Guerrero harvest mouse

Guerrero harvest mouse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Reithrodontomys
Species: R. bakeri
Binomial name
Reithrodontomys bakeri
Bradley, 2004b[1]

The Guerrero harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys bakeri) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is one of about 20 species of the genus Reithrodontomys[2] and is not a true mouse. This species was discovered in 2004[3] and is found in Central Mexico.[4]

References

  1. Occasional Papers - Mammalogy at Texas Tech University: A Historical Perspective (2005, September 27), No. 243, 4, 20.
  2. Zipcodezoo.com
  3. Gordon's Twentyfirst Century Mammals Page (Viewed January 26, 2010).
  4. Ceballos, Gerardo, Francisca M. Mendez-Harclerode, and Robert D. Bradley. 2005. Reithrodontomys bakeri. Pps. 777-778 in Los mamiferos silvestres de Mexico (G Ceballos and G. Oliva, ed.). Comision Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad Fondo de Cultura Economica.


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