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Waterfowl and Habitat Changes
After 40 Years on the Waubay Study Area

Appendix B

Wild mammals^a seen in the Waubay Study Area, Day County, South Dakota, 1992-1993, by common and scientific names.
Coyote, Canis latrans	Richardson's ground squirrel, Spermophilus richardsonii
Red fox, Vulpes vulpes	Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
Raccoon, Procyon lotor	Plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius
Ermine, Mustela erminea	Beaver, Castor canadensis
Least weasel, Mustela nivalis	White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
Mink, Mustela vison	Deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus
Badger, Taxidea taxus	Meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus
Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis	Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus
White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus	Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius
Pronghorn, Antilocapra americana	White-tailed jack rabbit, Lepus townsendii
Woodchuck, Marmota monax	Cottontails, Sylvilagus
Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger
Franklin's ground squirrel, Spermophilus franklinii
^a Common and scientific names follow Banks et al. (1987).

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