Key Largo cotton mouse

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The Key Largo cotton mouse is an endangered subspecies of cotton mouse found only in the hardwood hammocks of Key Largo in the Florida Keys.

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Key Largo cotton mouse canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rodent
subspecies
activityPattern nocturnal
bodyLength approximately 8–10 centimeters
class Mammalia
commonName Key Largo cotton mouse
conservationStatus endangered
country United States
diet fruits
insects
seeds
distinguishedBy geographic isolation on Key Largo
ecologicalRole prey for native predators
seed disperser
endemicTo Florida Keys
Key Largo
family Cricetidae
foundInProtectedArea Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park
furColor brownish dorsally
whitish ventrally
genus Peromyscus
habitat rockland hammock
tropical hardwood hammock
IUCNStatus Endangered
kingdom Animalia
listedUnder U.S. Endangered Species Act
litterSize 2–4 young
managementPlan U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recovery plan
nativeRange Key Largo hardwood hammocks
order Rodentia
parentTaxon Peromyscus gossypinus
linked to: Peromyscus
phylum Chordata
populationTrend declining
reproduction multiple litters per year
scientificName Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola
linked to: Peromyscus
similarTo cotton mouse
tailLength approximately 7–9 centimeters
taxonRank subspecies
threatenedBy black rats
feral cats
habitat fragmentation
habitat loss
invasive predators
sea-level rise

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