Species MammalsSumichrast's Harvest Mouse

Sumichrast's Harvest Mouse

Reithrodontomys sumichrasti

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Illustration of Sumichrast's Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys sumichrasti)

Sumichrast's Harvest Mouse is a high-elevation harvest mouse of the mountains of Mexico and Central America, associated with grassy areas and forest edges above 1,500 meters. Its grooved upper incisors identify it as a harvest mouse. Like other members of its genus, it builds small, spherical nests woven from grass near the ground.

Habitat
Highland grasslands and forest edges of Mexico and Central America
Diet
Grass seeds and small insects
How common
Rare

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