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Scientific Name
Ochrotomys nuttalli
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Ochrotomys nuttalli (Harlan, 1832)
Park
Blue Ridge Parkway (BLRI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Golden Mouse
Park Synonyms
Peromyscus nuttalli
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderRodentia
SuborderMyomorpha
SuperfamilyMuroidea
FamilyCricetidae
SubfamilyNeotominae
GenusOchrotomys
SpeciesOchrotomys nuttalli
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Britzke, E. 2007. Mammal Inventory of Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina and Virginia. Final report submitted to the NPS, Appalachian Highlands I&M Network, 34pp.; Knowles, T, M. Steele, and P. Weigl. 1989. Survey of rare and endangered vertebrates of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, Report to NPS, Wake Forest University, 175pp.; Catlin, D. 1984. A Naturalist's Blue Ridge Parkway, University of TN Press, Knoxville, 208pp
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Britzke, E. 2007. Mammal Inventory of Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina and Virginia. Final report submitted to the NPS, Appalachian Highlands I&M Network, 34pp.; Knowles, T, M. Steele, and P. Weigl. 1989. Survey of rare and endangered vertebrates of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, Report to NPS, Wake Forest University, 175pp.; Catlin, D. 1984. A Naturalist's Blue Ridge Parkway, University of TN Press, Knoxville, 208pp; Webster, W., J. Parnell, and W. Biggs, Jr., 1985. Mammals of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Maryland, University of NC Press, Chapel Hill, 255pp; Wilson, D. and S. Ruff. 1999. North American Mammals, Smithsonian Institution Press, 750pp;
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
According to Webster et al., this species does not occur in northern Va, but is "common throughout much of its range."; Data Source: Britzke, E. 2007. Mammal Inventory of Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina and Virginia. Final report submitted to the NPS, Appalachian Highlands I&M Network, 34pp.; Knowles, T, M. Steele, and P. Weigl. 1989. Survey of rare and endangered vertebrates of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, Report to NPS, Wake Forest University, 175pp.; Catlin, D. 1984. A Naturalist's Blue Ridge Parkway, University of TN Press, Knoxville, 208pp; Wilson, D. and S. Ruff. 1999. North American Mammals, Smithsonian Institution Press, 750pp; Webster, W., J. Parnell, and W. Biggs, Jr., 1985. Mammals of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Maryland, University of NC Press, Chapel Hill, 255pp;
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Data Source: Britzke, E. 2007. Mammal Inventory of Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina and Virginia. Final report submitted to the NPS, Appalachian Highlands I&M Network, 34pp.; Knowles, T, M. Steele, and P. Weigl. 1989. Survey of rare and endangered vertebrates of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, Report to NPS, Wake Forest University, 175pp.; Catlin, D. 1984. A Naturalist's Blue Ridge Parkway, University of TN Press, Knoxville, 208pp
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
16
References
3
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
ERG
Created Date
6/7/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
ERaskin@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
8/22/2018 6:36:08 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Knowles, et al. (1989)
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