Common Name
Salt-marsh Harvest Mouse
Order
Rodentia
Family
Cricetidae
Species Name
Reithrodontomys raviventris
Status
U.S. ESA - Endangered; IUCN - Endangered as R. r. raviventris, Lower Risk (cd) as R. r. halicoetes
States
California
Distribution
Salt marshes around San Francisco Bay, California
Notes
Climbs well among marsh vegetation. Adapted to a wet environment; is a buoyant and strong swimmer; its fur stays dry for a time in water. Lives in the middle and upper zone of salt marshes; favors pickleweed and thick damp grass.