Mammals of Southeast Alabama
Troy Area



Order MARSUPIALIA

Family Didelphiidae
Didelphis marsupialis   Opossum- 3 points

Order INSECTIVORA

Family Soricidae
Blarina brevicauda   Shorttail Shrew- 15 points

Family Talpidae
Scalopus aquaticus   Eastern Mole- 10 points

Order CHIROPTERA

Family Vespertilionidae
Myotis lucifugus   Little Brown Bat
M. grisescens   Gray Bat   Endangered Species
M. austroriparius   Mississippi Myotis  State Protected
M. sodalis   Indiana Myotis   Endangered Species
Lasionycteris noctivagans  Silver-haired Bat
Pipistrellus subflavus   Eastern Pipistrel
Lasiurus borealis  Red Bat
L. cinereus   Hoary Bat
L. seminolus   Seminole Bat
L. intermedius   Eastern Yellow Bat
Eptesicus fuscus   Big Brown Bat
Nycticeius humeralis   Evening Bat

Family Molossidae
Tadarida brasiliensis   Mexican Freetail Bat

Order CARNIVORA

Family Ursidae
Ursus americanus   Black Bear- 15 points

Family Procyonidae
Procyon lotor   Raccoon- 3 points


Family Mustelidae
Mustela frenata   Longtail Weasel  State Protected
M. vison   Mink- 10 points
Lutra canadensis   River Otter- 5 points
Spilogale putorius   Spotted Skunk- 5 points
Mephitis mephitis  Striped Skunk- 5 points

Family Canidae
Canis latrans   Coyote- 5 points
C. niger   Red Wolf
Vulpes fulva   Red Fox- 10 points
Urocyon cinereoargenteus   Gray Fox- 10 points

Family Felidae
Felis concolor   Mountain Lion
F. yagouaroundi   Jaguarundi
Lynx rufus   Bobcat- 10 points


Order RODENTIA

Family Sciuridae
Tamias striatus   Eastern Chipmunk- 5 points
Sciurus carolinensis   Eastern Gray Squirrel- 3 points
S. niger   Eastern Fox Squirrel- 10 points
Glaucomys volans   Southern Flying Squirrel- 5 points

Family Geomyidae
Geomys pinetis  Southeastern Pocket Gopher (Salamander) State Protected

Family Castoridae
Castor canadensis   Beaver-3 points

Family Cricetidae
Reithrodontomys humulis   Eastern Harvest Mouse-10 points
Peromyscus polionotus  Old Field Mouse- 10 points
P. gossypinus  Cotton Mouse-10 points
Ochrotomys nuttalli   Golden Mouse-10 points
Neotoma floridana   Eastern Woodrat- 10 points
Oryzomys palustris   Rice Rat-10 points
Sigmodon hispidus   Hispid Cotton Rat-10 points
Pitymys pinetorum   Pine Vole-15 points
Ondatra zibethica   Muskrat-15 points

Family Muridae
Rattus norvegicus   Norway Rat- 5 points
R. rattus   Black Rat- 5 points
Mus musculus   House Mouse- 5 points

Family Capromyidae
Myocastor coypus   Nutria- 10 points

Order LAGOMORPHA

Family Leporidae
Sylvilagus floridanus  Eastern Cottontail, photo2, photo3- 3 points
S. aquaticus   Swamp Rabbit- 10 points
S. palustris  Marsh Rabbit- 10 points

Order ARTIODACTYLA

Family Suidae
Sus scrofa   Wild Hog- 5 points

Family Cervidae
Odocoileus virginianus   Whitetail Deer- 3 points

Family Bovidae
Bison bison  Bison- 10 points

Order XENARTHRA

Family Dasypodidae
Dasypus novemcinctus   Armadillo- 3 points



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