Reithrodontomys fulvescens J. A. Allen, 1894

Braun, Janet K., Mares, Michael A., Coyner, Brandi S. & Loucks, Lynda S., 2020, New Records Of Mammals From Oklahoma, Occasional Papers of the Museum 364, pp. 1-24 : 15

Reithrodontomys fulvescens J. A. Allen, 1894

Fulvous Harvest Mouse

The distribution of R. fulvescens reported by Caire et al. (1989) included scattered counties in eastern and central Oklahoma. Since Caire et al. (1989), the known distribution of this species in the state also includes western Oklahoma and one county in the Panhandle. These records include: Cotton, Grady, Greer, Kiowa, and Love counties (Stangl et al. 1992); Washita County ( Clark and Tumlison 1992); Osage County (Thies et al. 1993); Beckham, Carter, Cherokee, Custer, Hughes, McIntosh, Okmulgee, Pawnee, Rogers, and Seminole counties ( Braun and Revelez 2005); Ottawa and Washington counties ( McDonald et al. 2006); and Beaver, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, and Tillman counties (Roehrs et al. 2008). New county records are reported for Blaine, Bryan, Harmon, Jackson, Pushmataha, and Woods counties.

Specimen records (39). —Blaine County (2): 9.7 km W Watonga, 1 (UCOCV-MAM 2932); Roman Nose Stat Park, 1 (UCOCV-MAM 5889). Bryan County (7): 1.6 km N Durant, 2 (UCOCV-MAM 5213, 5484); 11.3 km E Durant, 2 (UCOCV-MAM 5331, 5487); 1.6 km S Durant, 1 (UCOCV-MAM 5485); Durant Holiday Inn, 1 (UCOCV-MAM 5488); 3.2 km S, 8 km W Durant, 1 (UCOCV-MAM 5622). Harmon County (16): Oklahoma banks of Red River, 1 (UCOCV-MAM 2334); 8 km S, 3.2 km W Hollis, 3 (UCOCV-MAM 3199–3200, 3416); 9.7 km S, 3.2 km W Hollis, 9 (UCOCV-MAM 3948–3952, 4198–4199, 4201, 4204); 11.3 km S, 3.2 km W Hollis, 2 (UCOCV-MAM 3291, 3565); 11.3 km S Hollis, 1 (UCOCV-MAM 3409). Jackson County (1): plot 3, Altus Air Force Base, Altus, 1 (OMNH 36325). Pushmataha County (8): 6.4 km N, 9.7 km W Honobia, 4 (UCOCV-MAM 5904–5907); 6.4 km N, 9.7 km W Honobia, T2N, R22E, Sec 31, W 1/4, 4 (UCOCV-MAM 6748–6751). Woods County (5): 27.4 km W Alva, 4 (UAM 63044, 63047, 63050, 63060); Merrihew Cave, 1 (FHSM 36736).