Arkansas mammals

Fulvous harvest mouse in Arkansas

Reithrodontomys fulvescens

Native to Arkansas S5 Secure in Arkansas

Not listed as nonindigenous in Arkansas by USGS NAS; native to its Arkansas range.

IUCN Red List status

  1. LC
  2. NT
  3. VU
  4. EN
  5. CR
  6. EW
  7. EX

LC – Least Concern

Widespread and abundant; not at risk.

Fulvous harvest mouse climbing through dry seed heads at nightFulvous harvest mouse partly hidden in dry brushFulvous harvest mouse moving through wet grass and low shrubsLive fulvous harvest mouse perched on a flowering stem at nightFulvous harvest mouse gripping a dry plant stem
Photo: Juan Cruzado Cortés · CC BY 4.0Fulvous harvest mouse climbing through dry seed heads at nightPhoto: Juan Cruzado Cortés · CC BY 4.0Fulvous harvest mouse partly hidden in dry brushPhoto: guppin · CC0Fulvous harvest mouse moving through wet grass and low shrubsPhoto: Juan Cruzado Cortés · CC BY 4.0Live fulvous harvest mouse perched on a flowering stem at nightPhoto: Juan Cruzado Cortés · CC BY 4.0Fulvous harvest mouse gripping a dry plant stem

Fulvous harvest mouse in Arkansas, by the numbers

Common in Arkansas 16th most recorded of 78 mammals logged in Arkansas

207 occurrence records
1 with iNaturalist photos
Jul 7, 2020 Last seen in Arkansas

Records from 2000–2026.

207 total records count every Arkansas occurrence from GBIF and iNaturalist; the monthly chart covers the 199 records with a full observation date.

When to look for the Fulvous harvest mouse in Arkansas

Most sightings fall in May.

199 Arkansas occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) by month of year, 2000–2026. Shows when the species is recorded, not a guarantee of presence.

Monthly Arkansas records (table)
MonthRecords
January7
February14
March24
April11
May57
June29
July12
August0
September0
October24
November12
December9

Monthly fulvous harvest mouse occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) in Arkansas, 2000–2026.

Seasonality

Year-round in Arkansas, with recorded sightings peaking in May.

Occurrence map

Where Fulvous harvest mouse has been recorded in Arkansas

207 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

207 Arkansas records mapped

Notable places to look

Park, forest, or monumentiNaturalist records
Sylamore Wildlife Management Area 10
Madison County 1

Protected places with the most fulvous harvest mouse sightings, from the USGS Protected Areas Database plus named mountain ranges, good spots to look, not a full breakdown, so they don't sum to the total.

Where it's recorded in Arkansas

CountyRecords
Stone County 106
Sebastian County 34
Garland County 16
Madison County 12
Boone County 8
Franklin County 5
Polk County 5
Crawford County 3
Cleveland County 3
Washington County 3
Pulaski County 3
Arkansas County 2
6 other counties 7

The complete county distribution, spread across 18 Arkansas counties. Every occurrence record falls in one county, so these sum to the total. Counties from GBIF and US Census boundaries.

Arkansas has 207 fulvous harvest mouse records for 2000–2026, including 206 from GBIF and one from iNaturalist. May is the strongest month with 57 records, followed by June with 29 and March and October with 24 each; the absence of August and September entries is a feature of reporting, not a population estimate.

NatureServe ranks the species S5 (Secure) in Arkansas. Ozark and Ouachita national forests and Buffalo National River are the overlay’s three search leads, but the database record does not show how the state’s animals are distributed among them.

Fulvous harvest mouse climbing through dry seed heads at night
Full species profile Fulvous harvest mouse Reithrodontomys fulvescens Size 8.1 cm3.2 in Weight 13 g0.5 oz Lifespan Up to 1.8 yr View the full profile

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Data & sources

The data and visualizations on this page draw on these open sources:

  • GBIFCC-BY 4.0occurrence records behind the range map, elevation, and record counts
  • iNaturalistCC0 / CC-BY / CC-BY-SAobservations, photos, and audio recordings
  • NatureServe ExplorerCC-BYthe state conservation rank
  • IUCN Red Listattributed factthe global conservation status
  • USGS NASpublic domainnative / introduced status
  • Natural Earthpublic domainthe relief basemap
  • USFSpublic domainnational-forest boundaries
  • USGS Protected Areas Databasepublic domainthe named parks, forests, and refuges behind "notable places to look"