Florida mouse

The Florida mouse (Podomys floridanus) is a species of rodent in the Cricetidae family. It is the only species in the genus Podomys. True to its name, it is endemic to Florida in the United States.

Florida mouse Temporal range: Late Pleistocene – Recent
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Neotominae
Genus:	Podomys Osgood, 1909
Species:	P. floridanus
Binomial name
Podomys floridanus (Chapman, 1889)
Synonyms[3]
Hesperomys floridanus Chapman, 1889 Hesperomys macropus Merriam, 1890 Sitomys floridanus: Chapman, 1894 Peromyscus floridanus: Bangs, 1896 Podomys floridanus: Carleton, 1980

Its natural habitat is temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.