Lemmiscus curtatus (rodent)
Variant names: Lagurus curtatus

Mass: 30.3 g based on McNab 1992 and Johnson et al. 1948

Abundance: 0.30 to 3.70% (median 1.22%)

Latitudinal range: 35.5° to 46.6°

Habitats: (10), desert/xeric shrubland (1)

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Found in 11 samples

United States: Raft River Valley, Crystal Ball Cave (Late Pleistocene), Haystack Cave (lower levels) (Late Pleistocene), Camels Back Cave (Stratum I) (Holocene), Camels Back Cave (Stratum II) (Holocene), Mescal Cave (Pleistocene - Holocene), Sunshine Locality (Unit A) (Holocene), Sunshine Locality (Unit E) (Late Pleistocene), Marmes Rockshelter (Harrison horizon) (Pleistocene - Holocene), Marmes Rockshelter (Marmes horizon) (Holocene), Marmes Rockshelter (A6-16 horizon) (Late Pleistocene)

Size measurements:
body mass30.3 gN = 69McNab 1992
♀ body mass29.3 gN = 7Johnson et al. 1948
♂ body mass31.5 gN = 8Johnson et al. 1948
condylobasal length20.9 mmN = 4Dearden and Lee 1955
ear length11.3 mmN = 4Dearden and Lee 1955
hind foot length16 mmN = 4Dearden and Lee 1955
skull width13.9 mmN = 4Dearden and Lee 1955
tail length16.7 mmN = 4Dearden and Lee 1955
♀ tail length21.4 mmN = 11Johnson et al. 1948
♀ tail length22.4 mmN = 14Johnson et al. 1948
♂ tail length20 mmN = 12Johnson et al. 1948
♂ tail length19.9 mmN = 19Johnson et al. 1948
total body length124 mmN = 4Dearden and Lee 1955
♀ total body length124.6 mmN = 11Johnson et al. 1948
♀ total body length128.6 mmN = 14Johnson et al. 1948
♂ total body length123.6 mmN = 12Johnson et al. 1948
♂ total body length122.9 mmN = 19Johnson et al. 1948
upper tooth row length5.7 mmN = 4Dearden and Lee 1955

See also Lemmiscus