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Mammals of Washington, Volume 2

CHECK LIST OF MAMMALS

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CLASS MAMMALIA—mammals

Order MARSUPALIA—marsupials

Family Didelphiidae—opossums

Genus Didelphis Linnaeus—opossums

Didelphis virginiana virginiana Kerr opossum

Order INSECTIVORA—insectivores

Family Talpidae—moles

Genus Neurotrichus Gunther—shrew-mole

Neurotrichus gibbsii gibbsii (Baird) } Gibbs shrew-mole

Neurotrichus gibbsii minor Dalquest and Burgner }

Genus Scapanus Pomel—western American moles

Scapanus townsendii (Bachman) Townsend mole

Scapanus orarius orarius True } coast mole

Scapanus orarius yakimensis Dalquest and Scheffer }

Scapanus orarius schefferi Jackson }

Family Soricidae—shrews

Genus Sorex Linnaeus—long-tailed shrews

Sorex cinereus cinereus Kerr } cinereous shrew

Sorex cinereus streatori Merriam }

Sorex merriami merriami Dobson Merriam shrew

Sorex trowbridgii trowbridgii Baird } Trowbridge shrew

Sorex trowbridgii destructioni Scheffer and Dalquest }

Sorex vagrans vagrans Baird } wandering shrew

Sorex vagrans monticola Merriam }

Sorex obscurus obscurus Merriam } dusky shrew

Sorex obscurus setosus Elliot }

Sorex palustris navigator (Baird) mountain water-shrew

Sorex bendirii bendirii (Merriam) } Bendire water-shrew

Sorex bendirii albiventer Merriam }

Genus Microsorex Coues—pigmy shrew

Microsorex hoyi washingtoni Jackson pigmy shrew

Order CHIROPTERA—bats

Family Vespertilionidae—vespertilionid bats

Genus Myotis Kaup—mouse-eared bats

Myotis lucifugus carissima Thomas } big myotis

Myotis lucifugus alascensis Miller }

Myotis yumanensis sociabilis H. W. Grinnell } Yuma myotis

Myotis yumanensis saturatus Miller }

Myotis keenii keenii (Merriam) Keen myotis

Myotis evotis evotis (H. Allen) } long-eared myotis

Myotis evotis pacificus Dalquest }

Myotis thysanodes thysanodes Miller fringe-tailed myotis

Myotis volans longicrus (True) } hairy-winged myotis

Myotis volans interior Miller }

Myotis californicus caurinus Miller } California myotis

Myotis californicus californicus (Audubon and Bachman) }

Myotis subulatus melanorhinus (Merriam) small-footed myotis

Genus Lasionycteris Peters—silver-haired bat

Lasionycteris noctivagans (Le Conte) } silver-haired bat

Genus Corynorhinus H. Allen—long-eared bats

Corynorhinus rafinesquii townsendii (Cooper) } long-eared bat

Corynorhinus rafinesquii intermedius H. W. Grinnell }

Genus Pipistrellus Kaup—pipistrelles

Pipistrellus hesperus hesperus (H. Allen) western pipistrelle

Genus Eptesicus Rafinesque—serotine bats

Eptesicus fuscus bernardinus Rhoads big brown bat

Genus Lasiurus Gray—hairy-tailed bats

Lasiurus cinereus cinereus (Beauvois) hoary bat

Genus Antrozous H. Allen—nyctophiline bats

Antrozous pallidus cantwelli Bailey pallid bat

Order CARNIVORA

Family Ursidae—bears

Genus Ursus Linnaeus—bears

Ursus americanus altifrontalis Elliot } black bear

Ursus americanus cinnamomum (Audubon and Bachman) }

Ursus chelan Merriam grizzly bear

Family Procyonidae—raccoons and allies

Genus Procyon Storr—raccoons

Procyon lotor psora Gray } raccoon

Procyon lotor excelsus Nelson and Goldman }

Family Mustelidae—weasels and allies

Genus Martes Pinel—martens and fisher

Martes caurina caurina (Merriam) } western marten

Martes caurina origenes (Rhoads) }

Martes pennanti (Erxleben) fisher

Genus Mustela Linnaeus—weasels, ferrets and minks

Mustela erminea invicta Hall } ermine

Mustela erminea fallenda Hall }

Mustela erminea olympica Hall }

