MAMMALS FOUND AT THE
FRANCIS BEIDLER FOREST
IN FOUR HOLES SWAMP

A National Audubon Society Sanctuary

KINGDOM ANIMALIA:
PHYLUM CHORDATA:
SUB-PHYLUM VERTEBRATA:

CLASS MAMMALIA: (Linnaeus, 1758)
SUB-CLASS THERIA: (Parker and Haswell, 1897)
INFRA-CLASS EUTHERIA: (Gill, 1872)

ORDER ARTIODACTYLA: Ungulates (Owen, 1841)

FAMILY CERVIDAE: Deer, Moose, etc (Goldfuss, 1820)
SUBFAMILY CAPREOLINAE: (Brookes, 1828)
GENUS ODOCOILEUS: (Rafinesque, 1832)
White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus ((Zimmermann, 1780))

ORDER CARNIVORA: Carnivores (Bowdich, 1822)
SUBORDER CANIFORMIA:

FAMILY CANIDAE: Foxes, Coyotes, etc (Fischer, 1817)

GENUS UROCYON: (Baird, 1857)
Grey Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus ((Schreber, 1755))
GENUS VULPES: (Frisch, 1775)
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes ((Linnaeus, 1758))

FAMILY MUSTELIDAE: Mustelids (G. Fischer, 1817)
SUBFAMILY LUTRINAE: (Bonaparte, 1838)
GENUS LONTRA: (Gray, 1843)
River Otter Lontra canadensis ((Schreber, 1777))

SUBFAMILY MEPHITINAE: (Bonaparte, 1845)
GENUS MEPHITIS: (E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire and G. [Baron] Cuvier, 1795)
Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis ((Schreber, 1776))

SUBFAMILY MUSTELINAE: (Fischer, 1817)
GENUS MUSTELA: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Long-tailed Weasel Mustela frenata (Lichtenstein, 1831)
Mink Mustela vison (Schreber, 1777)

FAMILY PROCYONIDAE: Procyonids (Gray, 1825)
SUBFAMILY PROCYONINAE: (Gray, 1825)
GENUS PROCYON: (Storr, 1780)
Raccoon Procyon lotor ((Linnaeus, 1758))

SUBORDER FELIFORMIA:

FAMILY FELIDAE: Cats (G. Fischer, 1817)
SUBFAMILY FELINAE: (Fischer, 1817)
GENUS LYNX: (Kerr, 1792)
Bobcat Lynx rufus ((Schreber, 1777))

ORDER CHIROPTERA: Bats (Blumenbach, 1779)
SUBORDER MICROCHIROPTERA: (Dobson, 1875)

FAMILY VESPERTILIONIDAE: (Gray, 1821)
SUBFAMILY VESPERTILIONINAE: (Gray, 1821)
GENUS EPTESICUS: (Rafinesque, 1820)
Big Brown Bat Eptesicus fuscus ((Palisot de Beauvois, 1796))
GENUS LASIONYCTERUS: (Peters, 1866)
Silver-haired Bat Lasionycteris noctivagans ((LeConte, 1831))
GENUS LASIURUS: (Gray, 1831)
Red Bat Lasiurus borealis ((Mueller, 1776))
Hoary Bat Lasiurus cinereus ((Palisot de Beauvois, 1796))
Seminole Bat Lasiurus seminolus ((Rhoads, 1895))
GENUS MYOTIS: (Kaup, 1829)
Southeastern Myotis Myotis austroriparius ((Rhoads, 1897))
GENUS NYCTICEIUS: (Rafinesque, 1819)
Evening Bat Nycticeius humeralis ((Rafinesque, 1818))
GENUS PIPISTRELLUS: (Kaup, 1829)
Eastern Pipistrelle Pipistrellus subflavus ((F. Cuvier, 1832))
GENUS PLECOTUS: (E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818)
Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat Plecotus rafinesquii (Lesson, 1827)

ORDER INSECTIVORA: Insectivores (Bowdich, 1821)

