Natural History of Vertebrates Lab
Emporia State University
MAMMAL LIST (SPRING 2008)
Taxonomy and nomenclature in general follows that in Kays and Wilson (2002).
You will be responsible for the classification from kingdom to species, its common name, and its general distribution in Kansas (part of the state). Plus you must spell all names or categories correctly.
Links at the taxonomic levels above family, take you to the Tree of Life Project. Use the "back" button in the top left corner to go back to the species list. If you know of photographs on the WWW to which I could link, I would very much appreciate the URLs.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Vertebrata
Class Mammalia
Order Didelphimorpha
Family Didelphidae
Didelphis virginiana (Virginia opossum)
Order Insectivora
Family Soricidae
Blarina hylophaga (Elliot's short-tailed shrew)
Cryptotis parva (least shrew)
Family Talpidae
Scalopus aquaticus (eastern mole)
Order Chiroptera
Family Vespertilionidae
Myotis lucifugus (little brown myotis)
Lasiurus cinereus (hoary bat)
Lasionycteris noctivagans (silver-haired bat)
Eptesicus fuscus (big brown bat)
Corynorhinus townsendii (Townsend's big-eared bat)
Family Molossidae
Tadarida brasiliensis (Brazilian free-tailed bat)
Order Xenarthra
Family Dasypodidae
Dasypus novemcinctus (nine-banded armadillo)
Order Lagomorpha
Family Leporidae
Sylvilagus floridanus (eastern cottontail)
Lepus californicus (black-tailed jackrabbit)
Order Rodentia
Family Sciuridae
Marmota monax (woodchuck)
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus (thirteen-lined ground squirrel)
Cynomys ludovicianus (black-tailed prairie dog)
Sciurus carolinensis (gray squirrel)
Sciurus niger (fox squirrel)
Family Geomyidae
Geomys bursarius (plains pocket gopher)
Family Heteromyidae
Chaetodipus hispidus (hispid pocket mouse)
Dipodomys ordii (Ord's kangaroo rat)
Family Castoridae
Castor canadensis (beaver)
Family Muridae
Reithrodontomys megalotis (western harvet mouse)
Peromyscus leucopus (white-footed mouse)
Peromyscus maniculatus (deer mouse)
Sigmodon hispidus (hispid cotton rat)
Neotoma floridana (eastern woodrat)
Microtus ochrogaster (prairie vole)
Ondatra zibethicus (muskrat)
Synaptomys cooperi (southern bog lemming)
Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat)
Mus musculus (house mouse)
Order Carnivora
Family Canidae
Canis latrans (coyote)
Vulpes vulpes (red fox)
Urocyon cinereoargenteus (gray fox)
Family Procyonidae
Procyon lotor (raccoon)
Family Mustelidae
Mustela frenata (long-tailed weasel)
Mustela nivalis (least weasel)
Taxidea taxus (badger)
Family Mephitidae
Mephitis mephitis (striped skunk)
Family Felidae
Lynx rufus (bobcat)
Last updated on 28 April 2008.
Provide comments to Dwight Moore at mooredwi@emporia.edu.
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