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Mammals of Western North Carolina
Order, Family, Genus, species
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
04/17/2011

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Term
Virginia Opossum - S
Definition

Didelphidae

 

Didelphis marsupialis

Term
Eastern Mole - S
Definition

Talpidae

 

Scalopus aquaticus

Term
Hairy-tailed Mole - S
Definition

Talpidae

 

Parascalops breweri

Term
Short-tailed Shrew - S
Definition

Soricidae

 

Blarina brevicauda

Term
Coyote
Definition

Canidae

 

Canis latrans

Term
Gray Fox - S
Definition

Canidae

 

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Term
Red Fox - S
Definition

Canidae

 

Vulpes fulva

Term
Black Bear - S
Definition

Ursidae

 

Ursus americanus

Term
Raccoon - S
Definition

Procyonidae

 

Procyon lotor

Term
Bobcat - S
Definition

Felidae

 

Lynx rufus

Term
Spotted Skunk
Definition

Mustelidae

 

Spilogale putorius

Term
Eastern Skunk - S
Definition

Mustelidae

 

Mephitis mephitis

Term
River Otter
Definition

Mustelidae

 

Lutra canadensis

Term
Northern Mink
Definition

Mustelidae

 

Mustela vison

Term
Long-tailed Weasel
Definition

Mustelidae

 

Mustela frenata

Term
White-tailed Deer - S
Definition

Cervidae

 

Odocoileus virginianus

Term
Woodchuck (Groundhog) - S
Definition

Sciuridae

 

Marmota monax

Term
Flying Squirrel - S
Definition

Sciuridae

 

Glaucomys volans

Term
Chipmunk - S
Definition

Sciuridae

 

Tamias striatus

Term
Boomer (Red Squirrel)
Definition

Sciuridae

 

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Term
Gray Squirrel - S
Definition

Sciuridae

 

Sciurus carolinensis

Term
Fox Squirrel
Definition

Sciuridae

 

Sciurus niger

Term
Beaver - S
Definition

Castoridae

 

Castor canadensis

Term
Jumping Mouse
Definition

Zapodidae

 

Zapus hudsonicus

Term
Woodland Jumping Mouse
Definition

Zapodidae

 

Napaeozapus insignis

Term
Common House Mouse
Definition

Muridae

 

Mus musculus

Term
Norway Rat - S
Definition

Muridae

 

Rattus norvegicus

Term
Eastern Harvest Mouse
Definition

Cricetidae

 

Reithrodontomys humulus

Term
Cotton Rat
Definition

Cricetidae

 

Sigmodon hispidus

Term
White-footed Deer Mouse - S
Definition

Cricetidae

 

Peromyscus leucopus

or

Peromyscus maniculatus

Term
Golden Mouse
Definition

Cricetidae

 

Ochrotomys nuttalli

Term
Muskrat
Definition

Cricetidae

 

Ondatra zibethica

Term
Red-backed Vole - S
Definition

Cricetidae

 

Clethrionomys gapperi

Term
Southern Bog Lemming
Definition

Cricetidae

 

Synaptomys cooperi

Term
Meadow Vole or Pine Vole - S
Definition

Cricetidae

 

Microtus pennsylvanicus

or

Microtus pinetorum

Term
Cottontail Rabbit - S
Definition

Leporidae

 

Sylvilagus floridanus

Term
Masked Shrew - S
Definition

Soricidae

 

Sorex cinereus

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