Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME DISTRIBUTION
Order Marsupialia
Family Didelphidea
Didelphis virginiana Virginia Opossum SE
Order Insectivora
Family Soricidae
Sorex Cinereus Masked Shrew All
Sorex arcticus Arctic Shrew N,E
Microsorex hoyi Pigmy Shrew E
Blarina brevicauda Short-tailed Shrew E
Order Chiroptera
Family Vespertilionidae
Myotis lucifugus Little Brown Myotis All
Myotis septentrionalis Northern Myotis E,W
Myotis evotis Long-eared Myotis W
Myotis volans Long-legged Myotis SW
Myotis ciliolabrum Western Small-footed Myotis SW
Lasionycteris noctivagans Silver-haired Bat All
Eptesicus fuscus Big Brown Bat All
Lasiurus borealis Red Bat All
Lasiurus cinereus Hoary Bat All
Order Lagomorpha
Family Leporidae
Sylvilagus floridanus Eastern Cottontail All
Sylvilagus nuttallii Nuttall's Cottontail W
Sylvilagus audubonii Desert Cottontail SW
Lepus americanus Snowshoe Hare N,E
Lepus townsendii White-tailed Jackrabbit All
Order Rodentia
Family Sciuridae
Tamias striatus Eastern Chipmunk E
Eutamius minimus Least Chipmunk NE,W
Marmota monax Woodchuck E
Spermophilus richardsonii Richardson's Ground Squirrel N,E
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel All
Spermophilus franklinii Franklin's Ground Squirrel E,NW
Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog SW
Sciurus carolinensis Gray Squirrel E
Sciurus niger Fox Squirrel E,S
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Red Squirrel E
Glaucomys sabrinus Northern Flying Squirrel E
Family Geomyidae
Thomomys talpoides Northern Pocket Gopher W,NE
Geomy bursarius Plains Pocket Gopher SE
Family Heteromyidae
Perognathus fasciatus Olived-backed Pocket Mouse All
Perognathus flavescens Plains Pocket Mouse SE
Perognathus hispidus Hispid Pocket Mouse SW
Dipodomys ordii Ord's Kangaroo Rat SW
Family Heteromyidae
Castor canadensis Beaver All
Family Cricetidae
Reithrodontomys montanus Plains Harvest Mouse SW
Reithrodontomys megalotis Western Harvest Mouse S
Peromyscus maniculatus Deer Mouse All
Peromyscus leucopus White-footed Mouse All
Onychomys leucogaster Northern Grasshopper Mouse All
Neotoma cinerea Bushy-tailed Woodrat SW
Clethrionomys gapperi Southern Red-backed Vole All
Microtus pennsylvanicus Meadow Vole All
Microtus ochrogaster Prairie Vole All
Lagurus curtatus Sagebrush Vole SW
Ondatra zibethicus Muskrat All
Family Muridae
Rattus norvegius Norway Rat All
Mus musculus House Mouse All
Family Zapodidae
Zapus hudsonius Meadow Jumping Mouse All
Zapus princeps Western Jumping Mouse E,NW
Family Erethizontidae
Erethizon dorsatum Porcupine All
Order Carnivora
Family Canidae
Canis Latrans Coyote All
Canis Lupus Gray Wolf NE
Vulpes vulpes Red Fox E,NW
Vulpes velox Swift Fox SW
Urocyon cinereoargenteus Gray Fox E
Family Ursidae
Ursus americanus Black Bear NE
Family Procyonidae
Procyon lotor Raccoon All
Family Mustelidae
Martes pennanti Fisher NE
Mustela erminea Ermine E
Mustela nivalis Least Weasel All
Mustela frenata Long-tailed Weasel All
Mustela nigripes Black-footed Ferret SW
Mustela vison Mink All
Taxidea taxus Badger All
Spilogale putorius Eastern Spotted Skunk SE
Mephitis mephitis Striped Skunk All
Lutra canadensis River Otter All
Family Felidae
Felis concolor Mountain Lion N,W
Felis lynx Lynx N
Felis rufus Bobcat All
Order Artiodactyla
Family Cervidae
Cervus elaphus Elk SW,NE
Odocoileus hemionus Mule Deer W
Odocoileus virginianus White-taile Deer All
Alces Alces Moose NE
Family Antilocapridae
Antilocapridae americana Pronghorn W
Family Bovidae
Bison bison Bison W
Ovis canadensis Bighorn Sheep W
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
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