Mammals |
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A Note on Capitalization |
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Mammal common names are not capitalized. Some authors capitalize mammal common names, but this is controversial and generally not accepted. |
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Common Name |
Status |
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American bison (Bison bison) |
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American marten (Martes americana) |
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American mink (Neovison vison) |
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arctic shrew (Sorex arcticus) |
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bobcat (Lynx rufus) |
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Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) |
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eastern mole (Scalopus aquaticus) |
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eastern pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus) |
special concern | |||
eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius) |
threatened | |||
elk (Cervus elaphus) |
special concern | |||
ermine (Mustela erminea) |
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fisher (Martes pennanti) |
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Franklin’s ground squirrel (Spermophilus franklinii) |
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gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) |
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gray wolf (Canis lupus) |
special concern | |||
heather vole (Phenacomys intermedius) |
special concern | |||
least chipmunk (Neotamias minimus) |
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least shrew (Cryptotis parva) |
special concern | |||
least weasel (Mustela nivalis) |
special concern | |||
long-tailed weasel (long-tailed weasel) |
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masked shrew (Sorex cinereus) |
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meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius) |
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meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) |
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moose (Alces alces) |
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mountain lion (Puma concolor) |
special concern | |||
muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) |
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northern bog lemming (Synaptomys borealis) |
special concern | |||
northern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys leucogaster) |
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northern myotis (Myotis septentrionalis) |
special concern | |||
northern pocket gopher (Thomomys talpoides) |
special concern | |||
northern raccoon (Procyon lotor) |
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northern river otter (Lontra canadensis) |
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plains pocket mouse (Perognathus flavescens) |
special concern | |||
prairie deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii) |
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red fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
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Richardson’s ground squirrel (Spermophilus richardsonii) |
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short-tailed shrew (short-tailed shrew) |
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smoky shrew (Sorex fumeus) |
special concern | |||
snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) |
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striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
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Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) |
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western harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis) |
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white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) |
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white-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii) |
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woodland jumping mouse (Napaeozapus insignis) |
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woodland vole (Microtus pinetorum) |
special concern | |||
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