1. Mammals of Minnesota

2. Taxonomic Hierarchy Kingdom: Phylum: Sub-phylum: Class: Sub-class: Infra-class: Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Mammalia Theria Metatheria- Didelphimorphia Eutheria- All other North American mammals.

3. Order: RODENTIA

4. Ondatra zibethicus Species: Muskrat

5. Ondatra zibethicus Species: Muskrat

6. Sciurus carolinensis Species: Gray squirrel Family: Sciuridae

7. Sciurus carolinensis Species:

8. Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Species: Red squirrel

9. Marmota monax Woodchuck Species:

10. Spermophilus tridecemlineatus Thirteen-lined ground squirrel Species:

11. Geomys bursarius Plains pocket gopher Species: Family: Geomyidae

12. Zapus hudsonius Meadow jumping mouse Species: Family: Dipodidae

13. Napaeozapus insignis Species: Woodland jumping mouse

14. Which jumping mouse is which? Zapus hudsonius Napaeozapus insignis Zapus hudsonius Napaeozapus insignis Note sharp transition between dorsal and lateral pelage

15. Peromyscus spp. Field mice Species: Family: Muridae

16. Clethrionomys gapperi Species: Red backed vole

17. Microtus pennsylvanicus Meadow vole Species:

18. Erethizon dorsatum Porcupine Species: Family: Erethizontidae

19. Castor canadensis Beaver Species: Family: Castoridae

20. Castor canadensis Species:

21. Order: LAGOMORPHA Family:Leporidae Rabbits

22. Species: Eastern cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus

23. Species: Snow-shoe hare Lepus americanus

24. Order: INSECTIVORA

25. Soricidae Sorex cinereus Family: Species: Masked shrew

26. Sorex cinereus Masked shrew Species:

27. Talpidae Family: Moles

28. Scalopus aquaticus Species: Eastern mole

29. Scalopus aquaticus Species: Eastern mole

30. Condylura cristata Species: Star-nosed mole

31. Condylura cristata Star-nosed mole Species:

32. CHIROPTERA Order: Bats

33. DIDELPHIMORPHIA Didelphidae Didelphis virginianus Species: Opposum Order: Family:

34. Didelphis virginianus Species: Opposum

35. Carnivore Teeth

36. Lynx canadensis Species: Canada lynx Family: Felidae

37. Species: Puma concolor Mountain lion, cougar …

38. Vulpes vulpesUrocyon cinereoargenteus Canidae Family: Red foxGray fox Species:

39. Vulpes vulpes Species:

40. Canis lupus Species: Gray wolf

41. Ursus americanus Species: Family: Ursidae Black bear

42. Gulo gulo Species: Wolverine Family: Mustelidae

43. Lontra canadensis Species: River otter

44. Taxidea taxus Species: Badger

45. Taxidea taxus Species:

46. Striped skunk Mephitis mephitis

47. Species: Striped skunk Mephitis mephitis

48. Mustela erminea Species: Short-tailed weasel (ermine) Family: Mustelidae

49. Mustela frenata Species: Long-tailed weasel

50. Mustela vison Species: Mink

51. Procyon lotor Species: Raccoon Family: Procyonidae

52. Procyon lotor Species:

53. Order: Family: Species: Artiodactyla Cervidae Alces alces Moose

54. Species: White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus