Miscellaneous

Synaptomys cooperi photo credit: animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/ ID Small, robust, short legs, large head, very short tail Long, shaggy fur Mixed brown, gray, and black upper parts with a little bit of dark yellow Silverish gray underparts (Whitaker) Distribution   Reproduction Young can be produced in any month, but less commonly in the winter months Gestation takes 23 to 26 days with litters of 1 to 8 young Females can produce multiple litters in a year (Whitaker) Behavior Often share burrows with other small mammals of different species Build nests of [Read More...]