Ochrotomys nuttalli (Harlan 1832)

[Arvicola] nuttalli Harlan 1832, Mon. Am. J. Geol. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia: 446.

Type Locality: USA, Virginia, Norfolk Co., Norfolk.

Vernacular Names: Golden Mouse.

Synonyms: Ochrotomys aureolus (Audubon and Bachman 1841); Ochrotomys flammeus (Goldman 1941); Ochrotomys floridanus Packard 1969; Ochrotomys lewisi (A. H. Howell 1939); Ochrotomys lisae Packard 1969 .

Distribution: SE USA, from SE Missouri across to E West Virginia and S Virginia, south to E Texas, the Gulf coast, and C Florida.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subspecific classification revised by Packard (1969), but Whitaker and Hamilton (1998) saw no basis for recognizing any. See Linzey and Packard (1977, Mammalian Species, 75).