Mammals of Alabama

This guide is a reference for identifying species of mammals reported from Alabama. If you have additions or corrections please send them to jpfriel@ua.edu.

House Mouse 1
Mus musculus
Prairie Vole 2
Microtus ochrogaster
Meadow Vole 3
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Pine Vole 4
Microtus pinetorum
Muskrat 5
Ondatra zibethicus
Cotton Mouse 6
Peromyscus gossypinus
White-footed Mouse 7
Peromyscus leucopus
Deer Mouse 8
Peromyscus maniculatus
Oldfield Mouse 2
Peromyscus polionotus
Eastern Harvest Mouse 9
Reithrodontomys humulis
Eastern Woodrat 10
Neotoma floridana
Allegheny Woodrat 11
Neotoma magister
Golden Mouse
Ochrotomys nuttalli
Marsh Rice Rat 12
Oryzomys palustris
Hispid Cotton Rat 13
Sigmodon hispidus

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