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Virginia Oppossum
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Didelphimorphia
Didelphidae Didelphis virginiana |
Range: Plains, Great Lakes, New England, Mid-Atlantic, Rocky Mountains, Southeast, Southwest, Florida, Texas, California, Northwest, Eastern Canada, Western Canada
Pouch+bone Urban animal Play dead Fully prehensile tail Resistant to snake venom |
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Pronghorn
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Artiodactyla
Antilocapridae Antilocapra americana |
Antelope
Range: Plains, Rocky Mountains, Southwest, Texas, California, Northwest, Western Canada 72km/hr Migrates Endangered by fences |
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Bison
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Artiodactyla
Bovidae Bison bison |
Range Rocky Mountains, Western Canada, Alaska
Largest land mammal in north America |
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Muskox
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Artiodactyla
Bovidae Ovibus moschatus |
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Moose (European elk)
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Artiodactyla
Cervical Alces alces |
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White-tailed deer
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Artiodactyla
Cervidae Odocoileus virginianus |
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Mule deer
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Artiodactyla
Cervidae Odocoileus hemionus |
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Elk (European red deer)
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Artiodactyla
Cervidae Cervus elaphus |
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Caribou (reindeer)
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Artiodactyla
Cervidae Rangifer tarandus |
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European boar (pig, hog)
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Artiodactyla
Suidae Sus scrofa |
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Collared peccary
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Artiodactyla
Tayasuidae Pecari tajacu |
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Coyote
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Carnivora
Canidae Canis latrans |
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Wolf (gray wolf)
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Carnivora
Canidae Canis lupus |
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Red wolf
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Carnivora
Canidae Canis rufus |
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Gray fox
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Carnivora
Canidae Urocyon cinereoargenteus |
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Red fox
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Carnivora
Canidae Vulpes vulpes |
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Arctic fox
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Carnivora
Canidae Vulpes lagopus |
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Ocelot
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Carnivora
Felidae Leopardus pardalis |
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North American lynx
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Rnivora
Felidae Lynx canadensis |
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Bobcat
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Carnivora
Felidae Lynx rufus |
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Cougar (puma, mtn lion)
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Carnivora
Felidae Puma concolor |
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Striped skunk
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Carnivora
Mephitidae Mephitis mephitis |
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Eastern spotted skunk
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Carnivora
Mephitidae Spilogale putorius |
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Sea otter
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Carnivora
Mustelidae Enhyda lutris |
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Wolverine
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Carnivora
Mustelidae Gulo gulo |
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Fisher
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Carnivora
Mustelidae Martes pennanti |
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North American marten
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Carnivora
Mustelidae Martes americana |
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Long-tailed weasel
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Carnivora
Mustelidae Mustela frenata |
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Least weasel
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Carnivora
Mustelidae Mustela nivalis |
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Mink
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Carnivora
Mustelidae Neovison vison |
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North American badger
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Carnivora
Mustelidae Taxidae taxus |
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California sealion
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Carnivora
Otariidae Zalophus californianus |
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Harbor seal
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Carnivora
Phocidae Phoca vitulina |
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Walrus
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Carnivora
Odobenidae Odobenus rosmarus |
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Ringtail
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Carnivora
Procyonidae Bassariscus astutus |
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Raccoon
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Carnivora
Procyonidae Procyon lotor |
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Black bear
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Carnivora
Ursidae Ursus americanus |
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Brown bear (grizzly bear)
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Carnivora
Ursidae Ursus arctos |
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Polar bear
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Carnivora
Ursidae Ursus maritimus |
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Fin whale
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Cetacea
Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera physalus |
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Humpback whale
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Cetacea
Balaenopteridae Megaptera novaeangliae |
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Pilot whale
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Cetacea
Delphinidae Globicephela spp. |
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Orca (killer whale)
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Cetacea
Delphinidae Orcinus orca |
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Atlantic spotted dolphin
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Cetacea
Delphinidae Stenella frontalis |
