Bird Checklists of the United States

Little River National Wildlife Refuge

Broken Bow, Oklahoma

The 15,000 acres that comprises Little River National Wildlife Refuge includes important habitat types which support a great diversity of mammalian species. Although much of the Refuge is low, swampy, forested, bottomland habitat, such habitat is extremely productive biologically, and there are many upland areas that enhance the biodiversity of the Refuge.

More secretive species included on this list such as some of the bats, have not been definitely documented as occurring on the Refuge, but it is within their range and there is suitable habitat to support these species.

This list is intended to inform Refuge visitors regarding species that occur or probably occur on the Refuge. Information concerning additional sightings should be reported to the Refuge Manger.

ORDER MARSUPIALIA — Marsupials

  FAMILY DIDELPHIDAE
    Didelphis virginiana -- Virginia Opposum

ORDER EDENTATA — Edentates

  FAMILY DASYPODIDAE
    Dasypus novemcinctus -- Nine-banded Armadillo

ORDER INSECTIVORA — Insectivores

  FAMILY SORICIDAE
    Blarina brevidcauda -- Short-tailed Shrew
    Cryptotis parva -- Least Shrew

  FAMILY TALPIDAE
    Scalopus aquaticus -- Eastern Mole

ORDER CHIROPTERA — Bats

  FAMILY VESPERTILIONIDAE
    Estesicus fuscus -- Big Brown Bat
    Lasionycteris noctivagans -- Silver-haired Bat
    Lasiurus borealis -- Red Bat
    Lasiurus seminolus -- Seminole Bat
    Myotis austroriparius -- Southeastern Myotis Bat  
    Myotis keenii -- Keen's Myotis Bat
    Myotis lucifugus -- Little Brown Myotis Bat
    Myotis sodalis -- Indiana Myotis Bat
    Mycticeius humeralis -- Evening Bat
    Plecotus rafinesquii -- Big-eared Bat

ORDER CARNIVORA — Carnivores

  FAMILY CANIDAE
    Canis latrans -- Coyotes
    Urocyon cinereoargenteus -- Gray Fox
    Vulpes vulpes -- Red Fox
    
  FAMILY PROCYONIDAE
    Procyon lotor -- Raccoon
    
  FAMILY MUSTELIDAE
    Mustela frenata -- Long-tailed Weasel
    Mustela vison -- Mink
    Mephitis mephitis -- Striped Skunk
    Lutra canadensis -- River Otter
    
  FAMILY FELIDAE
    Felis rufus -- Bobcat

ORDER ARTIODACTLYA — Ungulates

  FAMILY SUIDAE
    Sus scrofa -- Pig

  FAMILY CERVIDAE
    Odocoileus -- White-tailed Deer

ORDER RODENTIA — Rodents

  FAMILY SCIURIDAE
    Glaucomys volans -- Southern Flying Squirrel
    Sciurus carolinensis -- Gray Squirrel
    Sciurus niger -- Fox Squirrel
    
  FAMILY GEOMYIDAE
    Geomys bursarius -- Plains Pocket Gopher
    
  FAMILY CASTORIDAE
    Castor canadensis -- Beaver
    
  FAMILY MURIDAE
    Neotoma floridana -- Eastern Woodrat
    Ochrotomys nuttalli -- Golden Mouse
    Oryzomys palustris -- Marsh Rice Rat
    Peromyscus gossypinus -- Cotton Mouse
    Reithrodontomys fulvescens -- Fulvous Harvest Mouse
    Reithrodontomys humulis -- Eastern Harvest Mouse
    Sigmodon hispidus -- Hispid Cotton Rat
    Microtus pinetorum -- Woodland Vole
    Mus musculus -- House Mouse
    Rattus norvegicus -- Norway Rat
    Rattus rattus -- Black Rat
    
  FAMILY MYOCASTORIDAE
    Myocastor coypus -- Nutria

ORDER LAGOMORPHA — Lagomorphs

  FAMILY LEPORIDAE
    Sylvilagus aquaticus -- Swamp Rabbit
    Sylvilagus floridanus -- Eastern Cottontail

For additional information contact:

                 Refuge Manager
                 Little River National Wildlife Refuge
                 PO Box 340
                 Broken Bow, Oklahoma 74728
                 Telephone: 405/584-6211

This resource is based on the following source:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  No date.  Fishes of Little River National 
     Wildlife Refuge.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  unpaginated.

This resource should be cited as:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  No date.  Fishes of Little River National 
     Wildlife Refuge.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. unpaginated. 
     Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online.
     http://www.npwrc.usgs.govlrvrmam.htm 
     (Version 30DEC2002).

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