Mammals of Southeast Michigan

This is a guide of the top 25 mammal species in Southeast Michigan in order of most to least common. The Southeast Michigan region is composed of 7 counties including Oakland, Wayne, Macomb, Livingston, Washtenaw, Monroe, and Saint Clair counties. This guide is also part of a Community Biology ...more ↓

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Taxonomy
« Back To Mice, Rats, and Hamsters Suborder Myomorpha
- Muroids Superfamily Muroidea
  - 4 Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies Family Cricetidae
  - 2 Old World Mice and Rats Family Muridae

Muskrat ¹
Ondatra zibethicus

Brown Rat ²
Rattus norvegicus

Meadow Vole ³
Microtus pennsylvanicus

Deer Mouse ⁴
Peromyscus maniculatus

White-footed Mouse ⁵
Peromyscus leucopus

House Mouse ⁶
Mus musculus

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Mammals of Southeast Michigan

Muskrat 1 Ondatra zibethicus

Brown Rat 2 Rattus norvegicus

Meadow Vole 3 Microtus pennsylvanicus

Deer Mouse 4 Peromyscus maniculatus

White-footed Mouse 5 Peromyscus leucopus

House Mouse 6 Mus musculus