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Mammals of Minnesota
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom: Phylum:Sub-phylum:Class:Sub-class:Infra-class:
Animalia ChordataVertebrataMammaliaTheriaMetatheria- DidelphimorphiaEutheria- All other North American mammals.
Order: RODENTIA
Ondatra zibethicusSpecies:
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicusSpecies:
Muskrat
Sciurus carolinensis Species:
Gray squirrel
Family: Sciuridae
Sciurus carolinensis Species:
Tamiasciurus
hudsonicus
Species:
Red squirrel
Marmota monaxWoodchuck
Species:
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
Thirteen-lined ground squirrel
Species:
Geomys bursarius
Plains pocket gopher
Species:Family: Geomyidae
Zapus hudsonius
Meadow jumping mouse
Species:Family: Dipodidae
Napaeozapus insignis Species:
Woodland jumping mouse
Which jumping mouse is which?
Zapus hudsonius
Napaeozapus insignis
Zapus hudsonius
Napaeozapus insignis
Note sharp transition between dorsal and lateral pelage
Peromyscus spp.
Field mice
Species:Family: Muridae
Clethrionomys gapperi Species:
Red backed vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Meadow vole
Species:
Erethizon dorsatum
Porcupine
Species:
Family: Erethizontidae
Castor canadensis
Beaver
Species:Family: Castoridae
Castor canadensis Species:
Order: LAGOMORPHAFamily: Leporidae
Rabbits
Species:
Eastern cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
Species:
Snow-shoe hare
Lepus americanus
Order: INSECTIVORA
SoricidaeSorex cinereus
Family:Species:
Masked shrew
Sorex cinereus
Masked shrew
Species:
TalpidaeFamily:
Moles
Scalopus aquaticus Species:
Eastern mole
Scalopus aquaticus Species:
Eastern mole
Condylura cristataSpecies:
Star-nosed mole
Condylura cristata
Star-nosed mole
Species:
CHIROPTERAOrder:
Bats
DIDELPHIMORPHIADidelphidaeDidelphis virginianusSpecies:
Opposum
Order:Family:
Didelphis virginianus Species:
Opposum
Carnivore Teeth
Lynx canadensisSpecies:
Canada lynx
Family: Felidae
Species: Puma concolor
Mountain lion, cougar …
Vulpes vulpes Urocyon cinereoargenteus
CanidaeFamily:
Red fox Gray foxSpecies:
Vulpes vulpesSpecies:
Canis lupusSpecies:
Gray wolf
Ursus americanusSpecies:Family: Ursidae
Black bear
Gulo guloSpecies:
Wolverine
Family: Mustelidae
Lontra canadensisSpecies:
River otter
Taxidea taxusSpecies:
Badger
Taxidea taxusSpecies:
Species:
Striped skunk
Mephitis mephitis
Species:
Striped skunk
Mephitis mephitis
Mustela ermineaSpecies:
Short-tailed weasel (ermine)
Family: Mustelidae
Mustela frenataSpecies:
Long-tailed weasel
Mustela visonSpecies:
Mink
Procyon lotorSpecies:
Raccoon
Family: Procyonidae
Procyon lotorSpecies:
Order:Family:Species:
ArtiodactylaCervidaeAlces alces
Moose
Species:
White-tailed deer
Odocoileus virginianus