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# Order Family Genus & Species Common Name pg#
1 Marsupialia Didelphidae Didelphis marsupialis Common opossum 1
2 Insectivora Soricidae Sorex cinereus Masked shrew 3
3     S. fumeus Smoky shrew 5
4     S. dispar Long-tailed shrew 6
5     S. palustris Water shrew 12
6     Blarina brevicauda Short-tailed shrew 15
7     Cryptotis parva Least shrew 15
8   Talpidae Parascalops breweri Hairy-tailed mole 18
9     Scalopus aquaticus Eastern/common mole 17
10     Condylura cristata Star-nosed mole 17
11 (Chiroptera) Vespertilionidae Myotis lucifugus Little brown bat 25
12     M. keenii Keen's bat 29
13     M. sodalis Social bat (Indiana) 30
14     M. leibii Lieb's bat (small footed) 32
15     Pipistrellus subflavus Eastern pipistrelle 33
16     Eptesicus fuscus Big brown bat 35
17     Lasiurus borealis Red bat 37
18     L. cinereus Hoary bat 37
19     Plecotus rafinesquei Big-eared bat 41
20   Mollossidae Tadarida brasiliensis Mexican free-tail bat 43
21 (Edentata) Dasypodidae Dasypus novemcinctus Nine-banded armadillo 28
22 Lagomorpha Ochotonidae Ochotona princeps Pika 201
23 Leporidae   Lepus americanus Snowshoe hare 205
24     Sylvilagus floridanus Eastern cottontail 208
25     S. palustris Marsh rabbit 211
26 Rodentia Sciuridae Tamias striatus Eastern chipmunk 108
27     Marmota monax Woodchuck 92
28     Spermophilus tridecemlineatus Thirteen-lined ground squirrel 102
29     Sciurus carolinensis Eastern gray squirrel 117
30     S. niger Eastern fox squirrel 118
31     Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Red squirrel 120
32     Glaucomys volans Southern flying squirrel 122
33   Geomyidae Geomys pinetis Southeastern pocket gopher 131
34   Castoridae Castor canadensis Beaver 151
35 Rodentia Cricetidae Peromyscus maniculatus Deer mouse 158
36   (Cricetinae) P. leucopus White footed mouse 161
37     P. polionotus Oldfield/beach mouse 159
38     P. (Podomys) floridanus Florida mouse 163
39     P. nuttalli Golden mouse 165
40     Neotoma floridana Eastern wood rat/Florida packrat 167
41   (Microtinae) Clethrionomys gapperi Southern red-backed vole 181
42     Microtus pinetorum Woodland/pine vole 192
43     M. pennsylvanicus Meadow vole 183
44     Ondatra zibethica Muskrat 193
45     Synaptomys cooperi Southern bog lemming 176
46   Muridae Rattus norvegicus Norway rat 195
47     Mus musculus House mouse 195
48   Zapodidae Zapus hudsonius Meadow jumping mouse 196
49     Napeozapus insignis Woodland jumping mouse 199
50   Erethizontidae Erithizon dorsatum Porcupine 199
51 Carnivora Canidae Canis latrans Coyote 69
52     Vulpes vulpes Red fox 72
53     Urocyon cinereorgenteus Gray fox 75
54   Ursidae Ursus americanus Black bear 46
55   Procyonidae Procyon lotor Racoon 50
56   Mustelidae Mustela erminea Shorttail weasel 55
57     M. frenata Longtail weasel 58
58     M. nivalis Least weasel 56
59     Martes vison Mink 60
59     M. pennanti Fisher 54
61     Taxidea taxus Badger 64
62     Mephitis mephitis Striped skunk 65
63     Spilogale putorius Eastern spotted skunk 64
64     Lutra canadensis River otter 60
65   Felidae Felis lynx Lynx 80
66     F. rufus Bobcat 81
67   Phocidae Phoca vitulina Harbor seal 85
68 Artiodactyla Cervidae Cervus elaphus Elk 215
69     Odocoileus virginianus White-tailed deer 216
70     Alces alces Moose 218