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| Golden mouse Temporal range: Late Pleistocene to Recent
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Neotominae |
| Tribe: | Ochrotomyini Musser and Carleton, 2005 |
| Genus: | Ochrotomys Osgood, 1909 |
| Species: | O. nuttalli
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| Ochrotomys nuttalli (Harlan, 1832)
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The golden mouse (Ochrotomys nuttalli) is a species of New World mouse. It is usually 5–8 inches (12–25 cm) in body length, and has a soft pelage that ranges from golden-brownish to burnt orange in color. The genus name comes from the Greek words, ochra, meaning "ocher", a yellow or brown earth pigment; oto- (from ous), meaning "ear"; and mys, meaning "mouse".[1][2]
- ^ a b Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Ochrotomys nuttalli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T42674A115200634. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T42674A22352024.en. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Golden mouse". Mammals. Wildscreen Arkive. 2013. Archived from the original on 2015-09-14. Retrieved 12 October 2015.