Practical Skins

Lasiurus borealis

Myotis grisescens

Pipistrellus subflavus

Lasiurus cinereus

Tadarida brasiliensis

Corynorhinus townsendii

Myotis lucifugus

Lasionycteris noctivagans

Eptesicus fuscus

Glaucomys volans

- patagium

- brown/gray/white fur

Tamias striatus

- dorsolateral stripes

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

- red tint/coloration

- small size

Sciurus carolinensis

- gray tint/coloration

- white tail

- medium-large size

Sciurus niger

- very large w/ long tail

- varies in color

- reddish ombre on legs/tail

Marmota monax

- main body is size of forearm

- largest ground squirrel

- furry tail

- brown/blonde fur

Castor canadensis

- large w/ red fur

- flat tail

Myocastor coypus

- only a pelt

- smaller

Erethizon dorsatum

- yellow fur & has quills

Mus musculus

- varies in color (white/brown)

- notch in incisors

Rattus norvegicus

- brown w/ rat body & tail

Rattus rattus

- black w/ rat body & tail

Clethrionomys gapperi

- red coloration

- tail 2x the length of the hind foot

Microtus pinetorum

- extremely short tail

- missing R hind foot w/ a hole in the L one

Microtus pennsylvanicus

- fluffy & rich brown coloration

- tail is 2x the length of the hind foot

Ondatra zibethicus

- largest

- 2 fur coats

Ochrotomys nuttalii

- golden coloration

- tail is the length of the body

Peromyscus maniculatus

- cool brown coloration

- whitish/gray belly

- tail is longer than the body

Peromyscus leucopes

- warm brown coloration

- tail is shorter/the same length as the body

- slender

Reithrodontomys humulis

- tail is shorter than the length of the body

- missing front L foot

- size of entire pinky

Woodrat

Neotoma spp.

Zapus hudsonius

- tricolored

- larger than pointer finger

- large hind feet

Napaeozapus insignis

- more of a red coloration

- long tail w/ a white tip

- size of pointer finger

- large hind feet

Lepus americanus

Sylvilagus floridanus

Didelphis virginiana

Sorex palustris

- size of pointer finger

- long & fat tail

- hairy feet

- mouse-like

Sorex fumeus

- size of pointer finger

- fat tail

- darker grayish color

Sorex cinereus

- size of pointer finger

- basic shrew

Sorex longirostris

- size of pinky (body only)

- tiniest

Cryptotis parva

- size of pointer finger

- extremely short tail

Blarina spp.

- short-tail shrew group

- largest shrews

- hairy tails

- fossorial & mole-like

Condylura cristata

- star nose

- long tail

- dark black color

Scalopus aquaticus

- no hairy tail

- pointy nose

Parascalops breweri

- extremely hairy tail

Mustela erminea

- body is size of forearm

Mustela frenata

- body is size of forearm

Mustela vison

- skinny w/ a very dark tail

Martes americana

- largest

- big ears

Mephitis mephitis

Spilogale putorius

Procyon lotor

Canis lupus

Canis latrans

Vulpes vulpes

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Lynx rufus

Puma concolor