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Mammals of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area

The Mississippi National River and Recreation Area is a narrow corridor of habitat along the Mississippi River through the Minneapolis/Saint Paul area. Habitats include upland and lowland forests, savanna, prairies, and the river itself. And, of course, there are both big urban areas and rarely ...more ↓

White-tailed Deer 1
Odocoileus virginianus
Red Fox 2
Vulpes vulpes
Woodchuck 3
Marmota monax
Gray Fox 4
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
American Mink 5
Neovison vison
North American River Otter 6
Lontra canadensis
Muskrat 7
Ondatra zibethicus
Eastern Gray Squirrel 8
Sciurus carolinensis
American Red Squirrel 9
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Fox Squirrel 10
Sciurus niger
Hoary Bat 11
Lasiurus cinereus
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel 12
Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
Little Brown Bat 13
Myotis lucifugus
Big Brown Bat 14
Eptesicus fuscus
Eastern Red Bat 15
Lasiurus borealis
Silver-haired Bat 16
Lasionycteris noctivagans
American Black Bear 17
Ursus americanus
Common Raccoon 18
Procyon lotor
American Badger 12
Taxidea taxus
Long-tailed Weasel 19
Mustela frenata
Striped Skunk 20
Mephitis mephitis
Bobcat 21
Lynx rufus
Coyote 22
Canis latrans
Virginia Opossum 23
Didelphis virginiana
Eastern Cottontail 24
Sylvilagus floridanus
Snowshoe Hare 25
Lepus americanus
White-tailed Jackrabbit 26
Lepus townsendii
American Beaver 27
Castor canadensis
North American Porcupine 28
Erethizon dorsatum
Plains Pocket Gopher 29
Geomys bursarius
Plains Pocket Mouse 30
Perognathus flavescens
Meadow Vole 31
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Woodland Vole 32
Microtus pinetorum
White-footed Mouse 33
Peromyscus leucopus
Deer Mouse 34
Peromyscus maniculatus
Western Harvest Mouse 35
Reithrodontomys megalotis
Brown Rat 36
Rattus norvegicus
House Mouse 37
Mus musculus
Southern Bog Lemming 38
Synaptomys cooperi
Eastern Chipmunk 39
Tamias striatus
Southern Flying Squirrel 40
Glaucomys volans
Eastern Mole 41
Scalopus aquaticus
Star-nosed Mole 42
Condylura cristata
Masked Shrew 43
Sorex cinereus
Northern Short-tailed Shrew 44
Blarina brevicauda
Southern Red-backed Vole 45
Myodes gapperi
Northern Myotis 46
Myotis septentrionalis
Domestic Cat 47
Felis catus
Franklin's Ground Squirrel 48
Poliocitellus franklinii
Tricolored Bat 49
Perimyotis subflavus
Least Weasel 50
Mustela nivalis

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