FAMILY SORICIDAE: Shrews (G. Fischer, 1817)
SUBFAMILY SORICINAE: (G. Fischer, 1817)
GENUS BLARINA: (Gray, 1838)
Short-tailed Shrew Blarina caroliensis ((Bachman, 1837))
GENUS CRYPTOTIS: (Pomel, 1848)
Least Shrew Cryoptis parva ((Say, 1823))
GENUS SOREX: (Linnaeus, 1758)
South eastern Shrew Sorex longirostris (Bachman, 1837)
FAMILY TALPIDAE: Moles (G. Fischer, 1817)
SUBFAMILY TALPINAE: (G. Fischer, 1817)
GENUS CONDYLURA: (Illiger, 1811)
Star-nosed Mole Condylura cristata ((Linnaeus, 1758))
GENUS SCALOPUS: (Desmarest, 1804)
Eastern Mole Scalopus aquaticus ((Linnaeus, 1758))

ORDER LAGOMORPHA: Rabbits (Brandt, 1855)

FAMILY LEPORIDAE: (Fischer, 1817)
GENUS SYLVILAGUS: (Gray, 1867)
Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus ((J. A. Allen, 1890))
Marsh Rabbit Sylvalagus palustris ((Bachman, 1837))

ORDER RODENTIA: Rodents (Bowdich, 1821)
SUBORDER SCIUROGNATHI:

FAMILY CASTORIDAE: (Hemprich, 1820)
GENUS CASTOR: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Beaver Castor canadensis (Kuhl, 1820)

INFRAORDER MYOMORPHA: Mice and Rats (Brandt, 1855)

FAMILY MURIDAE: (Illiger, 1815)
SUBFAMILY ARVICOLINAE: (Gray, 1821)
GENUS MICROTUS: (Schrank, 1798)
Meadow Vole Microtus pennsylvaticus ((Ord, 1815))
Woodland Vole Microtus pinetorum ((LeConte, 1830))
GENUS ONDATRA: (Link, 1795)
Muskrat Ondatra zibethica ((Linnaeus, 1766))

SUBFAMILY MURINAE: (Illiger, 1815)
GENUS MUS: (Linnaeus, 1766)
House Mouse Mus musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
GENUS RATTUS: (Fischer, 1803)
Norway Rat Rattus norvegicus ((Berkenhaut, 1769))
Black Rat Rattus rattus ((Linnaeus, 1758))

SUBFAMILY SIGMODONTINAE: (Wagner, 1843)
GENUS NEOTOMA: (Say and Ord, 1825)
Eastern Woodrat Neotoma floridana ((Ord, 1818))
GENUS OCHROTOMYS: (Osgood, 1909)
Golden Mouse Ochrotomys nuttalli ((Harlan, 1832))
GENUS ORZOMYS: (Baird, 1858)
Marsh Rice Rat Oryzomys palustris ((Harlan, 1837))
GENUS PEROMYSCUS: (Gloger, 1841)
Cotton Mouse Peromyscus gossypinus ((LeConte, 1853))
White-footed Mouse Peromyscus leucopus ((Rafinesque, 1818))
GENUS REITHRODONTOMYS: (Giglioli, 1874)
Eastern Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys humulis ((Audubon and Bachman, 1841))
GENUS SIGMODON: (Say and Ord, 1825)
Hispid Cotton Rat Sigmodon hispidus (Say and Ord, 1825)

INFRAORDER SCIUROMORPHA: Squirrels (Brandt, 1855)

FAMILY SCIURIDAE: (Hemprich, 1820)
SUBFAMILY PTEROMYINAE: (Brandt, 1855)
GENUS GLAUCOMYS: (Thomas, 1908)
Southern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys volans ((Linnaeus, 1758))

SUBFAMILY SCIURNIAE: (Hemprich, 1820)
GENUS SCIURIS: (Linneaus, 1758)
Grey Squirrel Sciurus caroliensis (Gmelin, 1788)
Fox Squirrel Sciurus niger (Linnaeus, 1758)

INFRACLASS METATHERIA: (Huxley, 1880)

SUPERORDER MARSUPIALIA: Marsupials (Illiger, 1811)
ORDER DIDELPHIMORPHIA:

FAMILY DIDELPHIDAE: (Gray, 1821)
SUBFAMILY DIDELPHINAE: (Grey, 1821)
GENUS DIDELPHIS: (Linneaus, 1758)
Opossum Didelphis virginiana (Kerr, 1792)


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