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Kangaroo Rat and Pocket Mouse

Shrew Family Order Rodentia (Soricoidae) masked shrew vagrant shrew water shrew Sorex cinereus Sorex vagrans Sorex palustris grassland streambank streambank Mouse, Vole, Rats, and Muskrat (Cricetidae) meadow vole long-tailed vole heather vole Microtus pennsylvanicu Microtus longicaudus Phenacomys intermedius grassland streambank streambank/grassland/mountain Gapper’s red-backed vole deer mouse Western harvest mouse Clethrionomys gapperi Peromycus maniculatus Reithrodontomys megalotis mountain mountain/streambank grassland bushy-tailed woodrat Neotoma cinerea mountain rock mouse Northern grasshopper mouse Peromyscus difficilis Onychomys leucogaster mountain grassland Jumping Mouse Kangaroo Rat and Family Pocket Mouse silky pocket mouse (Zapodidae) (Heteromyidae) Perognathus flavus desert Western jumping mouse Ord’s kangaroo rat Apache pocket mouse Zapus princeps Dipodomys ordii Perognathus apache streambank desert mountain 1:1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 inches 1 - Rodents Tracks are actual size. Pocket Gopher Porcupine Family Order Rodentia Family (Erethizonidae) (Geomyidae) Beaver Family (Castoridae) porcupine Erethizon dorsatum mountains/grasslands scale 1:3 beaver Castor canadensis streams/lakes/wetlands Northern pocket gopher scale 1:3 Thomomys talpoides grasslands scale 1:1 1:3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 inches Squirrel Family (Sciuridae) least chipmunk Colorado chipmunk chicaree Eutamias minimus Eutamias quadrivittatus Tamiasciurus douglassi mountain/grassland mountain forest Abert’s squirrel Sciurus aberti kaibabensis mountain/forest rock ground squirrel golden-mantled ground Spermophilus variegatus squirrel mountain Spermophilus lateralis streambank yellow-bellied marmot Gunnison’s prairie dog thirteen-lined ground squirrel Marmota flaviventris Cynomys gunnisoni Spermophilus tridecemlineatus mountain/rockslide grassland grassland 1:1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 inches 2 - Rodents Rodentia tracks vary in size. Sciuridae tracks are actual size.
Small Mammal Foraging and Population Responses to Northern Conifer Mast

Western University Scholarship@Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository 1-28-2013 12:00 AM Small mammal foraging and population responses to northern conifer mast Nikhil Lobo The University of Western Ontario Supervisor Dr. John S. Millar The University of Western Ontario Graduate Program in Biology A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the equirr ements for the degree in Doctor of Philosophy © Nikhil Lobo 2013 Follow this and additional works at: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd Part of the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Commons Recommended Citation Lobo, Nikhil, "Small mammal foraging and population responses to northern conifer mast" (2013). Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. 1107. https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/1107 This Dissertation/Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by Scholarship@Western. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository by an authorized administrator of Scholarship@Western. For more information, please contact [email protected]. SMALL MAMMAL FORAGING AND POPULATION RESPONSES TO NORTHERN CONIFER MAST (Spine title: Interactions between conifer seeds and small mammals) (Thesis format: Integrated Article) by Nikhil Lobo Graduate Program in Biology, Collaborative Program in Environment & Sustainability A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy The School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies The University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada © Nikhil Lobo 2013 THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies CERTIFICATE OF EXAMINATION Supervisor Examiners ______________________________ ______________________________ Dr. John S. Millar Dr. David Sherry Supervisory Committee ______________________________ Dr. Hugh Henry ______________________________ Dr. Liana Zanette ______________________________ Dr.
Mammals of Kluane

