RECENT RECORDS OF THE COTTON MOUSE (PEROMYSCUS-GOSSYPINUS) IN ILLINOIS

Authors
FELDHAMER GA WHITTAKER JC CHARLES EM
Citation
Ga. Feldhamer et al., RECENT RECORDS OF THE COTTON MOUSE (PEROMYSCUS-GOSSYPINUS) IN ILLINOIS, The American midland naturalist, 139(1), 1998, pp. 178-180
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Ecology,"Biology Miscellaneous
Journal title
The American midland naturalist → ACNP
ISSN journal
00030031
Volume
139
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
178 - 180
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-0031(1998)139:1<178:RROTCM>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
We document the first known occurrences of the cotton mouse (Peromyscu s gossypinus) in Illinois since 1909. Mean kind foot length and body m ass of cotton mice from study areas in two counties were significantly greater than sympatric white-footed mice (P. leucopus). The cotton mi ce occurred in forested bottomland habitat.