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Scientific Name
Ochrotomys nuttalli
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Ochrotomys nuttalli (Harlan, 1832)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
GOLDEN MOUSE
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderRodentia
SuborderMyomorpha
SuperfamilyMuroidea
FamilyCricetidae
SubfamilyNeotominae
GenusOchrotomys
SpeciesOchrotomys nuttalli
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Uncommon
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Mid-march to early October
Elevation Range Tags
  • Low
Habit Tags
  • Nocturnal
Habitat Tags
  • terrestrial
    semi-arborea species
Park Rank Tags
  • Park infrequent
    scattered small populations, habitat is tangled undergrowth
Species Record Status Tags
  • Pre 1998
Taxa Group Tags
  • Mammal
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
24
References
4
Vouchers
40
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I&M Office
Created Date
10/31/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
KStraub@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
4/18/2019 12:53:58 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: ATBI Sensitivity = Public Species Notes: Originally diagnosed as a subgenus of PEROMYSCUS; full generic status has been supported by several studies (see Musser and Carleton, in Wilson and Reeder 1993). See Packard (1969) for subspecific classification. STATUS: Native, Breeder, Uncommon, Present in Park;;
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