Vertebrate Zoology: Mammal Collection

Didelphimorphia

marsupials

Soricomorpha

shrews and moles; insectivores

Chiroptera

bats

Lagomorpha

Hares, rabbits, and pikas; short tails, long ears, two front incisors

Rodentia

Rodents

Carnivora

Carnivores

Artiodactyla

Even-toed ungulates; frequently hooved, placental mammals

Didelphidae

“New World” opossums

Sorcidae

‘true’ shrews

Talpidae

Moles, desmans, and shrew-moles

Vespertilionidae

Vesper bats

Leporidae

Rabbits and hares

Castoridae

both extinct and extant beavers

Cricetidae

One of the largest families within Mammalia and Rodentia; broad diversity

Dipodidae

jerboas (kangaroo-like mice)

Muridae

“Old World” rodents; a large, diverse family of small rodents

Sciuridae

squirrels and chipmunks

Canidae

Canines/dog-like mammals

Procyonidae

Climbing carnivores; i.e. raccoons

Ursidae

Bears

Mustelidae

Small to mid-sized carnivores with elongated bodies; i.e. otters or badgers

Felidae

Felines

Cervidae

hoofed ruminates; deer

Hominidae

Great apes

Virginia Opossum

Didelphis virginiana

Short-tailed shrew

Blarina brevicauda

Masked shrew

Sorex cinereus

Star-nosed mole

Condylura cristata

Eastern Mole

Scalopus aquaticus

Hairy-tailed mole

Parascalops breweri

Big brown bat

Eptesicus fuscus

Little brown myotis

Myotis lucifugus

Indiana Bat

Myotis sodalis

Eastern Red Bat

Lasiurus borealis

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

Beaver

Castor canadensis

Prairie and Meadow Voles

Microtus

Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

White-footed and Deer Mice

Peromyscus

Meadow Jumping Mouse

Zapus hudsonius

House Mouse

Mus musculus

Norway Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Southern Flying Squirrel

Glaucomys volans

Groundhog

Marmota monax

Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

Fox Squirrel

Sciurus niger

13-lined Ground Squirrel

Ictidomys tridecemlineatus

Eastern Chipmunk

Tamias striatus

Red Squirrel

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Coyote

Canis latrans

Gray Fox

Urocyan cinereoargenteus

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Domestic Dog

Canis lupis familiaris

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Black Bear

Ursus americanus

River Otter

Lontra canadensis

Striped Skunk

Mephitis mephitis

Least Weasel

Mustela nivalis

Mink

Mustela vison

Badger

Taxidea taxus

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

Bobcat

Lynx rufus

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Modern Humans

Homo sapiens