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ORDER / Family |
Common Name |
Species Name |
Status |
Distribution |
ASM Slide Library # * |
Mamm. Species # |
Comments |
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DIDELPHIMORPHIA |
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Didelphidae |
Virginia opossum |
Didelphis virginiana |
common |
statewide |
4(W), 630, 828(B), 829(B), 830(B) |
40 |
nocturnal |
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INSECTIVORA |
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Soricidae |
Short-tailed shrew |
Blarina brevicauda |
common |
statewide |
20, 644(S) |
261 |
venomous; Ohio's most common mammal |
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Least shrew |
Cryptotis parva |
uncommon |
statewide |
957 |
43 |
active day and night |
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Pygmy shrew |
Microsorex hoyi |
uncommon |
southeast 1/3 |
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33 |
smallest mammal in the world |
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Masked shrew |
Sorex cinereus |
uncommon |
north and central |
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active day and night |
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Smoky shrew |
Sorex fumeus |
common |
east1/2 |
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215 |
inhabits boreal regions |
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Talpidae |
Star-nosed mole |
Condylura cristata |
common |
northeast 1/4 |
649(C), 650(B) |
129 |
22 fleshy appendages; semi-aquatic |
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Hairy-tailed mole |
Parascalops breweri |
uncommon-common |
east 2/3 |
646(S), 852 |
98 |
fossorial |
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Eastern mole |
Scalopus aquaticus |
common |
north 1/3 west 4/5 |
647(C), 648(S) |
105 |
fossorial |
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CHIROPTERA |
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Molossidae |
Brazilian free-tailed bat |
Tadarida baziliensis |
accidental |
southwest 1/4 |
729 |
331 |
tail not enclosed by membrane |
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Vespertilionidae |
Big brown bat |
Eptesicus fuscus |
common |
statewide |
39(C) |
356 |
some individuals do not migrate |
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Silver-haired bat |
Lasionycteris noctivagans |
uncommon |
statewide |
658 |
172 |
migrate south in winter |
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Red bat |
Lasiurus borealis |
common |
statewide |
40, 655(C), 815(C) |
183 |
roosts in trees/interfemoral membrane is heavily furred |
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Hoary bat |
Lasiurus cinereus |
uncommon |
statewide |
41, 42, 656 |
185 |
roosts in trees; interfemoral membrane is heavily furred |
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Eastern small-footed myotis |
Myotis leibii |
extirpated |
northcentral (Erie Co.) |
226 |
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only one known specimen from Ohio |
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Gray myotis |
Myotis grisescens |
accidental |
southwest 1/4 |
228 |
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wing attached to ankle |
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Keen's myotis |
Myotis keenii |
common-uncommon |
statewide |
227 |
121 |
hibernates in caves |
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Little brown myotis |
Myotis lucifugus |
common |
statewide |
224, 225(G), 814(G) |
142 |
hibernates in caves |
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Indiana myotis |
Myotis sodalis |
endangered |
statewide |
391(P) |
163 |
90% of population occupies five caves in surrounding states |
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Evening bat |
Nycticeius humeralis |
uncommon |
statewide |
232 |
23 |
frequently found in man-made structures |
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Eastern pipistrelle |
Pipistrellus subflavus |
common |
statewide |
38, 654(C) |
228 |
only Ohio bat with 34 teeth |
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Rafinesque's big-eared bat |
Plecotus rafinesquii |
uncommon |
southcentral (Adams Co.) |
394(C) |
69 |
may merely pass through southern Ohio |
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LAGAMORPHA |
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Leporidae |
Snowshoe hare |
Lepus americanus |
extirpated |
northeast 1/4 |
246, 544(P) |
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white winter pelage |
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Swamp rabbit |
Sylvilagus aquaticus |
accidental |
south 1/5 |
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151 |
swamp habitat |
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Eastern cottontail |
Sylvilagus floridanus |
common |
statewide |
58, 953(Y) |
136 |
most popular game animal in Ohio |
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RODENTIA |
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Castoridae |
Beaver |
Castor canadensis |
common |
statewide |
247(H), 248(H), 408, 409(H), 410(H), 1239 |
120 |
largest rodent in North America |
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Muridae |
Southern red-backed vole |
