest Mouse is a widespread and abundant nocturnal species of mouse that is found in North America in south-central British Columbia and southeastern Alberta, south through the western and mid-western United States, to southern Mexico (Linzey et al. 2008).

Three subspecies of this species are found in North America. Our subspecies is Reithrodontomys megalotis megalotis (Nagorsen 2005).

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Native	S3	Blue	SC (Apr 2007)

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Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

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Species References

Nagorsen, David W. 2005. Rodents and Lagomorphs of British Columbia. Royal BC Museum Handbook. Royal BC Museum, Victoria.

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Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2021. E-Fauna BC: Electronic Atlas of the Fauna of British Columbia [efauna.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-10-09 10:09:48 AM]

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