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Slender Harvest Mouse

Reithrodontomys gracilis

UncommonMammal
Illustration of Slender Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys gracilis)

The Slender Harvest Mouse is a small, delicate harvest mouse of tropical and subtropical forests and forest edges in Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala. It is more slender than most other harvest mice with a relatively long tail and large eyes. Like all Reithrodontomys, its upper incisors are grooved—the key field character of the genus.

Habitat
Tropical forest edges, grasslands, and disturbed areas of Mexico and Central America
Diet
Grass seeds, forb seeds, and small insects
How common
Uncommon

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