Clethrionomys gapperi |
uncommon-extirpated |
northeast 1/10 |
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146 |
inhabits boreal regions |
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Prairie vole |
Microtus ochrogaster |
uncommon-common |
south 4/5 |
1160 |
355 |
northern Great Plains species |
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Meadow vole |
Microtus pennsylvanicus |
common |
statewide |
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159 |
cyclic populations |
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Woodland vole |
Microtus pinetorum |
common |
statewide |
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147 |
woodland inhabitant |
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House mouse |
Mus musculus |
introduced-common |
statewide |
92, 754 |
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from Europe; frequently associated with man made structures |
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Eastern woodrat |
Neotoma floridana |
endangered |
southcentral |
1016 |
139 |
"pack rat"; inhabits rugged terrain |
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Golden mouse |
Ochrotomys nuttalli |
NEVER SEEN |
southern tip |
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75 |
found across Ohio River in Kentucky |
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Muskrat |
Ondatra zibethicus |
common |
statewide |
1162 |
141 |
tail flattened laterally |
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Marsh rice rat |
Oryzomys palustris |
extirpated |
southwest 1/4 |
252 |
176 |
archaeological digs provide the only evidence of Ohio range. |
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White-footed mouse |
Peromyscus leucopus |
common |
statewide |
73, 1174 |
247 |
all terrestrial habitats in Ohio |
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Deer mouse |
Peromyscus maniculatus |
common |
statewide |
251(A), 1175 |
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grassland species in Ohio |
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Norway rat |
Rattus norvegicus |
introduced-common |
statewide |
755(W), 756(G), 757(B), 758 |
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from England; possibly the most destructive of all mammals |
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Black rat |
Rattus rattus |
introduced-extirpated |
statewide |
759, 760(B) |
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displaced by the Norway rat |
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Eastern harvest mouse |
Reithrodontomys humulis |
uncommon |
south 1/4, southeast 1/2 |
685 |
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grooved upper incisor |
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Southern bog lemming |
Synaptomys cooperi |
uncommon |
statewide |
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210 |
grooved upper incisor |
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Erethizontidae |
Porcupine |
Erethizon dorsatum |
uncommon-extirpated |
north 1/4 |
83, 870(Y) |
29 |
barbed quills |
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Myocastoridae |
Nutria |
Myocastor coypus |
introduced-extirpated |
statewide |
1019 |
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cause damage to agriculture and wildlife |
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Sciuridae |
Southern flying squirrel |
Glacomys volans |
common |
statewide |
1021, 1022(B) |
78 |
nocturnal; great gliders |
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Woodchuck |
Marmota monax |
common |
statewide |
107 |
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largest squirrel in Ohio |
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Gray squirrel |
Sciurus carolinensis |
common |
statewide |
94, 95(P) |
480 |
forest dweller |
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Fox squirrel |
Sciurus niger |
common |
statewide |
96, 880 |
479 |
woodland dweller; largest tree squirrel in U.S. |
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Thirteen-lined ground squirrel |
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus |
uncommon |
west 2/3 |
103, 573(C), |
103 |
hibernates up to six months |
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Eastern chipmunk |
Tamias striatus |
common |
statewide |
110, 259(AB) |
168 |
internal cheek pouches |
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Red squirrel |
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus |
uncommon-common |
north 4/5 |
111, 260, 826, 827(H) |
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forest dweller |
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Zapodidae |
Meadow jumping mouse |
Zapus hudsonius |
common |
statewide |
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routinely leaps up to one meter |
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Woodland jumping mouse |
Napaeozapus insignis |
uncommon |
west 1/4 |
113 |
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strict woodland species |
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CARNIVORA |
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Canidae |
Coyote |
Canis latrans |
common |
statewide |
256(C), 1126, 1267 |
79 |
was once extripated from Ohio |
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Gray wolf |
