Wildlife Biology (BIOL 354) Species List

Wildlife Biology (BIOL 354) Species List

The following is a detailed species list for the Wildlife Biology course, organized according to the common name along with the corresponding scientific classification. The information includes correlations among common names, classes, orders, families, and specific genus/species names. Special notes on certain species are there to emphasize important identifiers.

Amphibians (Class: Amphibia)

  • Eastern hellbender

    • Order: Caudata

    • Family: Cryptobranchidae

    • Genus/Species: Cryptobranchus alleganiensis

  • Common mudpuppy

    • Order: Caudata

    • Family: Proteidae

    • Genus/Species: Necturus maculosus

  • Red-spotted newt

    • Order: Caudata

    • Family: Salamandridae

    • Genus/Species: Notophthalmus viridescens

  • Streamside salamander

    • Order: Caudata

    • Family: Ambystomatidae

    • Genus/Species: Ambystoma barbouri

  • Jefferson salamander

    • Order: Caudata

    • Family: Ambystomatidae

    • Genus/Species: Ambystoma jeffersonianum

  • Blue-spotted salamander

    • Order: Caudata

    • Family: Ambystomatidae

    • Genus/Species: Ambystoma laterale

  • Spotted salamander

    • Order: Caudata

    • Family: Ambystomatidae

    • Genus/Species: Ambystoma maculatum (Must know scientific name)

  • Marbled salamander

    • Order: Caudata

    • Family: Ambystomatidae

    • Genus/Species: Ambystoma opacum

  • Small-mouthed salamander

    • Order: Caudata

    • Family: Ambystomatidae

    • Genus/Species: Ambystoma texanum

  • Eastern tiger salamander

    • Order: Caudata

    • Family: Ambystomatidae

    • Genus/Species: Ambystoma tigrinum

  • Green salamander

    • Order: Caudata

    • Family: Plethodontidae

    • Genus/Species: Aneides aeneus

  • Northern two-lined salamander

    • Order: Caudata

    • Family: Plethodontidae

    • Genus/Species: Eurycea bislineata

  • Long-tailed salamander

    • Order: Caudata

    • Family: Plethodontidae

    • Genus/Species: Eurycea longicauda

  • Cave salamander

    • Order: Caudata

    • Family: Plethodontidae

    • Genus/Species: Eurycea lucifuga

  • Northern dusky salamander

    • Order: Caudata

    • Family: Plethodontidae

    • Genus/Species: Desmognathus fuscus (Must know scientific name)

  • Allegheny mountain dusky salamander

    • Order: Caudata

    • Family: Plethodontidae

    • Genus/Species: Desmognathus ochrophaeus

  • Eastern red-backed salamander

    • Order: Caudata

    • Family: Plethodontidae

    • Genus/Species: Plethodon cinereus (Must know scientific name)

  • Northern ravine salamander

    • Order: Caudata

    • Family: Plethodontidae

    • Genus/Species: Plethodon electromorphus

  • Northern slimy salamander

    • Order: Caudata

    • Family: Plethodontidae

    • Genus/Species: Plethodon glutinosus

  • Spring salamander

    • Order: Caudata

    • Family: Plethodontidae

    • Genus/Species: Gyrinophilus porphyriticus

  • Four-toed salamander

    • Order: Caudata

    • Family: Plethodontidae

    • Genus/Species: Hemidactylium scutatum

  • Northern red salamander

    • Order: Caudata

    • Family: Plethodontidae

    • Genus/Species: Pseudotriton ruber ruber

  • American toad

    • Order: Anura

    • Family: Bufonidae

    • Genus/Species: Anaxyrus americanus (Must know scientific name, note: must recognize by common name, class, order, family)

  • Fowler's toad

    • Order: Anura

    • Family: Bufonidae

    • Genus/Species: Anaxyrus fowleri

  • Eastern spadefoot toad

    • Order: Anura

    • Family: Scaphiopodidae

    • Genus/Species: Scaphiopus holbrooki (Must know scientific name)

  • Eastern cricket frog

    • Order: Anura

    • Family: Hylidae

    • Genus/Species: Acris crepitans

  • Mountain chorus frog

    • Order: Anura

    • Family: Hylidae

    • Genus/Species: Pseudacris brachyphona

  • Spring peeper

    • Order: Anura

    • Family: Hylidae

    • Genus/Species: Pseudacris crucifer (Must know scientific name)

  • Western chorus frog

    • Order: Anura

    • Family: Hylidae

    • Genus/Species: Pseudacris triseriata

  • Cope's gray treefrog

    • Order: Anura

    • Family: Hylidae

    • Genus/Species: Hyla chrysoscelis

  • Gray treefrog

    • Order: Anura

    • Family: Hylidae

    • Genus/Species: Hyla versicolor (Must know scientific name)

