Tribe

Reithrodontomyini (Harvest and deer mice)

Reithrodontomys megalotis megalotis. Photo: (c) Amelia Ryan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

The Neotominae are a subfamily of the family Cricetidae. They consist of four tribes, 16 genera, and many species of New World rats and mice, predominantly found in North America. Among them are the well-known deer mice, white-footed mice, packrats, and grasshopper mice.

— Wikipedia

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
        Subclass: Theria (Therians)
        Infraclass: Placentalia (Placental mammals)
        Superorder: Euarchontoglires (Primates, rodents, and allies)
        Order: Rodentia (Rodents)
        Suborder: Myomorpha (Mice, rats, and hamsters)
        Superfamily: Muroidea (Muroids)
        Family: Cricetidae (Hamsters, voles, lemmings, and allies)
        Subfamily: Neotominae (North american mice and rats)
        Tribe: Reithrodontomyini (Harvest and deer mice)
        Genus: Peromyscus (North american deer mice) (2)
        Genus: Reithrodontomys (American harvest mice) (2)

Subtaxa

Genus: Peromyscus (North american deer mice)

Genus: Reithrodontomys (American harvest mice)

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