NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Eastern Harvest Mouse
Reithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) humulis (Audubon & Bachman, 1841)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The eastern harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys humulis) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.
It is endemic to the Southeastern United States.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, and pastureland.
Wikipedia contributors, Eastern harvest mouse; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:09:53.785352+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Reithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) humulis (Audubon & Bachman, 1841)
- Name authority
- (Audubon & Bachman, 1841)
- Common name
- Eastern Harvest Mouse
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Cricetidae
- Genus
- Reithrodontomys
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
- superfamilyMuroidea Illiger, 1811
- familyCricetidae Fischer, 1817
- subfamilyNeotominae Merriam, 1894
- genusReithrodontomys Giglioli, 1874
- subgenusReithrodontomys Giglioli, 1874
- speciesReithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) humulis (Audubon & Bachman, 1841)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Reithrodontomys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Darien Harvest MouseReithrodontomys (Aporodon) darienensis Pearson, 1939 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Slender Harvest MouseReithrodontomys (Aporodon) gracilis J. A. Allen & Chapman, 1897 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Western Harvest MouseReithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) megalotis (Baird, 1857) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Plains Harvest MouseReithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) montanus (Baird, 1855) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rodriguez's Harvest MouseReithrodontomys (Aporodon) rodriguezi Goodwin, 1943 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Narrow-nosed Harvest MouseReithrodontomys (Aporodon) tenuirostris Merriam, 1901 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Zacatecan Harvest MouseReithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) zacatecae Merriam, 1901 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nicaraguan Harvest MouseReithrodontomys (Aporodon) paradoxus Jones & Genoways, 1970 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Volcano Harvest MouseReithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) chrysopsis Merriam, 1900 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Short-nosed Harvest MouseReithrodontomys (Aporodon) brevirostris Goodwin, 1943 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chiriqui harvest mouseReithrodontomys (Aporodon) creper Bangs, 1902 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fulvous Harvest MouseReithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) fulvescens J. A. Allen, 1894 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Mus lecontii Audubon & Bachman, 1842 Audubon & Bachman, 1842 | synonym |
| Reithrodontomys merriami J. A. Allen, 1895 J. A. Allen, 1895 | synonym |
| Reithrodontomys humulis dickinsoni Rhoads, 1895 Rhoads, 1895 | synonym |
| Reithrodontomys humulis virginianus A. H. Howell, 1940 A. H. Howell, 1940 | synonym |
| Mus carolinensis Audubon & Bachman, 1842 Audubon & Bachman, 1842 | synonym |
| Reithrodontomys lecontii impiger Bangs, 1898 Bangs, 1898 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=180342 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4RQVF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.