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Scientific Name
Peromyscus gossypinus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Peromyscus gossypinus (Le Conte, 1853)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
COTTON MOUSE
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderRodentia
SuborderMyomorpha
SuperfamilyMuroidea
FamilyCricetidae
SubfamilyNeotominae
GenusPeromyscus
SpeciesPeromyscus gossypinus
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Uncommon
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Through winter
Elevation Range Tags
  • Low
Habit Tags
  • Nocturnal
Habitat Tags
  • terrestrial
    in open woodlands and field margins at low elevations where farming has produced brush growth and open forest
Park Rank Tags
  • Park infrequent
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
5
References
3
Vouchers
3
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: Subspecies ALLAPATICOLA and ANASTASAE were synonymized with other subspecies by Boone (1995) and Boone et al. (1993), who found that patterns of allozyme variation in P. GOSSYPINUS are not concordant with the ranges of the nominal subspecies. ^Boone et al STATUS: Native, Breeder, Uncommon, Present in Park;; ;
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Big Cypress National Preserve (BICY)
Biscayne National Park (BISC)
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BISO)
Big Thicket National Preserve (BITH)
Canaveral National Seashore (CANA)
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park (CHCH)
Colonial National Historical Park (COLO)
Congaree National Park (CONG)
Fort Matanzas National Monument (FOMA)
Russell Cave National Monument (RUCA)
Fort Donelson National Battlefield (FODO)
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park (HOBE)
Ninety Six National Historic Site (NISI)
Hot Springs National Park (HOSP)
Moores Creek National Battlefield (MOCR)
Shiloh National Military Park (SHIL)
Cumberland Island National Seashore (CUIS)
Vicksburg National Military Park (VICK)
Obed Wild and Scenic River (OBRI)
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