The Florida mouse (Podomys floridanus) is a species of rodent in the Cricetidae family. It is the only species in the genus Podomys. True to its name, it is endemic to Florida in the United States.

Florida mouse
Temporal range: Late Pleistocene – Recent

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Neotominae
Genus: Podomys
Osgood, 1909
Species:
P. floridanus
Binomial name
Podomys floridanus
(Chapman, 1889)
Synonyms[3]

Hesperomys floridanus Chapman, 1889
Hesperomys macropus Merriam, 1890
Sitomys floridanus: Chapman, 1894
Peromyscus floridanus: Bangs, 1896
Podomys floridanus: Carleton, 1980

Its natural habitat is temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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Footnotes
  1. ^ Austin, J.; Roach, N. (2019). "Podomys floridanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T17830A22339074. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T17830A22339074.en. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  2. ^ NatureServe (April 7, 2023). "Podomys floridanus". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  3. ^ Jones 1993, p. 1
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