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Mammals (Compiled by Doug Kelt) Appendix 10: Mammals (Compiled by Doug Kelt) ORDER/SUB- Common Name Scientific Name Status Family/Sub- DIDELPHIMORPHIA AMERICAN MARSUPIALS Didelphidae Opossums Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana1 C INSECTIVORA INSECTIVORES Soricidae Shrews Trowbridge Shrew Sorex trowbridgii C Vagrant Shrew Sorex vagrans S Ornate Shrew Sorex ornatus S Talpidae Moles California Mole Scapanus latimanus S CHIROPTERA BATS Vespertilionidae Evening Bats Little Brown Bat Myotis lucifugus S Yuma Myotis Myotis yumanensis S Long-eared Myotis Myotis evotis S Fringed Myotis Myotis thysanodes S Long-legged Myotis Myotis volans S California Myotis Myotis californicus C Western Pipistrelle Pipistrellus hesperus S Big Brown Bat Eptesicus fuscus S Red Bat Lasiurus blossevillii S Hoary Bat Lasiurus cinereus S Townsend’s Big-eared Bat Corynorhinus townsendii* S Silver-haired Bat Lasionycteris noctivagans S Pallid Bat Antrozous pallidus C Molossidae Free-tailed Bats Brazilian Free-tailed Bat Tadarida brasiliensis S CARNIVORA CARNIVORES Canidae Canid Carnivores Coyote Canis latrans C Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2 P Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus C Domestic Dog Canis familiaris C Felidae Cats Felinae Small Cats Mountain Lion Puma concolor C Bobcat Lynx rufus C House Cat Felis silvestris3 S Mustelidae Weasels, Badgers, Skunks, Otters Lutrinae Otters Northern River Otter Lontra canadensis S Mustelinae Wolverines, Martens, Weasels Long-tailed Weasel Mustela frenata S Ermine Mustela erminea S Mink Mustela vison S Taxidiinae Badgers Badger Taxidea taxus S Mephitidae Skunks Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis C Western Spotted Skunk Spilogale gracilis S Procyonidae Procyonid Carnivores Procyoninae Raccoons, Coatis, Cacomistle Ringtail Bassariscus astutus P Northern Raccoon Procyon lotor S Ursidae Bears Ursinae Bears Black Bear Ursus americanus C ARTIODACTYLA EVEN-TOED UNGULATES Cervidae Deer Capreolinae Deer, Moose, Brocket deer Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus C Suidae Pigs & Hogs Suinae Pigs and Hogs Feral Pig Sus scrofa4 S LAGOMORPHA RABBITS AND HARES Leporidae Hares & Rabbits Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus C Desert Cottontail Sylvilagus audubonii P Brush Rabbit Sylvilagus bachmani S RODENTIA RODENTS SCIUROGNATHI MICE, RATS, SQUIRRELS, GOPHERS, & RELATIVES Sciuridae Squirels Sciurinae Tree squirrels, ground squirrels, marmots, and chipmunks California Ground Squirrel Spermophilus beecheyi S Sonoma Chipmunk Tamias sonomae C Western Grey Squirrel Sciurus griseus C Fox Squirrel Sciurus niger5 P Goemyidae Pocket Gophers Botta’s Pocket Gopher Thomomys bottae C Heteromyidae Kangaroo Rats & Pocket Mice Perognathinae Pocket Mice San Joaquin Pocket Mouse Perognathus inornatus C Dipodomyinae Kangaroo rats & kangaroo mice California Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys californicus P Dipodidae Jumping mice & Birch mice Zapodinae Jumping mice Pacific Jumping Mouse Zapus trinotatus P Muridae Mice, Rats, Voles, & Relatives Murinae Old World rats & mice House Mouse Mus musculus6 S Norway Rat Rattus norvegicus7 P Black Rat Rattus rattus8 S Sigmodontinae New World rats & mice Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus C Brush Mouse Peromyscus boylii C Pinyon Mouse Peromyscus truei S Dusky-footed Wood Rat Neotoma fuscipes C Western Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys megalotis C Arvicolinae Voles & Lemmings California Vole Microtus californicus C Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus P HYSTRICOGNATHI HYSTRICOGNATH RODENTS Erethizontidae New World Porcupines Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum P Introduced Species 1. Didelphis virginiana is native to Eastern North America. 2. Vulpes vulpes is native to Eastern North America. 3. Felis silvestris is native to the Mediterranean . 4. Sus scrofa is native to Europe. 5. Sciurus niger is native to Eastern North America. 6. Mus musculus is native to Europe. 7. Rattus norvegicus is native to Europe. 8. Rattus rattus is native to Europe. * California Department of Fish and Game Species of Special Concern..
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