Canis lupus |
extirpated |
statewide |
581, 1038(P), 1128 |
37 |
federally endangered |
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Gray fox |
Urocyon cinereoargenteus |
uncommon |
statewide |
584 |
189 |
commonly climbs trees |
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Red fox |
Vulpes vulpes |
common |
statewide |
435(W), 436(Y), 582 |
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may have been introduced from Europe |
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Procyonidae |
Raccoon |
Procyon lotor |
common |
statewide |
140, 709(S) |
119 |
does not wash food |
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Ursidae |
Black bear |
Ursus americanus |
endangered |
statewide |
142(C) |
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occasionally wanders in from neighboring states |
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Mustelidae |
Wolverine |
Gulo gulo |
extirpated |
north 1/5 |
442(C), 807(S) |
499 |
resembles a small bear |
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River otter |
Lutra canadensis |
endangered |
statewide |
802(AC), 859(G) |
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re-introduced into wild |
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Marten |
Martes americana |
extirpated |
statewide |
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289 |
extirpated before 1850 |
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Fisher |
Martes pennanti |
extirpated |
northeast 1/4 |
590(C) |
156 |
extirpated before 1850 |
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Striped skunk |
Mephitis mephitis |
common |
statewide |
280 |
173 |
fond of bees |
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Ermine |
Mustela erminea |
uncommon |
northeast |
588(P), 1051 |
195 |
occasionally wanders in from Michigan and Pennsylvania |
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Long-tailed weasel |
Mustela frenata |
common |
statewide |
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Ohio's most common weasel |
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Least weasel |
Mustela nivalis |
uncommon |
statewide |
440(Y), 1214 |
454 |
smallest carnivore in the world |
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Mink |
Mustela vison |
common |
statewide |
1129 |
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semi-aquatic |
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Badger |
Taxidea taxus |
uncommon |
west 1/2, northwest 4/5 |
701(C), 702(A), 703(H) |
26 |
sleeps during extremely cold periods |
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Felidae |
Mountain lion |
Felis concolor |
extirpated |
statewide |
275, 276, 586(C) |
200 |
largest range of any mammal in North America |
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Bobcat |
Lynx rufus |
endangered |
statewide |
819 |
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tufts of hair on ears |
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Lynx |
Lynx lynx |
extirpated |
statewide |
1046 |
269 |
settlement by man reduced its range |
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ARTIODACTYLA |
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Cervidae |
American elk |
Cervus elaphus |
extirpated |
statewide |
189(W), 190(G), 318(Y), 809(FM), 863(M), 864(F), 1077(F), 1278 |
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disappeared from state around 1830 |
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White-tailed deer |
Odocoileus virginianus |
common |
statewide |
185(F), 186(A), 803(M), 1279 |
388 |
state mammal/population has increased since 1922 |
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Bovidae |
Bison |
Bos bison |
extirpated |
statewide |
167(M), 304(CM), 305(Y), 306(H), 719(W), 720 |
266 |
last one in Ohio shot in 1803 |
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Selected references |
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Burt, W. H. 1957. Mammals of the great lakes region. Univ. of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, Michigan. |
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Gottschang, J. L. 1981. A guide to the mammals of Ohio. Ohio State Univ. Press, Columbus, Ohio. |
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* Slide symbols |
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No synbol -- portrait |
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A -- anatomical specialization |
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B -- specialized behavior |
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C -- close-up of head region |
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F -- female, when sexes differ |
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FM -- female(s) and male(s) shown when differences obvious |
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H -- habitat or sign of animals activity |
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M -- male, when sexes differ |
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W -- female with young |
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Y -- young, may be newborn |
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P -- unusual color phase |
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