Mustela erminea streatori (Merriam) }

Mustela erminea gulosa Hall }

Mustela erminea murica (Bangs) }

Mustela frenata washingtoni (Merriam) } long-tailed weasel

Mustela frenata altifrontalis Hall }

Mustela frenata effera Hall }

Mustela frenata nevadensis Hall }

Mustela vison energumenos (Bangs) mink

Genus Gulo Pallas—wolverines

Gulo luscus luteus Elliot wolverine

Genus Lutra Brisson—river otters

Lutra canadensis pacifica Rhoads } river otter

Lutra canadensis vancouverensis Goldman }

Genus Enhydra Fleming—sea otter

Enhydra lutris nereis (Merriam) sea otter

Genus Spilogale Gray—civet cats or spotted skunks

Spilogale gracilis saxatilis Merriam } civet cat or spotted skunks

Spilogale gracilis latifrons Merriam }

Genus Mephitis Geoffroy and Cuvier—striped skunks

Mephitis mephitis hudsonica Richardson } striped skunk

Mephitis mephitis major (Howell) }

Mephitis mephitis notata (Howell) }

Mephitis mephitis spissigrada Bangs }

Genus Taxidea Waterhouse—American badger

Taxidea taxus taxus (Schreber) badger

Family Canidae—foxes, coyote, wolves and dogs

Genus Vulpes Oken—foxes

Vulpes fulva cascadensis Merriam red fox

Genus Canis Linnaeus—coyote, wolves and dogs

Canis latrans testes Merriam } coyote

Canis latrans incolatus Hall }

Canis lupus fuscus Richardson wolf

Canis familiaris Linnaeus dog

Family Felidae—cats

Genus Felis Linnaeus—true cats

Felis concolor oregonensis Rafinesque } cougar or mountain lion

Felis concolor missoulensis Goldman }

Genus Lynx Kerr—lynxes and bobcats

Lynx canadensis canadensis Kerr Canadian lynx

Lynx rufus fasciatus Rafinesque } bobcat

Lynx rufus pallescens Merriam }

Order PINNIPEDIA—seals and walruses

Family Otariidae—eared seals

Genus Zalophus Gill—Californian sea lions

Zaluphus californianus (Lesson) California sea lion

Genus Eumetopias Gill—Steller sea lion

Eumetopias jubata (Schreber) Steller sea lion

Genus Callorhinus Gray—Alaska fur seal

Callorhinus ursinus cynocephalus (Walbaum) Alaska fur seal

Family Phocidae—hair seals

Genus Phoca Linnaeus—hair seals

Phoca vitulina richardii (Gray) hair seal

Order RODENTIA—rodents

Family Sciuridae—squirrels and allies

Genus Tamias Illiger—chipmunks

Tamias minimus scrutator (Hall and Hatfield) } least chipmunk

Tamias minimus grisescens (Howell) }

Tamias amoenus caurinus (Merriam) } yellow-pine chipmunk

Tamias amoenus felix Rhoads }

Tamias amoenus ludibundus (Hollister) }

Tamias amoenus affinis Allen }

Tamias amoenus canicaudus (Merriam) }

Tamias amoenus luteiventris Allen }

Tamias ruficaudus simulans (Howell) red-tailed chipmunk

Tamias townsendii townsendii Bachman } Townsend chipmunk

Tamias townsendii cooperi Baird }

Genus Marmota Blumenbach—marmots

Marmota monax petrensis Howell woodchuck

Marmota flaviventris avara (Bangs) yellow-bellied marmot

Marmota caligata cascadensis Howell hoary marmot

Marmota olympus (Merriam) Olympic marmot

Genus Citellus Oken—ground squirrels

Citellus townsendii townsendii (Bachman) Townsend ground squirrel

Citellus washingtoni Howell Washington ground squirrel

Citellus columbianus columbianus (Ord) } Columbian ground squirrel

Citellus columbianus ruficaudus Howell }

Citellus beecheyi douglasii (Richardson) } Beechey ground squirrel

Citellus lateralis tescorum (Hollister) } golden-mantled ground squirrel

Citellus lateralis connectens (Howell) }

Citellus saturatus (Rhoads) }

Genus Sciurus Linnaeus—tree squirrels

Sciurus griseus griseus Ord western gray squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis hypophaeus Merriam eastern gray squirrel

