Golden Mouse
Ochrotomys nuttalli
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Mammals
The golden mouse is a species of New World mouse. It is usually 5–8 inches (12–25 cm) in body length, and has a soft pelage that ranges from golden-brownish to burnt orange in color. The genus name comes from the Greek words, ochra, meaning "ocher", a yellow or brown earth pigment; oto-, meaning "ear"; and mys, meaning "mouse".
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Cricetidae
- Genus
- Ochrotomys