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Peterson
1935.
Lagurus criticus intermedius.
July 6. Marys River, 5800 ft, 22 mi. N Death, Elko Co., Nevada.
Two individuals caught on rolling, dry gravelly slopes & E of Marys River covered with sparse growth & low sage brush. Looks like Microtus, a meadow mouse, but somewhat smaller + lighter in color. A meadow mouse having adopted a desert habitat & feeding on sage brush according to Dr. Hell.
July 27. 1 mi. SE Tuscarora, 5900 ft., Elko Co., Nevada.
One caught on gravelly, sagebrush-covered flat near meadow.