Common Name Latin Name A Common Name Latin Name A Shrews Carnivores (cont.) Masked shrew Sorex cinereus P Wolverine Gulo gulo C Kluane National Park and Reserve Vagrant shrew Sorex vagrans ? River Otter Lontra canadensis P Dusky shrew Sorex obscurus P Cougar Felis concolor V Water shrew Sorex palustris E Lynx Lynx lynx C Pygmy shrew Microsorex hoyi E Ungulates Bats Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus R Little brown bat Myotis lucifugus C Moose Alces alces C MammalsMammals Woodland Caribou Rangifer tarandus U Pikas, Hares Mountain Goat Oreamnos americanus C Pika Ochotona princeps C Dall Sheep Ovis dalli dalli C ofof Snowshoe hare Lepus americanus C Rodents Key KluaneKluane Least chipmunk Eutamias minimus C C Common Easily found in proper habitat. Woodchuck Marmota monax R U Uncommon Usually found in small numbers in Hoary marmot Marmota caligata C the proper habitat. Arctic ground squirrel Spermophilus parryii C R Rare Occurrence unpredictable. Not Red squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus C always seen every year. Northern flying squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus R E Expected Not confirmed in park, but is Beaver Castor canadensis C found in surrounding area. Deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus C ? Unknown Uncertain presence. Bushy-tailed wood rat Neotoma cinerea E P Present Present but abundance unknown. Red-backed vole Clethrionomys rutilus P V Very rare May not be seen at all some years. Heather vole Phenacomys intermedius R Meadow vole Microtus pennsylvanicus C Northern vole Microtus oeconomus C Long-tailed vole Microtus longicaudus C Wildlife viewing is a popular activity in Singing vole Microtus miurus P Kluane. Please help the wildlife, others and Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus E yourself by following these guidlines: Siberian lemming Lemmus sibiricus ? • Do not feed bears or other wildlife as they Northern bog lemming Synaptomys borealis P Meadow jumping mouse Zapus hudsonius P learn very quickly to depend on humans Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum C for food.
(Arborimus Longicaudus), Sonoma Tree Vole (A. Pomo), and White-Footed Vole (A

United States Department of Agriculture Annotated Bibliography of the Red Tree Vole (Arborimus longicaudus), Sonoma Tree Vole (A. pomo), and White-Footed Vole (A. albipes) Forest Pacific Northwest General Technical Report August Service Research Station PNW-GTR-909 2016 In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all pro- grams). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimi- nation Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/com- plaint_filing_cust.html and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form.
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Grand Teton Moose, Wyoming 83012 John D

National Park P.O. Drawer 170 Grand Teton Moose, Wyoming 83012 John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway 307 739-3300 Mammal-Finding Guide "Why do we so delight in the wild creatures of the forest, some of us so passionately that it colors our whole life?" —Wlldlife biologist Olaus Murie in Wapiti Wilderness. General Information Habitat Types The diversity of wildlife communities in Alpine Forests Grand Teton National Park and the John Wind and snow limit life above treeline From treeline to valley floor, forests provide D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway (about 10,000 feet). Some plants and cover and food for many mammal species. complements the spectacular scenery. animals have adapted to the harsh Lodgepole pines dominate, but forests also Part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosys- conditions. Plants are mat-like, animals are contain firs, aspens and spruces. Look for tem, the two National Park Service areas few. Look for yellow-bellied marmots, pikas elk, mule deer, martens, red squirrels, black offer wildlife a variety of habitats. Each and bighorn sheep. bears and snowshoe hares. habitat must supply the basic needs of wildlife: food, water, cover and living Sagebrush Rivers, Lakes and Ponds space. Familiarity with the habitats and The most widespread habitat type in the Aquatic habitats and adjacent forests, habits of park and parkway wildlife results park, sagebrush flats occur on dry, porous marshes and meadows fulfill the needs of in increased viewing opportunities. soils. More than 100 species of grasses many forms of wildlife. Diverse and abun- and wildflowers grow along with abundant dant vegetation offers excellent food and sagebrush.
The Heather Vole, Genus Phenacomys, in Alaska

438 THE CANADIAN FIELD-NATURALIST Vol. 118 The Heather Vole, Genus Phenacomys, in Alaska S. O. MACDONALD1, 3,AMY M. RUNCK2, and JOSEPH A. COOK3,* 1P.O. Box 58, Gila, New Mexico 88038-0058 USA 2Biological Sciences Department, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 83209-8007 USA 3Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131 USA; Corresponding author, e-mail [email protected] MacDonald, S. O., Amy M. Runck, and Joseph A. Cook. 2004, The heather vole genus Phenacomys, in Alaska. Canadian Field-Naturalist 118(3): 438-440. Four specimens of heather vole (genus Phenacomys) collected in the coastal mountains of Southeast Alaska document the first Recent records of this vole in Alaska. Alternative hypotheses on the relationship of these newly-discovered populations to extant and historical populations are outlined, and additional studies proposed. Key Words: Heather vole, Phenacomys sp., Southeast Alaska. Since publication of a synopsis of the land mammal The distribution of the heather vole is poorly known fauna of Southeast Alaska (MacDonald and Cook throughout western North America (Figure 1) and geo- 1996), new field and laboratory studies of the mam- graphic variation has been little studied (for overviews mals of this region have resulted in new perspectives see McAllister and Hoffmann 1988; Nagorsen 1990; on the zoogeography of the North Pacific Coast (Con- Musser and Carleton 1993). Some authorities (Ander- roy et al. 1999; Cook and MacDonald 2001; Cook et son 1942; Cowan and Guiguet 1965; Peterson 1966; al. 2001). In our 1996 publication, we speculated that Hallett 1999) recognized the distinctiveness of western several mammal species found on the eastern side of populations (P.
Biological Evaluation for Regional Forester

