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Golden Mouse

Ochrotomys nuttalli

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Tennessee.January 25, February 29, March 33, April 55, May 57, June 32, July 27, August 25, September 34, October 29, November 22, December 23.
United States3,144
Tennessee390
Louisiana327
Texas268
Arkansas267
North Carolina249
Georgia199
Mississippi142
Kentucky104
South Carolina94

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Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderRodents · Rodentia
FamilyHamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies · Cricetidae
GenusOchrotomys

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