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Lee Arnold
1937 Neotoma lepida
near Smith Creek Cave, 5,600ft., Mt. Moriah,
White Pine Co., Nevada
June 4, where caught and still alive in trap.
This mammal had a large Botfly (?) larva
on its shoulder
9. [93],♂; Imm.; Under sage brush-10 yards
from creek.
10. [96],♂; Imm.; Sandy loam and rocks with
scattered sage.
The above list gives some idea of the
"wide ranging" of this species. It will
be noted that there were nine immature
rats caught to one adult. The adult
was caught the closest to any sign of a
nest of any of them.
June 7 Out of 30 mouse traps set on the side
hill west of camp I caught two Neotoma:
1 adult ♂ and one imm ♂. The habitat
consisted of scattered boulders, numerous
small rocks, scattered sage and juniper.
It is interesting to note that the
same night twelve traps on the flat
directly below this spot yielded no
Neotoma.
June 9 Out of 48 traps set in the same
habitat as June 7 only on the hill SE
of camp I caught 3 Neotoma lepida:
1 Adult♀ and 2 imm. ♂. The % adults in