salt marsh harvest mouse
E483140
The salt marsh harvest mouse is a small, endangered rodent native to the tidal salt marshes of California’s San Francisco Bay, uniquely adapted to saline habitats.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New World mouse
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endangered species ⓘ mammal ⓘ rodent ⓘ small mammal ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| adaptation |
ability to drink seawater
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tolerance to high salinity ⓘ |
| averageLitterSize | 2–4 young ⓘ |
| binomialName | Reithrodontomys raviventris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyLength | approximately 6–7 centimeters (head and body) ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
red-bellied harvest mouse
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salt marsh harvest mouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus |
Endangered (IUCN Red List)
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Endangered (US ESA) ⓘ |
| describedBy | Clinton Hart Merriam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
green plant material
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invertebrates ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
| endemicTo |
California
NERFINISHED
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San Francisco Bay area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Cricetidae ⓘ |
| foundIn |
San Pablo Bay
NERFINISHED
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South San Francisco Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Suisun Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| furColor |
dorsal brown
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reddish or rufous belly ⓘ |
| genus | Reithrodontomys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
brackish marshes
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pickleweed-dominated marshes ⓘ tidal salt marshes ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| movement |
good climber
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swimmer ⓘ |
| nativeTo | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Rodentia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| protectedBy |
California Endangered Species Act
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Endangered Species Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | multiple litters per year ⓘ |
| tailLength | approximately equal to or longer than head and body length ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
agricultural conversion
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habitat loss ⓘ invasive plant species ⓘ sea-level rise ⓘ urban development ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1901 ⓘ |
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