Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge MAMMALS

Sources: Burt and Grossenheider 1980, Hoffman and Pattie 1968, Foresman 2001, and Montana Natural Heritage Program. Soricidae Shrews Sorex cinereus cinereus (masked) shrew S. merriami Merriam’s shrew S. haydeni Hayden’s shrew S. monticolus montane shrew Vespertilionidae Vesper bats Myotis evotis long-eared myotis M. lucifugus little brown myotis M. ciliolabrum western small-footed myotis M. thysanodes fringed myotis M. volans long-legged myotis Lasiurus borealis eastern red bat L. cinereus hoary bat Lasionycteris noctivagans silver-haired bat Eptesicus fuscus big brown bat Corynorhinus townsendii Townsend’s big-eared bat Leporidae Hares and rabbits Sylvilagus nuttalli mountain cottontail S. audubonii desert cottontail Lepus townsendii white-tailed jackrabbit Sciuridae Squirrels Tamias minimus least chipmunk T. amoenus yellow-pine chipmunk T. ruficaudus red-tailed chipmunk Spermophilus richardsonii Richardson’s ground squirrel S. tridecemlineatus thirteen-lined ground squirrel Cynomys ludovicianus black-tailed prairie dog Marmota flaviventris yellowbelly marmot Geomyidae Pocket gophers Thomomys talpoides northern pocket gopher Heteromyidae Pocket mice and kangaroo rats Perognathus fasciatus olive-backed pocket mouse Dipodomys ordii Ord’s kangaroo rat Castoridae Beavers Castor canadensis American beaver

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Muridae Mice, voles, rats, and lemmings Reithrodontomys megalotis western harvest mouse Peromyscus leucopus white-footed mouse P. maniculatus deer mouse Onychomys leucogaster northern grasshopper mouse Neotoma cinerea bushy-tailed woodrat Mus musculus house mouse Microtus ochrogaster prairie vole Lemmiscus curtatus sagebrush vole Ondatra zibethicus common muskrat Microtus longicaudus long-tailed vole Dipodidae Jumping mice Zapus princeps western jumping mouse Erethizontidae New World porcupines Erethizon dorsatum common porcupine Canidae Wolves, coyotes, and foxes Canis latrans coyote C. lupus gray wolf (extirpated) Vulpes velox swift fox V. vulpes red fox Ursidae Bears Ursus americanus black bear U. arctos grizzly (brown) bear (extirpated) Procyonidae Raccoons Procyon lotor raccoon Mustelidae Weasels Mustela frenata long-tailed weasel M. nigripes black-footed ferret (ENDANGERED) M. nivalis least weasel M. vison American mink M. ermine short-tailed weasel Gulo gulo wolverine Taxidea taxus American badger Lontra canadensis northern river otter Mephitidae Skunks Mephitis mephitis striped skunk Felidae Cats Felis catus feral cat (introduced) Lynx rufus bobcat Puma concolor mountain lion

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Cervidae Deer, moose, and elk Cervus elephus Wapiti (elk) Odocoileus hemionus mule deer O. virginianus white-tailed deer Alces alces moose Antilocapridae Pronghorn Antilocapra americana pronghorn Bovidae Bison, goats, and sheep Bos bison American bison (extirpated) B. taurus domestic cattle Ovis canadensis bighorn sheep

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