Hot, dry, sandy uplands in central and coastal Florida are habitats for prickly pear cactus, pocket gophers, gopher tortoises, and the Florida Mouse. Gopher tortoises dig long, deep burrows that provide homes for Florida Mice and as many as 360 other vertebrates and invertebrates. Learn more about the Podomys floridanus, more commonly known as a Florida Mouse, in this easy-to-read species overview by the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.