Mammalogy Practical 2 Scientific Names

swamp rabbit

Sylvilagus aquaticus

eastern cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

Appalachian cottontail

Sylvilagus obscurus

marsh rabbit

Sylvilagus palustris

American beaver

Castor canadensis

southerastern pocket gopher

Geomys pinetis

meadow jumping mouse

Zapus hudsonius

prairie vole

Microtus ochrogaster

woodland vole

Microtus pinetorum

muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

eastern woodrat

Neotoma floridana

Allegheny woodrat

Neotoma magister

golden mouse

Ochrotomys nuttalli

cotton mouse

Peromyscus gossypinus

white-footed mouse

Peromyscus leucopus

deer mouse

Peromyscus maniculatus

oldfield mouse

Peromyscus polionotus

eastern harvest mouse

Reithrodontomys humulis

Northeastern marsh rice rat

Oryzomys palustris

hispid cotton rat

Sigmodon hispidus

Syrian hamster

Mesocricetus auratus

house mouse

Mus musculus

brown rat

Rattus norvegicus

house rat

Rattus rattus

guinea pig

Cavia porcellus

nutria

Myocastor coypus

eastern gray squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

eastern fox squirrel

Sciurus niger

southern flying squirrel

Galucomys volans

woodchuck

Marmota monax

eastern chipmunk

Tamias striatus