Forest Plan Revision Chippewa and Superior National Forests Regional Forester Sensitive Animals Biological Evaluation Prepared by: Forest Service Biologists Date: June 2004 Regional Forester Sensitive Animals Biological Evaluation Draft Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................................................................................1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................3 Outcomes..................................................................................................................3 Determination of Effect..............................................................................................7 BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION ...........................................................................................8 INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................8 Analysis Area ............................................................................................................9 Description of the Alternatives.................................................................................10 Consultation with US Fish and Wildlife Service.......................................................10 EXISTING CONDITION – SPECIES EVALUATED AND ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE ..............11 Animals....................................................................................................................11 Analysis process .....................................................................................................17
Mammal Species Native to the USA and Canada for Which the MIL Has No Image (170) 31 July 2021

Mammal species native to the USA and Canada for which the MIL has no image (170) 31 July 2021 ARTIODACTYLA (includes CETACEA) (25) BALAENIDAE - bowheads and right whales 1. Eubalaena japonica - Northern Pacific Right Whale 2. Eubalaena glacialis – North Atlantic Right Whale BALAENOPTERIDAE - rorqual whales Balaenoptera ricei - Rice’s Whale DELPHINIDAE - ocean dolphins 1. Feresa attenuata - Pygmy Killer Whale 2. Globicephala melas - Long-finned Pilot Whale 3. Lagenodelphis hosei - Fraser’s Dolphin 4. Leucopleurus acutus - Atlantic White-sided Dolphin 5. Stenella attenuata - Pantropical Spotted Dolphin 6. Stenella clymene - Clymene Dolphin 7. Stenella longirostris - Spinner Dolphin KOGIIDAE - pygmy sperm whales 1. Kogia breviceps - Pygmy Sperm Whale 2. Kogia sima - Dwarf Sperm Whale ZIPHIIDAE - beaked whales 1. Berardius bairdii - Baird’s Beaked Whale 2. Berardius minimus - Least Beaked Whale 3. Hyperoodon ampullatus - Northen Bottlenose Whale 4. Indopacetus pacificus - Tropical Beaked Whale 5. Mesoplodon bidens - Sowerby’s Beaked Whale 6. Mesoplodon carlhubbsi – Hubbs’s Beaked Whale 7. Mesoplodon densirostris - Blainville’s Beaked Whale 8. Mesoplodon europaeus - Gervais’s Beaked Whale 9. Mesoplodon ginkgodens - Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale 10. Mesoplodon mirus - True’s Beaked Whale 11. Mesoplodon perrini - Perrin’s Beaked Whale 12. Mesoplodon stejnegeri - Stejneger’s Beaked Whale 13. Ziphius cavirostris - Cuvier’s Beaked Whale CARNIVORA (8) CANIDAE - dogs Canis lycaon - Eastern Wolf MEPHITIDAE - skunks 1. Conepatus leuconotus - American Hog-nosed Skunk 2. Spilogale gracilis - Western Spotted Skunk MUSTELIDAE - weasels and relatives Martes americana - American Marten OTARIIDAE - eared seals Arctocephalus townsendi - Guadalupe Fur Seal PHOCIDAE - earless seals 1. Cystophora cristata - Hooded Seal 2. Histriophoca fasciata - Ribbon Seal 3. Phoca largha - Spotted Seal CHIROPTERA (20) MOLOSSIDAE - free-tailed bats 1.
Southern Red−Backed Vole (Clethrionomys Gapperi)

