Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge – Documented List of Wildlife Species

Reptiles Blanding's Turtle - Empydoidea blandingii Common Map Turtle - Graptemys geographica Midland Painted Turtle - Chrysemys picta margnata Snapping Turtle - Chelydra serpentina serpentina Eastern Spiny Softshell Turtle - Trionyx spiniferus spiniferus Eastern Garter Snake - Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis Butler’s Garter Snake - Thamnophis butl eri Eastern Fox Snake - Elaphe vulpina gloydi Eastern Milk Snake - Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum

Amphibians Red-Backed Salamander - Plethodon cinereus Blue-Spotted Salamander - Ambystoma laterale Hallowell American Toad - Bufo americanus Holbrook Northern Spring Peeper - Hyla crucifer crucifer Gray Treefrog - Hyla versicolor/chrysoscelis Western Chorus Frog - Pseudacris triseriata triseriata Green Frog - Rana clamitans melanota Wood Frog - Rana sylvatica Northern Leopard Frog - Rana pipiens

Fishes Bowfin - Amia calva Quillback - Carpoides cyprinus Longnose Sucker - Catostomus catostomus White Sucker - Catostomus commersoni Golden Redhorse - Moxostoma erythrurum Black Crappie - Pomoxis nigromaculatus White Crappie - Pomoxis annularis Rock Bass - Ambloplites rupestris Warmouth - Lepomis gulosus Green Sunfish - Lepomis cyanellus Pumpkinseed - Lepomis gibbosus Orangespotted Sunfish - Lepomis humilis Bluegill - Lepomis macrochirus Smallmouth Bass - Micropterus dolomieui Largemouth Bass - Micropterus salmoides Gizzard Shad - Dorosoma cepedianum Fathead Minnow - Pimephales promelas Bluntnose Minnow - Pimephales notatus Common Carp - Cyprinus carpio Goldfish - Carassius auratus Golden Shiner - Notemigonus crysoleucas Emerald Shiner - Notropis atherinoides Spottail Shiner - Notropis hudsonius Mudminnow - Umra limi Northern Pike - Esox lucius Brown Bullhead - Ameiurus nebulosus Black Bullhead - Ictalurus melas Yellow Bullhead - Ictalurus natalis Channel Catfish - Ictalurus punctatus Stonecat - Noturus flavus Brook Stickleback - Culaea inconstans White Bass - Morone chrysops White Perch - Morone Americana Yellow Perch - Perca flavescens Walleye - Stizostedion vitreum Freshwater Drum - Aplodinotus grunniens

Mammals Virginia Opossum - Didelphis virginiana Northern Short-tailed Shrew - Blarina brevicauda Star-nosed Mole - Condylura cristata Big Brown Bat - Eptesicus fuscus Little Brown Bat - Myotis lucifugus Coyote - Canis latrans Red Fox - Vulpes vulpes Raccoon - Procyon lotor Long-tailed Weasel - Mustela frenata Least Weasel - Mustela nivalis Mink - Mustela vision Striped Skunk - Mephitis mephitis River Otter - Lutra canadensis White-tailed Deer - Odocoileus virginianus Southern Flying Squirrel - Glaucomys volans Woodchuck - Marmota monax Gray Squirrel (Black Morph) - Sciurus carolinensis Fox Squirrel - Sciurus niger Eastern Chipmunk - Tamias striatus Red Squirrel - Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Beaver - Castor canadensis White-footed Mouse - Peromyscus leucopus Deer Mouse - Peromyscus maniculatus Meadow Vole - Microtus pennsylvanicus Muskrat - Ondatra zibethicus Meadow Jumping Mouse - Zapus hudsonius Eastern Cottontail - Sylvialagus floridanus

Revised: April, 2001 by David Peters