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Lifespan, longevity, and ageing

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Maximum longevity: 7.4 years (captivity) Observations: One captive specimen reportedly lived 7.4 years (Ronald Nowak 1999).
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Podomys floridanus is also called Peromyscus floridanus in older publications.

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Roddenberrry, J. 2000. "Podomys floridanus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed April 27, 2013 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Podomys_floridanus.html
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Behavior

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Perception Channels: tactile ; chemical

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Conservation Status

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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: vulnerable

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Benefits

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The deer mice in general make very good laboratory test subjects. They are especially useful in physiological and genetic studies because they are clean, easily adjust to laboratory environment, are easily fed, and have a high reproductive rate

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Trophic Strategy

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Diet includes seeds, nuts, berries, fruits, insects, and other invertebrates.

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Distribution

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The Florida deer mouse lives only in the state of Florida as the name implies. The mouse is found in the southern and central regions of Florida, extending to northern peninsular Florida.

Biogeographic Regions: nearctic (Native )

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Habitat

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This mouse inhabits high, dry sandy ridges where black-jack oak, turkey oak, and scrub palmetto are abundant. (Booth 1971).

Terrestrial Biomes: savanna or grassland

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Life Expectancy

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Average lifespan
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7.4 years.

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Morphology

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The color of the fur on the back ranges from a yellowish to light brown. The belly fur and underparts are white (Booth 1971). The ears are naked and relatively large. The feet are also exceptionally large for the size of the mouse. The hind feet average 26 mm. The feet have five pads where other deer mice have six. The body length of an adult Florida deer mouse ranges from 186mm to 221mm. The tail length ranges from 80mm to 100mm.

Range mass: 15 to 50 g.

Other Physical Features: endothermic ; bilateral symmetry

Average basal metabolic rate: 0.288 W.

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Reproduction

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Key Reproductive Features: gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate); sexual

Average birth mass: 2.4 g.

Average gestation period: 23 days.

Average number of offspring: 2.5.

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Florida mouse

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The Florida mouse (Podomys floridanus) is a species of rodent in the Cricetidae family. It is the only species in the genus Podomys. True to its name, it is endemic to Florida in the United States.

Its natural habitat is temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Footnotes
  1. ^ Austin, J.; Roach, N. (2019). "Podomys floridanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T17830A22339074. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T17830A22339074.en. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  2. ^ NatureServe (April 7, 2023). "Podomys floridanus". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  3. ^ Jones 1993, p. 1
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Florida mouse: Brief Summary

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The Florida mouse (Podomys floridanus) is a species of rodent in the Cricetidae family. It is the only species in the genus Podomys. True to its name, it is endemic to Florida in the United States.

Its natural habitat is temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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