FIELD GUIDE TO NORTH AMERICAN MAMMALS Southern Red−backed Vole (Clethrionomys gapperi) ORDER: Rodentia FAMILY: Muridae Conservation Status: The Kentucky red−backed vole (C. gapperi maurus) is Near Threatened. Southern Red−backed Voles, like other voles, are active year−round. They do not hibernate or reduce their metabolism and enter a state of Clethrionomys gapperi − grayish−brown and reddish variants torpor to conserve energy against the cold. They breed from March Credit: painting by Todd Zalewski from Kays and Wilson's Mammals of North America, © Princeton University Press through November, producing two or three litters of 4−5 young each (2002) year. By three months of age, the young voles are sexually mature and ready to reproduce. This species is semi−fossorial, using burrow systems built by other rodents and natural aboveground runways through logs, rocks, and roots of trees. Also known as: Red−backed Vole, Gapper's Red−backed Mouse, Boreal Red−backed Vole, Red−backed Mouse Sexual Dimorphism: None Length: Range: 116−172 mm Weight: Range: 6−42 g http://www.mnh.si.edu/mna 1 FIELD GUIDE TO NORTH AMERICAN MAMMALS Long−tailed Vole (Microtus longicaudus) ORDER: Rodentia FAMILY: Muridae Long−tailed Voles need cool, moist habitats, so they are found mostly near the peaks of mountain ranges. Fruits and seeds make up the bulk of their diet, but they also eat fungi, bark, and leaves if necessary. Long−tailed Voles live less than one year on average, and females produce only two litters during that time, with an average of Microtus longicaudus − gray and brown variants five pups per litter.
The Evolutionary Radiation of Arvicolinae Rodents (Voles And

BMC Evolutionary Biology BioMed Central Research article Open Access The evolutionary radiation of Arvicolinae rodents (voles and lemmings): relative contribution of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA phylogenies Thomas Galewski*1, Marie-ka Tilak1, Sophie Sanchez2, Pascale Chevret1, Emmanuel Paradis1,3 and Emmanuel JP Douzery1 Address: 1Laboratoire de Paléontologie, Phylogénie et Paléobiologie – CC064, Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution UMR 5554/CNRS, Université Montpellier II; Place E. Bataillon, 34 095 Montpellier Cedex 05 –, France, 2Ecophysiologie : évolution et adaptation moléculaires, Station Biologique, Place Georges Teissier – BP 7429 680 Roscoff –, France and 3Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, UR175 CAVIAR, GAMET – BP 5095, 361 rue Jean François Breton, 34196 Montpellier Cedex 5 –, France Email: Thomas Galewski* - [email protected]; Marie-ka Tilak - [email protected]; Sophie Sanchez - sanchez@sb- roscoff.fr; Pascale Chevret - [email protected]; Emmanuel Paradis - [email protected]; Emmanuel JP Douzery - [email protected] * Corresponding author Published: 09 October 2006 Received: 19 May 2006 Accepted: 09 October 2006 BMC Evolutionary Biology 2006, 6:80 doi:10.1186/1471-2148-6-80 This article is available from: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/6/80 © 2006 Galewski et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background: Mitochondrial and nuclear genes have generally been employed for different purposes in molecular systematics, the former to resolve relationships within recently evolved groups and the latter to investigate phylogenies at a deeper level.
Mtdna Evidence for Repeated Pulses of Speciation Within Arvicoline and Murid Rodents

Journal of Mammalian Evolution, Vol. 6, No. 3, 1999 MtDNA Evidence for Repeated Pulses of Speciation Within Arvicoline and Murid Rodents Chris J. Conroy1,2,3 and Joseph A. Cook1 We examined temporal aspects of phylogenetic relationships among 5 murid rodent subfamilies and 11 arvicoline genera based on DNA sequences of the cytochrome b gene (n = 92) and ND4 gene (n = 17). We found monophyly for Muridae but a polytomy among murid subfamilies. Arvicolinae was monophyletic, but most genera within this subfamily arose from a polytomy. Microtus was monophyletic, but within the genus, species arose rapidly. This pattern of nested pulses (polytomies) was recovered across parsimony, distance, and likelihood methods and indicates that accumulation of taxonomic diversity in murids was sporadic, rather than gradual. Arvicolines appeared in the Late Miocene and diversified later, between 3 and 5 million years ago. A relatively high rate of sequence evolution (i.e., 2.3% in third-position transversions per million years) helps reconcile the diversification of fossils and mtDNA lineages. KEY WORDS: vole; murids; parsimony; likelihood; molecular clock. INTRODUCTION The hollow curve distribution of species richness, where a few taxa (e.g., genera) are species rich but most are depauperate within a particular family (Fig. 1), has stimulated consider- able discussion among biologists (Anderson, 1974; Stanley, 1979) because it is a common feature of higher taxonomic categories. Studies aimed at examining this uneven d i s t r i b u t i o n have generally avoided an explicit phylogenetic framework (e.g., Huston, 1995), yet phy- logenies based on molecular techniques have provided insight into the apparent disparity in diversification rates among lineages (e.g., Sanderson and Donoghue, 1996).