Educational resources on Golden Mouse

Golden Mouse or Ochrotomys nuttalli is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the Golden Mouse

Academic web links for the Golden Mouse.

Golden Mouse (Ochrotomys nuttalli)
Golden Mouse Order Rodentia: Family Muridae : Ochrotomys nuttalli (Harlan) Description. A medium-sized, golden-colored (rich ochraceous tawny), white-footed
www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/ochrnutt.htm

North American Mammals: Ochrotomys nuttalli
Partially arboreal, with a semi-prehensile tail - a tail that it can use to grasp as it climbs - the golden Mouse nests, feeds, and escapes from predators and flooding by climbing
www.mnh.si.edu/mna/image_info.cfm?species_id=227

Golden mouse
The golden mouse occurs in localized populations within the state (Linzey and Linzey 1971). An arboreal species, the golden mouse prefers wooded areas often in moist or mesic
www.basic.ncsu.edu/ncgap/sppreport/amaff04010.html

Ochrotomys nuttalli (Harlan); Golden Mouse
Entry page to Discover Life's Encyclopedia about the Biology, Natural History, Ecology, Identification and Maps of Golden Mouse -- Ochrotomys nuttalli
pick4.pick.uga.edu/nh/tx/Vertebrata/Mammalia/Muridae/Ochrotomys/nuttalli

ADW: Ochrotomys nuttalli: Information
Jewell, M., M. Anderson, G. Barrett. 1991. Bioenergetics of the Golden Mouse on Experimental Sumac Seed Diets. The American Midland Naturalist, 125: 360-364.
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Ochrotomys_nuttalli.html

GAWW: Species Description
Golden Mouse Ochrotomys nuttalli. Classification. Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae. Description. Rich golden to orangish brown
dromus.nhm.uga.edu/~GMNH/gawildlife/index.php?page=speciespages/species_page&key=onuttalli

Order Rodentia
General color golden yellow: Ochrotomys nuttalli (golden mouse). General color brown, buff, or gray (white
www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/ordroden.htm

INHS Mammal Collection | Illinois Mammals
Ochrotomys nuttalli (Harlan, 1832) - golden mouse ST Neotoma floridana (Ord, 1818) - eastern woodrat SE. Microtus pennsylvanicus (Ord, 1815) - meadow vole
www.inhs.uiuc.edu/cbd/collections/mammal/ilmammals.html

Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
Habits: The Golden Mouse builds nests and breeding platforms above ground. This mouse is strongly arboreal and builds roundish nests 3 to 15 feet above the ground.
www.snomnh.ou.edu/collections-research/cr-sub/mammalogy/mammalkey/Ochrotomys_nuttalli.html

ILLINOIS OZARKS RRA, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, USA
Several rare species are found at La Rue-Pine Hills, including the golden mouse, eastern woodrat, Indiana bat, green water snake, blue-head shiner, banded pygmy sunfish, spotted
www.inhs.uiuc.edu/cwe/rra/site27.html