  • American bullfrog

    • Order: Anura

    • Family: Ranidae

    • Genus/Species: Lithobates catesbeianus (Must know scientific name)

  • Northern green frog

    • Order: Anura

    • Family: Ranidae

    • Genus/Species: Lithobates clamitans melanota

  • Pickerel frog

    • Order: Anura

    • Family: Ranidae

    • Genus/Species: Lithobates palustris (Must know scientific name)

  • Northern leopard frog

    • Order: Anura

    • Family: Ranidae

    • Genus/Species: Lithobates pipiens

  • Wood frog

    • Order: Anura

    • Family: Ranidae

    • Genus/Species: Lithobates sylvatica

Reptiles (Class: Reptilia)

  • Eastern musk turtle

    • Order: Testudines

    • Family: Kinosternidae

    • Genus/Species: Sternotherus odoratus

  • Snapping turtle

    • Order: Testudines

    • Family: Chelydridae

    • Genus/Species: Chelydra serpentina

  • Spotted turtle

    • Order: Testudines

    • Family: Emydidae

    • Genus/Species: Clemmys guttata

  • Woodland box turtle

    • Order: Testudines

    • Family: Emydidae

    • Genus/Species: Terrapene carolina carolina

  • Blanding's turtle

    • Order: Testudines

    • Family: Emydidae

    • Genus/Species: Emydoidea blandingii

  • Northern map turtle

    • Order: Testudines

    • Family: Emydidae

    • Genus/Species: Graptemys geographica

  • Midland painted turtle

    • Order: Testudines

    • Family: Emydidae

    • Genus/Species: Chrysemys picta marginata

  • Red-eared slider

    • Order: Testudines

    • Family: Emydidae

    • Genus/Species: Trachemys scripta elegans

  • Eastern spiny softshell turtle

    • Order: Testudines

    • Family: Trionychidae

    • Genus/Species: Apalone spinifera spinifera

  • Midland smooth softshell turtle

    • Order: Testudines

    • Family: Trionychidae

    • Genus/Species: Apalone mutica mutica

  • Eastern fence lizard

    • Order: Squamata

    • Family: Phrynosomatidae

    • Genus/Species: Sceloporus undulatus

  • Common five-lined skink

    • Order: Squamata

    • Family: Scincidae

    • Genus/Species: Plestiodon fasciatus

  • Broad-headed skink

    • Order: Squamata

    • Family: Scincidae

    • Genus/Species: Plestiodon laticeps

  • Queensnake

    • Order: Squamata

    • Family: Colubridae

    • Genus/Species: Regina septemvittata

  • Kirtland's snake

    • Order: Squamata

    • Family: Colubridae

    • Genus/Species: Clonophis kirtlandii

  • Northern watersnake

    • Order: Squamata

    • Family: Colubridae

    • Genus/Species: Nerodia sipedon sipedon (Must know)

