The Northern Pygmy Mouse is among the smallest rodents in North America, with adults weighing as little as 7 grams. It inhabits grasslands and brushy areas of south Texas and Mexico and is strictly a tropical and subtropical species at the northern edge of its range in the United States. This tiny mouse creates runways through dense grass and is preyed upon by a wide variety of small carnivores.
Habitat
Grassy brushlands and tropical grasslands of south Texas
Diet
Grass seeds and green plant material
How common
Uncommon
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