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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 ↓

Woodchuck 1
Marmota monax
Muskrat 2
Ondatra zibethicus
Eastern Gray Squirrel 3
Sciurus carolinensis
American Red Squirrel 4
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Fox Squirrel 5
Sciurus niger
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel 6
Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
Eastern Cottontail 7
Sylvilagus floridanus
Snowshoe Hare 8
Lepus americanus
White-tailed Jackrabbit 9
Lepus townsendii
American Beaver 10
Castor canadensis
North American Porcupine 11
Erethizon dorsatum
Plains Pocket Gopher 12
Geomys bursarius
Plains Pocket Mouse 13
Perognathus flavescens
Meadow Vole 14
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Woodland Vole 15
Microtus pinetorum
White-footed Mouse 16
Peromyscus leucopus
Deer Mouse 17
Peromyscus maniculatus
Western Harvest Mouse 18
Reithrodontomys megalotis
Brown Rat 19
Rattus norvegicus
House Mouse 20
Mus musculus
Southern Bog Lemming 21
Synaptomys cooperi
Eastern Chipmunk 22
Tamias striatus
Southern Flying Squirrel 23
Glaucomys volans
Southern Red-backed Vole 24
Myodes gapperi
Franklin's Ground Squirrel 25
Poliocitellus franklinii

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