  • Lake Erie watersnake

    • Order: Squamata

    • Family: Colubridae

    • Genus/Species: Nerodia sipedon insularum

  • Copper-bellied watersnake

    • Order: Squamata

    • Family: Colubridae

    • Genus/Species: Nerodia erythrogaster

  • DeKay's brownsnake

    • Order: Squamata

    • Family: Colubridae

    • Genus/Species: Storeria dekayi

  • Eastern hog-nosed snake

    • Order: Squamata

    • Family: Colubridae

    • Genus/Species: Heterodon platirhinos

  • Eastern smooth earthsnake

    • Order: Squamata

    • Family: Colubridae

    • Genus/Species: Virginia valeriae valeriae

  • Northern ring-necked snake

    • Order: Squamata

    • Family: Colubridae

    • Genus/Species: Diadophis punctatus edwardsii

  • Common wormsnake

    • Order: Squamata

    • Family: Colubridae

    • Genus/Species: Carphophis amoenus amoenus

  • North American racer

    • Order: Squamata

    • Family: Colubridae

    • Genus/Species: Coluber constrictor constrictor

  • Gray (black) ratsnake

    • Order: Squamata

    • Family: Colubridae

    • Genus/Species: Pantherophis spiloides

  • Eastern foxsnake

    • Order: Squamata

    • Family: Colubridae

    • Genus/Species: Pantherophis vulpinus

  • Eastern black kingsnake

    • Order: Squamata

    • Family: Colubridae

    • Genus/Species: Lampropeltis nigra

  • Eastern milksnake

    • Order: Squamata

    • Family: Colubridae

    • Genus/Species: Lampropeltis triangulum

  • Eastern gartersnake

    • Order: Squamata

    • Family: Colubridae

    • Genus/Species: Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis

  • Eastern ribbonsnake

    • Order: Squamata

    • Family: Colubridae

    • Genus/Species: Thamnophis sauritus sauritus

  • Northern rough greensnake

    • Order: Squamata

    • Family: Colubridae

    • Genus/Species: Opheodrys aestivus aestivus

  • Smooth greensnake

    • Order: Squamata

    • Family: Colubridae

    • Genus/Species: Opheodrys vernalis

  • Eastern copperhead

    • Order: Squamata

    • Family: Viperidae

    • Genus/Species: Agkistrodon contortrix

  • Massasauga

    • Order: Squamata

    • Family: Viperidae

    • Genus/Species: Sistrurus catenatus

  • Timber rattlesnake

    • Order: Squamata

    • Family: Viperidae

    • Genus/Species: Crotalus horridus

Mammals (Class: Mammalia)

  • Masked shrew

    • Order: Insectivora

    • Family: Soricidae

    • Genus/Species: Sorex cinereus

  • North American least shrew

    • Order: Insectivora

    • Family: Soricidae

    • Genus/Species: Cryptotis parva

  • Smoky shrew

    • Order: Insectivora

    • Family: Soricidae

    • Genus/Species: Sorex fumeus

  • American pygmy shrew

    • Order: Insectivora

    • Family: Soricidae

    • Genus/Species: Sorex hoyi

  • Northern short-tailed shrew

    • Order: Insectivora

    • Family: Soricidae

    • Genus/Species: Blarina brevicauda

  • Eastern mole

    • Order: Insectivora

    • Family: Talpidae

    • Genus/Species: Scalopus aquaticus

  • Hairy-tailed mole

    • Order: Insectivora

    • Family: Talpidae

    • Genus/Species: Parascalops breweri

  • Star-nosed mole

    • Order: Insectivora

    • Family: Talpidae

    • Genus/Species: Condylura cristata

  • Eastern harvest mouse

    • Order: Rodentia

    • Family: Cricetidae

    • Genus/Species: Reithrodontomys humulis

  • North American deermouse

    • Order: Rodentia

    • Family: Cricetidae

    • Genus/Species: Peromyscus maniculatus

  • White-footed deermouse

    • Order: Rodentia

    • Family: Cricetidae

    • Genus/Species: Peromyscus leucopus

  • Allegheny woodrat

    • Order: Rodentia

    • Family: Cricetidae

    • Genus/Species: Neotoma magister

  • Meadow vole

    • Order: Rodentia

    • Family: Cricetidae

    • Genus/Species: Microtus pennsylvanicus

  • Woodland vole

    • Order: Rodentia

    • Family: Cricetidae

    • Genus/Species: Microtus pinetorum

  • Prairie vole

    • Order: Rodentia

    • Family: Cricetidae

    • Genus/Species: Microtus ochrogaster

  • South bog lemming

    • Order: Rodentia

    • Family: Cricetidae

    • Genus/Species: Synaptomys cooperi

  • Common muskrat

    • Order: Rodentia

    • Family: Cricetidae

    • Genus/Species: Ondatra zibethicus

  • Brown rat

    • Order: Rodentia

    • Family: Muridae

    • Genus/Species: Rattus norvegicus

  • House mouse

    • Order: Rodentia

    • Family: Muridae

    • Genus/Species: Mus musculus

  • Woodland jumping mouse

    • Order: Rodentia

    • Family: Dipodidae

    • Genus/Species: Napaeozapus insignis

  • Meadow jumping mouse

    • Order: Rodentia

    • Family: Dipodidae

    • Genus/Species: Zapus hudsonius

  • Eastern chipmunk

    • Order: Rodentia

    • Family: Sciuridae

    • Genus/Species: Tamias striatus (Must know scientific name)

  • Thirteen-lined ground squirrel

    • Order: Rodentia

    • Family: Sciuridae

    • Genus/Species: Spermophilus tridecemlineatus

  • Eastern gray squirrel

    • Order: Rodentia

    • Family: Sciuridae

    • Genus/Species: Sciurus carolinensis (Must know scientific name)

  • Eastern fox squirrel

    • Order: Rodentia

    • Family: Sciuridae

    • Genus/Species: Sciurus niger (Must know scientific name)

  • Red squirrel

    • Order: Rodentia

    • Family: Sciuridae

    • Genus/Species: Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (Must know scientific name)

