Named places are thin in Tennessee’s golden mouse record: Cherokee National Forest is the only site with a repeated report, and it’s just one. Most of what’s documented here comes from broader survey work rather than clustered sightings, with 146 GBIF records against just 10 from iNaturalist, a gap that says more about who’s counting than about where the mouse actually lives.
November stands out sharply, with 33 recorded reports against single digits across most of the year. May and June also run high, echoing a late-spring push in survey activity. Winter and midsummer entries drop close to zero, likely reflecting when surveys happen more than the mouse’s own rhythm.
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