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Reithrodontomys humulis
eastern harvest mouse
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Reithrodontomys humulis (Audubon and Bachman, 1841)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		eastern harvest mouse
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Subclass Theria, Order Rodentia, Suborder Myomorpha, Family Cricetidae, Genus Reithrodontomys, Species Reithrodontomys humulis


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		KY: S4
Evidence:		0 Observations, 6 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Antietam National Battlefield	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Big Cypress National Preserve
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Blue Ridge Parkway	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Mammoth Cave National Park
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Petersburg National Battlefield
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Stones River National Battlefield	Vicksburg National Military Park


Last Modified Date:	2/9/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 5:00:22 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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