Mammalogy Lab Pract. 2

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Common Name: North American Least Shrew

Scientific Name: Cryptotis parvus

Class, Order, & Family: Mammalia, Eulipotyphla, Soricidae

Florida Range: Throughout FL

Preferred Habitat: Shrubby areas like fields, grasslands, and meadows

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Common Name: Brazilian Free-Tailed Bat

Scientific Name: Tadarida brasiliensis

Class, Order, & Family: Mammalia, Chiroptera, Molossidae

Florida Range: Throughout FL

Preferred Roosting Habitat: Manmade (year-round)

Roosting Habits: Colonial

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Common Name: Virginia Opposum

Scientific Name: Didelphis virginiana

Class, Order, & Family: Mammalia, Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae

Florida Range: Throughout FL

Preferred Habitat: Deciduous forests, farmlands, grasslands, cities

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Common Name: Eastern Mole

Scientific Name: Scalopus aquaticus

Class, Order, & Family: Mammalia, Eulipotyphla, Talpidae

Florida Range: Throughout FL EXCEPT South

Preferred Habitat: Dry, grassy areas

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Common Name: Rafinesque’s Big-Eared Bat

Scientific Name: Corynorhinus rafinesquii

Class, Order, & Family: Mammalia, Chirptera, Vespertilionidae

Florida Range: Throughout FL

Preferred Roosting Habitat: Hollow trees, caves, man-made structures (year-round)

Roosting Habits: Colonial BUT small groups

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Common Name: Tri-Colored Bat

Scientific Name: Perimyotis subflavus

Class, Order, & Family: Mammalia, Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae

Florida Range: Throughout FL

Preferred Roosting Habitat: In/on buildings (Summer), Variety of habitats (Winter)

Roosting Habits: Colonial or solitary

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Common Name: Star-Nosed Mole

Scientific Name: Condylura cristata

Class, Order, & Family: Mammalia, Eulipotyphla, Talpidae

Florida Range: 2 counties in North Central FL

Preferred Habitat: Moist fields and wetlands, wet woodlands, and near bodies of water

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Common Name: Big Brown Bat

Scientific Name: Eptesicus fuscus

Class, Order, & Family: Mammalia, Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae

Florida Range: Throughout

Preferred Roosting Habitat: Hollow trees (Summer), caves and buildings (Winter)

Roosting Habits: Colonial

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Common Name: Seminole Bat

Scientific Name: Lasiurus seminolus

Class, Order, & Family: Mammalia, Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae

Florida Range: Throughout FL EXCEPT Southwest

Preferred Roosting Habitat: Spanish moss (Summer), MIGRATE (Winter)

Roosting Habits: Solitary

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Common Name: Gray Motis Bat

Scientific Name: Myotis grisescens

Class, Order, & Family: Mammalia, Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae

Florida Range: Panhandle

Preferred Roosting Habitat: Caves (Summer & Winter)

Roosting Habits: Colonial

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Common Name: Northern Yellow Bat

Scientific Name: Lasiurus intermedius

Class, Order, & Family: Mammalia, Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae

Florida Range: Throughout FL

Preferred Roosting Habitat: Spanish moss and dead palm fronds (Summer), MIGRATE (Winter)

Roosting Habits: Colonial

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Common Name: Southeastern Shrew

Scientific Name: Sorex longirostris

Class, Order, & Family: Mammalia, Eulipotyphla, Soricidae

Florida Range: North Central to Central FL

Preferred Habitat: Wet meadows, wetlands, pine forests, and fields

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Common Name: Southern Short-Tailed Shrew

Scientific Name: Blarina carolinensis

Class, Order, & Family: Mammalia, Eulipotyphla, Sorcidae

Florida Range: Northwest and North Central FL

Preferred Habitat: Wide variety such as moist deciduous woodlands, coniferous forests, fields/meadows, yards/gardens