Plains Harvest Mouse
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The Plains Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys montanus) is a species of rodent
in the family Cricetidae
.
It is found in northern Mexico
and the central United States
.
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
in the family Cricetidae
Cricetidae
The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, and New World rats and mice...
.
It is found in northern Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and the central United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.