mice and rats

Member of rodents (order Rodentia)
placental mammals (infraclass Placentalia)
mammals (class Mammalia)
animals (kingdom Animalia)

There are no other wild members of this group in the bay area.

old world mice and rats
family Muridae

old world rats
genus Rattus

black rat
Rattus rattus

brown rat
Rattus norvegicus

house mouse
Mus musculus

north american deer mice
genus Peromyscus

western deer mouse
Peromyscus sonoriensis

gambel’s deer mouse
Peromyscus gambelii

california mouse
Peromyscus californicus

pinyon mouse
Peromyscus truei

deer mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus

brush mouse
Peromyscus boylii

dusky-footed woodrat
Neotoma fuscipes

narrow-faced kangaroo rat
Dipodomys venustus

american harvest mice
genus Reithrodontomys

western harvest mouse
Reithrodontomys megalotis

salt marsh harvest mouse
Reithrodontomys raviventris

california pocket mouse
Chaetodipus californicus

4 observed taxons / 10 unobserved taxons

Chris’s observations: 7 (5 are research grade)

Locations:

Kauai, HI: 4
Edgewood County Park & Natural Preserve: 2
Joseph D. Grant CP

Months:

Apr.: 1
May: 2
Jun.: 0
Jul.: 0
Aug.: 0
Sep.: 0
Oct.: 3
Nov.: 1

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