  • Southern flying squirrel

    • Order: Rodentia

    • Family: Sciuridae

    • Genus/Species: Glaucomys volans

  • Woodchuck (groundhog)

    • Order: Rodentia

    • Family: Sciuridae

    • Genus/Species: Marmota monax

  • American beaver

    • Order: Rodentia

    • Family: Castoridae

    • Genus/Species: Castor canadensis (Must know scientific name)

  • Porcupine

    • Order: Rodentia

    • Family: Erethizontidae

    • Genus/Species: Erethizon dorsatum (Must know scientific name)

  • Eastern cottontail

    • Order: Lagomorpha

    • Family: Leporidae

    • Genus/Species: Sylvilagus floridanus

  • Snowshoe hare

    • Order: Lagomorpha

    • Family: Leporidae

    • Genus/Species: Lepus americanus

  • Virginia opossum

    • Order: Didelphimorphia

    • Family: Didelphidae

    • Genus/Species: Didelphis virginiana (Must know scientific name)

  • Little brown bat

    • Order: Chiroptera

    • Family: Vespertilionidae

    • Genus/Species: Myotis lucifugus (Must know scientific name)

  • Northern long-eared bat

    • Order: Chiroptera

    • Family: Vespertilionidae

    • Genus/Species: Myotis septentrionalis

  • Indiana bat

    • Order: Chiroptera

    • Family: Vespertilionidae

    • Genus/Species: Myotis sodalis (Must know scientific name)

  • Eastern small-footed bat

    • Order: Chiroptera

    • Family: Vespertilionidae

    • Genus/Species: Myotis leibii

  • Tri-colored bat

    • Order: Chiroptera

    • Family: Vespertilionidae

    • Genus/Species: Perimyotis subflavus

  • Big brown bat

    • Order: Chiroptera

    • Family: Vespertilionidae

    • Genus/Species: Eptesicus fuscus (Must know scientific name)

  • Evening bat

    • Order: Chiroptera

    • Family: Vespertilionidae

    • Genus/Species: Nycticeius humeralis

  • Eastern red bat

    • Order: Chiroptera

    • Family: Vespertilionidae

    • Genus/Species: Lasiurus borealis

  • Hoary bat

    • Order: Chiroptera

    • Family: Vespertilionidae

    • Genus/Species: Lasiurus cinereus

  • Silver-haired bat

    • Order: Chiroptera

    • Family: Vespertilionidae

    • Genus/Species: Lasionycteris noctivagans

  • Bobcat

    • Order: Carnivora

    • Family: Felidae

    • Genus/Species: Lynx rufus (Must know scientific name)

  • Coyote

    • Order: Carnivora

    • Family: Canidae

    • Genus/Species: Canis latrans (Must know scientific name)

  • Red fox

    • Order: Carnivora

    • Family: Canidae

    • Genus/Species: Vulpes vulpes (Must know scientific name)

  • Gray fox

    • Order: Carnivora

    • Family: Canidae

    • Genus/Species: Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Must know scientific name)

  • American black bear

    • Order: Carnivora

    • Family: Ursidae

    • Genus/Species: Ursus americanus (Must know scientific name)

  • North American river otter

    • Order: Carnivora

    • Family: Mustelidae

    • Genus/Species: Lontra canadensis (Must know scientific name)

  • Ermine

    • Order: Carnivora

    • Family: Mustelidae

    • Genus/Species: Mustela erminea

  • Long-tailed weasel

    • Order: Carnivora

    • Family: Mustelidae

    • Genus/Species: Mustela frenata

  • Least weasel

    • Order: Carnivora

    • Family: Mustelidae

    • Genus/Species: Mustela nivalis

  • American mink

    • Order: Carnivora

    • Family: Mustelidae

    • Genus/Species: Neovison vison (Must know scientific name)

  • American badger

    • Order: Carnivora

    • Family: Mustelidae

    • Genus/Species: Taxidea taxus (Must know scientific name)

  • Striped skunk

    • Order: Carnivora

    • Family: Mephitidae

    • Genus/Species: Mephitis mephitis (Must know scientific name)

  • Raccoon

    • Order: Carnivora

    • Family: Procyonidae

    • Genus/Species: Procyon lotor (Must know scientific name)

  • White-tailed deer

    • Order: Artiodactyla

    • Family: Cervidae

    • Genus/Species: Odocoileus virginianus (Must know scientific name)

Important Notes:

  • All species must be recognized by common name, class, order, and family.

  • Some species indicated with an asterisk (*) require knowledge of their scientific name.

  • Others marked with a caret (^) require understanding of their vocalization.