---
title: "Oostelijke oogstmuis"
description: "Reithrodontomys humulis — Zoogdieren. The eastern harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys humulis) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/eastern-harvest-mouse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Oostelijke oogstmuis

> Reithrodontomys humulis — Zoogdieren. The eastern harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys humulis) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.

- Scientific name: *Reithrodontomys humulis*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `farm` (Boerderij)
- iNaturalist observations: 53
- Wikidata: [Q1767111](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1767111)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44433](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44433)

## Names

- en: Eastern Harvest Mouse
- de: Östliche Erntemaus
- es: Ratón cosechero del este
- fr: Souris des moissons orientale
- nl: Oostelijke oogstmuis

## Countries with the most observations

US (35)

## Summary

The eastern harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys humulis) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.
It is endemic to the Southeastern United States.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, and pastureland.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_harvest_mouse

## Photo

![Oostelijke oogstmuis](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-harvest-mouse/medium.jpg)

Photo: U. S. Forest Service · Public domain · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44433

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eastern-harvest-mouse?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).