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