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Alston's brown mouse
Adult weight : 0.011 kg (0.0242 lbs)
Female maturity :34 days
Male maturity : 49 days
Gestation : 31 days
Weaning : 21 days
Litter size : 3
Interval between litters : 31 days
Weight at birth : 0.001 kg (0.0022 lbs)
Body mass : 0.012 kg (0.0264 lbs)
Temperature : 37.85 °C (100.13 °F)
Alston's brown mouse
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Species : Scotinomys teguina
The Alston's brown mouse is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Alston
A young / baby of a Alston is called a 'pinkie, kitten or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Alston group is called a 'nest, colony, harvest, horde or mischief'.
Facts about the Alston's brown mouse
Alston's singing mouse, Scotinomys teguina, is a small, social rodent that lives in cloud-forests distributed from Panama into southern Mexico. (Full text)
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