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Bottle-nosed dolphin
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Cetacea
Delphinidae Tursiops truncatus |
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Beluga
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Cetacea
Monodontidae Delphinapterus leucas |
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Brazilian free-tailed bat
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Chiroptera
Molossidae Tadarida brasiliensis |
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Rafinesques's big-eared bat
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Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae Corynorhinus rafinesquii |
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Townsend's big-eared bat
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Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae Corynorhinus townsendii |
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Big brown bat
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Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae Eptesicus fuscus |
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Red bat
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Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae Lasiurus borealis |
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Hoary bat
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Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae Lasiurus cinereus |
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Seminole bat
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Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae Lasiurus seminolus |
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Silver-haired bat
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Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae Lasionycteris noctivagans |
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Southeastern bat
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Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae Myotis austroriparius |
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Eastern small-footed bats
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Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae Myotis leibeii |
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Little brown bat
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Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae Myotis lucifugus |
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Northern bat
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Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae Myotis septentrionalis |
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Indiana bat
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Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae Myotis sodalis |
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Evening bat
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Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae Nycticeius humeralis |
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Tricolored bat (eastern pipistrelle)
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Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae Perimyotis (pipistrellus) subflavus |
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Nine-banded armadillo
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Cingulata
Dasypodidae Dasypus novemcinctus |
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Snowshoe hare
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Lagomorpha
Leporidae Lepus americanus |
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Black-tailed jack rabbit
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Lagomorpha
Leporidae Lepus californicus |
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Eastern cottontail rabbit
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Lagomorpha
Leporidae Sylvilagus floridanus |
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Appalachian cottontail
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Lagomorpha
Leporidae Sylvilagus obscurus |
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Marsh rabbit
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Lagomorpha
Leporidae Sylvilagus palustris |
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North American pika
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Lagomorpha
Ochotonidae Ochotona princeps |
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Humans
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Primata
Hominidae Homo sapians |
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Sewellel (mountain beaver)
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Rodentia
Aplodontiidae Aplodontia rufa |
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American beaver
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Rodentia
Castoridae Castor canadensis |
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Collared lemming
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Rodentia
Cricetidae (muridae) Dicrostonyx spp. |
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Rock (yellow nosed) vole
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Rodentia
Cricetidae (muridae) Microtus chrotorrhinus |
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Meadow vole
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Rodentia
Cricetidae (muridae) Microtus pennsylvanicus |
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Woodland (pine) vole
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Rodentia
Cricetidae (muridae) Microtus pinetorum |
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Southern red backed vole
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Rodentia
Cricetidae (muridae) Myodes (clethrionomys) gapperi |
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Eastern woodrat
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Rodentia
Cricetidae (muridae) Neotoma floridana |
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Allegheny woodrat
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Rodentia
Cricetidae (muridae) Neotoma magister |
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Golden mouse
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Rodentia
Cricetidae (muridae) Ochrotomys nuttalli |
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Muskrat
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Rodentia
Cricetidae (muridae) Ondatra zibethicus |
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Marsh rice rat
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Rodentia
Cricetidae (muridae) Oryzomys palustris |
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Cotton mouse
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Rodentia
Cricetidae (muridae) Peromyscus gossypinus |
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White-footed deer mouse
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Rodentia
Cricetidae (muridae) Peromyscus leucopus |
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North American deer mouse
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Rodentia
Cricetidae (muridae) Peromyscus maniculatus |
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Oldfield mouse
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Rodentia
Cricetidae (muridae) Peromyscus polionotus |
