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85th D. Richardson
1935
1936
Reithrodontomys megalotis
Dec 23 4 mi NE Springville, 2800 ft Tulare Co. Calif.
Faunal area - Sierra Nevada foothill.
Life zone - Upper Sonoran.
Habitat - Thick brushy area
(Achillea fasciculata) bordered with
dead grasses. It was a dry area of
the north facing canyon wall.
Jan 14 Canyon Cr, 7 mi NE Orovi, 700 ft Tulare Co. Calif.
This animal caught in the traps
this morning.
Faunal area - Sierra foothill.
Life zone - Upper Sonoran.
Habitat - In the thick grassy
area which was in each case
close to rock borders. The area
was well drained.
July 10 Parker Meadow 6400 ft Tulare Co. Calif.
One individual caught.
Faunal area - Sierra Nevada
Life zone - Canadian (low)
Habitat - This individual was
caught along the stream below the
meadow. He was a thicket of
shrubby calagans, nettles and green grass
and it was in this thicket that
the catch was made.
July 24 Wilson Cr, 3 1/2 mi SW Nelson, 5600 ft Tulare Co. Calif.
Fly caught inside hut 1.
Faunal area - Sierra Nevada
Life zone - Transition.