Sciurus niger Linnaeus, subsp.? fox squirrel

Genus Tamiasciurus Trouessart—red squirrels

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus streatori (Allen) } red squirrel

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus richardsoni (Bachman) }

Tamiasciurus douglasii douglasii (Bachman) Douglas squirrel

Genus Glaucomys Thomas—American flying squirrels

Glaucomys sabrinus oregonensis (Bachman) } northern flying squirrel

Glaucomys sabrinus bangsi (Rhoads) }

Glaucomys sabrinus columbiensis Howell }

Glaucomys sabrinus latipes Howell }

Glaucomys sabrinus fuliginosus (Rhoads) }

Family Heteromyidae—pocket mice, kangaroo mice and kangaroo rats

Genus Perognathus Weid—pocket mice

Perognathus parvus parvus (Peale) } great basin pocket mouse

Perognathus parvus lordi (Gray) }

Perognathus parvus columbianus Merriam }

Genus Dipodomys Gray—kangaroo rats

Dipodomys ordii columbianus (Merriam) Ord kangaroo rat

Family Geomyidae—pocket gophers

Genus Thomomys Weid—smooth-toothed pocket gophers

Thomomys talpoides devexus Hall and Dalquest } northern pocket gopher

Thomomys talpoides columbianus Bailey }

Thomomys talpoides aequalidens Dalquest }

Thomomys talpoides wallowa Hall and Orr }

Thomomys talpoides fuscus Merriam }

Thomomys talpoides yakimensis Hall and Dalquest }

Thomomys talpoides shawi Taylor }

Thomomys talpoides immunis Hall and Dalquest }

Thomomys talpoides limosus Merriam }

Thomomys talpoides douglasii (Richardson) }

Thomomys talpoides glacialis Dalquest and Scheffer }

Thomomys talpoides tacomensis Taylor }

Thomomys talpoides pugetensis Dalquest and Scheffer }

Thomomys talpoides tumuli Dalquest and Scheffer }

Thomomys talpoides yelmensis Merriam }

Thomomys talpoides couchi Goldman }

Thomomys talpoides melanops Merriam }

Family Castoridae—beavers

Genus Castor Linnaeus—beavers

Castor canadensis leucodonta Gray } beaver

Castor canadensis idoneus Jewett and Hall }

Family Muridae—rats and mice

Genus Onychomys Baird—grasshopper mice

Onychomys leucogaster fuscogriseus Anthony northern grasshopper mouse

Genus Reithrodontomys Giglioli—American harvest mice

Reithrodontomys megalotis megalotis (Baird) western harvest mouse

Genus Peromyscus Gloger—white-footed mice

Peromyscus maniculatus oreas Bangs } deer mouse

Peromyscus maniculatus hollisteri Osgood }

Peromyscus maniculatus austerus (Baird) }

Peromyscus maniculatus rubidus Osgood }

Peromyscus maniculatus gambelii (Baird) }

Peromyscus maniculatus artemisiae (Rhoads) }

Genus Neotoma Say and Ord—wood rats

Neotoma cinerea occidentalis Baird } bushy-tailed wood rat

Neotoma cinerea alticola Hooper }

Genus Synaptomys Baird—lemming mice

Synaptomys borealis wrangeli Merriam northern lemming mouse

Genus Phenacomys Merriam—heather voles and tree mice

Phenacomys intermedius intermedius Merriam } heather vole

Phenacomys intermedius oramontis Rhoads }

Genus Clethrionomys Tilesius—red-backed mice

Clethrionomys gapperi saturatus (Rhoads) } Gapper red-backed mouse

Clethrionomys gapperi idahoensis (Merriam) }

Clethrionomys gapperi cascadensis Booth }

Clethrionomys gapperi nivarius (Bailey) }

Clethrionomys californicus occidentalis (Merriam) California red-backed mouse

Genus Microtus Schrank—meadow mice

Microtus pennsylvanicus funebris Dale } Pennsylvania meadow mouse

Microtus pennsylvanicus kincaidi Dalquest }