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Eastern harvest mouse
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Rodentia
Cricetidae (muridae) Reithrodontomys humulis |
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Cotton rat
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Rodentia
Cricetidae (muridae) Sigmodon hispidus |
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Southern bog lemming
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Rodentia
Cricetidae (muridae) Synaptomys cooperi |
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Woodland jumping mouse
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Rodentia
Dipodidae Napaeozapus insignis |
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Meadow jumping mouse
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Rodentia
Dipodidae Zapus hudsonius |
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North American porcupine
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Rodentia
Erethizontidae Erithizon dorsata |
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Western pocket gopher
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Rodentia
Geomyidae Thomomys mazama |
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Merriam's kangaroo rat
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Rodentia
Heteromyidae Dipodomys merriami |
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Great basin pocket mouse
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Rodentia
Heteromyidae Perognathus parvus |
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House mouse
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Rodentia
Muridae Mus musculus |
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Brown (Norway) rats
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Rodentia
Muridae Rattus norvegicus |
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Black (roof) rats
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Rodentia
Muridae Rattus rattus |
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Nutria (coypu)
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Rodentia
Myocastoridae Myocastor coypus |
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Southern flying squirrel
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Rodentia
Scour idea Glaucomys volans |
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Woodchuck
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Rodentia
Sciuridae Marmota monax |
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Eastern gray squirrel
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Sciurus carolinensis
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Eastern fox squirrel
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Rodentia
Scour idea Sciurus niger |
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Thirteen-lined ground squirrel
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Rodentia
Sciuridae Spermophilus ictidomys |
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Eastern chipmunk
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Rodentia
Sciuridae Tamias striatus |
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Red squirrel
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Rodentia
Sciuridae Tamiasciurus hudsonicus |
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Black-tailed prairie dog
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Rodentia
Sciuridae Cynomys ludovicianus |
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West Indian manatee
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Sirenia
Trichechidae Trichechus manatus |
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Northern short-tailed shrew
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Soricomorpha
Soricidae Blarina brevicauda |
Range Plains, Great Lakes, New England, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Florida, Eastern Canada, Western Canada
Poisonous saliva |
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Southern short-tailed shrew
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Soricomorpha
Soricidae Blarina carolinensis |
Range Plains, Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, Rocky Mountains, Southeast, Florida, Texas
Poisonous saliva |
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Least shrew
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Soricomorpha
Soricidae Cryptotis parva |
Range Plains, Great Lakes, New England, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Florida, Texas, Eastern Canada
Very short tail |
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Masked shrew
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Soricomorpha
Soricidae Sorex cinereus |
Range Plains, Great Lakes, New England, Mid-Atlantic, Rocky Mountains, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest, Eastern Canada, Western Canada, Alaska
Tip of tail is black |
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Long-tailed (rock) shrew
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Soricomorpha
Soricidae Sorex dispar |
Appalachian mountain range from Maine to nc
Long tail Lives on rock faces |
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Smoky shrew
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Soricomorpha
Soricidae Sorex fumeus |
Range Great Lakes, New England, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Eastern Canada
Wet forest leaf litter |
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Pygmy shrew
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Soricomorpha
Soricidae Sorex hoyi |
Canada, Appalachia, Alaska
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Southeastern shrew
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Soricomorpha
Soricidae Sorex longirostris |
Range Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Florida
Foothills to Virginia Woodlands |
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Water shrew
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Soricomorpha
Soricidae Sorex palustris |
Range Plains, Great Lakes, New England, Mid-Atlantic, Rocky Mountains, Southeast, Southwest, California, Northwest, Eastern Canada, Western Canada, Alaska
Hind foot has fringes of hair Only in mountains in slow streams |
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Star-nosed mole
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Soricomorpha
Talpidae Condylura cristata |
Unmistakable, snout has 22 fleshy, tentacle-like appendages surrounding the nostrils
Range Plains, Great Lakes, New England, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Florida, Eastern Canada Most aquatic of the moles Fastest jaws Highest metabolism |
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Hairy-tailed mole
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Soricomorpha
Talpidae Parascalops breweri |
Range Great Lakes, New England, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Eastern Canada
High elevation |
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Eastern mole
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Soricomorpha
Talpidae Scalopus aquaticus |
Biggest paws
Webbing Range Plains, Great Lakes, New England, Mid-Atlantic, Rocky Mountains, Southeast, Florida, Texas |
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North American river otter
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Carnivora
Mustelidae Lontra canadensis |
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