Mexican harvest mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Mexican harvest mouse lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Reithrodontomys mexicanus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the Mexican harvest mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Mexican harvest mouse in 3 countries and territories across North America and South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Mexican harvest mouse endangered?

The Mexican harvest mouse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Mexican harvest mouse?

The Mexican harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys mexicanus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Reithrodontomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Mexican harvest mouse

The Mexican harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys mexicanus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama in a variety of habitats at altitudes from sea level to 3800 m.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mexican harvest mouse (revision 1344733005), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q629809 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).