IOWA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 
197 
THE HARVEST MOUSE IN IOWA. 
FRANK C. PELLETT. 
When the catalogue of the recent mammals of Iowa was compiled, (See Proc. 
la. Ac. Science, Vol. XVII, pps. 211 to 218), no record of the Western Harvest 
Mouse, (Reithrodontomys dychei Allen), could he found for this state, but be- 
cause they were known to be common in eastern Kansas, they were included 
as likely to be found in Iowa. In making a study of the fauna of a limited 
region near Atlantic, I have found them to be abundant there, equalling the 
common white footed mouse. A few specimens were sent to the Biological 
Survey at Washington, and in a letter of acknowledgement, Mr. Henshaw said, 
“We are glad to see the Harvest mouse from that locality, as it fills a gap in 
its range.” 
The number of specimens taken by the writer establishes the fact that it is 
not a chance occurrence, but a regular and abundant inhabitant of south- 
western Iowa. 
Reports from other parts of the state are also at hand, showing this is a 
common animal. 
