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Reithrodontomys megalotis
Western Harvest Mouse
Badlands National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Reithrodontomys megalotis (Baird, 1857)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Western Harvest Mouse
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		SD: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 6 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument	Arches National Park
Aztec Ruins National Monument	Bandelier National Monument
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site	Big Bend National Park
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park	Cabrillo National Monument
Canyon De Chelly National Monument	Canyonlands National Park
Capitol Reef National Park	Capulin Volcano National Monument
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Cedar Breaks National Monument
Chaco Culture National Historical Park	Channel Islands National Park
Chiricahua National Monument	City Of Rocks National Reserve
Colorado National Monument	Coronado National Memorial
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Death Valley National Park
Devils Tower National Monument	Dinosaur National Monument
Effigy Mounds National Monument	El Malpais National Monument
El Morro National Monument	Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site
Fort Bowie National Historic Site	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Larned National Historic Site	Fort Union National Monument
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	George Washington Carver National Monument
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Golden Spike National Historical Park
Grand Canyon National Park	Great Basin National Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Homestead National Historical Park	Hovenweep National Monument
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
John Muir National Historic Site	Joshua Tree National Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lassen Volcanic National Park	Lava Beds National Monument
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument	Manzanar National Historic Site
Mesa Verde National Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Mojave National Preserve
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Natural Bridges National Monument	Navajo National Monument
Nez Perce National Historical Park	Niobrara National Scenic River
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Parashant National Monument	Pecos National Historical Park
Petrified Forest National Park	Petroglyph National Monument
Pinnacles National Park	Pipe Spring National Monument
Pipestone National Monument	Point Reyes National Seashore
Presidio of San Francisco	Redwood National Park
Saguaro National Park	Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Timpanogos Cave National Monument	Tonto National Monument
Tumacacori National Historical Park	Tuzigoot National Monument
Valles Caldera National Preserve	Walnut Canyon National Monument
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site	White Sands National Park
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wind Cave National Park
Wupatki National Monument	Yosemite National Park
Yucca House National Monument	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	6/13/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/5/2025 12:51:25 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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