Florida mouse
| Florida mouse | ||||||||||||
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| Podomys floridanus | ||||||||||||
| ( Chapman , 1889) |
The Florida mouse ( Podomys floridanus ) is a rodent species from the New World mouse group that is endemic in the US state of Florida .
Florida mice reach a head body length of around 10 centimeters and a tail length of 8 to 10 centimeters. The weight is 20 to 47 grams. Their long, soft fur is brown or gray-brown on top, and their belly is white. The eyes are large and dark, the ears are also large and sparsely hairy.
The habitat of Florida mice are bush lands covered with sand pines . They are soil dwellers and live in burrows that they have dug themselves or taken over from other animals. Their diet consists of seeds, nuts, insects and other things.
The mating can take place all year round, the litter size is usually three or four young.
Florida mice are an endangered species. The main cause of this is the extensive destruction of their habitat. Due to the development and fear of bush fires, large parts of their habitat have been destroyed, the IUCN lists the species as endangered ( vulnerable ).
literature
- Ronald M. Nowak: Walker's Mammals of the World. 2 volumes. 6th edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD et al. 1999, ISBN 0-8018-5789-9 .
- Don E. Wilson , DeeAnn M. Reeder (Eds.): Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic Reference. 2 volumes. 3. Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 .
Web links
- Podomys floridanus in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2006 Posted by: J. Baillie, 1996. Retrieved on August 2 of 2008.