Reithrodontomys fulvescens (rodent)

Mass: 11.5 g based on Vâzquez et al. 2000, Cameron and Spencer 1983, and Findley and Pullen 1958

Abundance: 0.41 to 77.51% (median 6.25%)

Latitudinal range: 19.1° to 34.6°

Habitats: (5), desert/xeric shrubland (6), temperate coniferous forest (1), temperate savanna (2), temperate wetland (2), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (3)

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Found in 19 samples

Mexico: Atotonilco de Campa (Sherman traps, desert-shrub), Matancillas, La Campana, La Huerta, Las Joyas Scientific Station (cloud forest), Las Joyas Scientific Station (disturbed area), Cuauhtémoc, Playa de Oro, Cueva de Abra

United States: Bob White Memorial Wetlands Research and Teaching Station, Salado Creek, Rockefeller State Wildlife Refuge and Game Preserve, Fort Sill (Lawton soils), Santa Rita Experimental Range (1 November 1972), Kemper County, Zesch Cave, Schulze Cave (layer B), Schulze Cave (layer C1), Schulze Cave (layer C2)

Size measurements:
body mass11.2 gN = 100Vâzquez et al. 2000
body mass12.2 gN = 348Vâzquez et al. 2000
♀ body mass11.24 gN = 784Cameron and Spencer 1983
♂ body mass11.48 gN = 859Cameron and Spencer 1983
♂ body mass11.5 gN = 4Findley and Pullen 1958
♂ ear length14.0 mmN = 4Findley and Pullen 1958
♂ hind foot length19.5 mmN = 4Findley and Pullen 1958
♂ tail length90.8 mmN = 4Findley and Pullen 1958
♂ total body length160.8 mmN = 4Findley and Pullen 1958

See also Reithrodontomys, Reithrodontomys creper, Reithrodontomys gracilis, Reithrodontomys humulis, Reithrodontomys megalotis, Reithrodontomys mexicanus, Reithrodontomys microdon, Reithrodontomys montanus, Reithrodontomys sp., Reithrodontomys sumichrasti, Reithrodontomys tenuirostris, Reithrodontomys wetmorei