Microtus montanus nanus (Merriam) } montane meadow mouse

Microtus montanus canescens Bailey }

Microtus townsendii townsendii (Bachman) } Townsend meadow mouse

Microtus townsendii pugeti Dalquest }

Microtus longicaudus halli Ellerman } long-tailed meadow mouse

Microtus longicaudus macrurus Merriam }

Microtus richardsoni arvicoloides (Rhoads) } water rat

Microtus richardsoni macropus (Merriam) }

Microtus oregoni oregoni (Bachman) creeping mouse

Genus Lagurus Gloger—short-tailed voles

Lagurus curtatus pauperrimus (Cooper) sagebrush vole

Genus Ondatra Link—muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus osoyoosensis (Lord) } muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus occipitalis (Elliot) }

Genus Rattus Fischer—Old World rats

Rattus rattus rattus (Linnaeus) } roof rat

Rattus rattus alexandrinus (Geoffroy) }

Rattus norvegicus norvegicus (Erxleben) Norway rat

Genus Mus Linnaeus—house mice

Mus musculus Linnaeus, subsp.? house mouse

Family Aplontidae—mountain beaver

Genus Aplodontia Richardson—mountain beaver

Aplodontia rufa rufa (Rafinesque) } mountain beaver

Aplodontia rufa rainieri Merriam }

Family Dipodidae—jumping mice and allies

Genus Zapus Coues—jumping mice

Zapus princeps trinotatus Rhoads } big jumping mouse

Zapus princeps kootenayensis Anderson }

Zapus princeps idahoensis Davis }

Zapus princeps oregonus Preble }

Family Erethizontidae—American porcupines

Genus Erethizon Cuvier—North American porcupine

Erethizon dorsatum epixanthum Brandt } porcupine

Erethizon dorsatum nigrescens Allen }

Family Chinchillidae Bennett—chinchillas and allies

Genus Myocastor Kerr—nutria

Myocastor coypus (Molina), subsp.? nutria

Order LAGOMORPHA—pikas, hares and rabbits

Family Ochotonidae—pikas

Genus Ochotona Link—pikas

Ochotona princeps cuppes Bangs } pika

Ochotona princeps fenisex Osgood }

Ochotona princeps brunnescens Howell }

Family Leporidae—hares and rabbits

Genus Lepus Linnaeus—hares

Lepus townsendii townsendii Bachman white-tailed jack rabbit

Lepus americanus washingtonii Baird } snowshoe rabbit

Lepus americanus cascadensis Nelson }

Lepus americanus pineus Dalquest }

Lepus americanus columbiensis Rhoads }

Lepus californicus deserticola Mearns black-tailed jack rabbit

Genus Sylvilagus Gray—cottontails and allies

Sylvilagus nuttallii nuttallii (Bachman) Nuttall cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus (Allen), subsp.? Florida cottontail

Sylvilagus idahoensis (Merriam) pigmy rabbit

Order ARTIODACTYLA—even-toed ungulates

Family Cervidae—deer and allies

Genus Cervus Linnaeus—American elk or wapiti

Cervus canadensis roosevelti Merriam } elk or wapiti

Cervus canadensis nelsoni Bailey }

Genus Odocoileus Rafinesque—northern deer

Odocoileus virginianus ochrourus Bailey } white-tailed deer

Odocoileus virginianus leucurus (Douglas) }

Odocoileus hemionus hemionus (Rafinesque) } mule deer or black-tailed deer

Odocoileus hemionus columbianus (Richardson) }

Genus Alce Gray—Moose and Old-World elk

Alce americana shirasi Nelson } moose

Genus Rangifer Hamilton-Smith—reindeer and caribou

Rangifer arcticus montanus Seton-Thompson } caribou

Family Bovidae—cattle, sheep, goats and allies

Genus Bison Hamilton-Smith—bison

Bison bison oregonus Bailey bison

Genus Ovis Linnaeus—sheep

Ovis canadensis canadensis Shaw } mountain sheep

Ovis canadensis californiana Douglas }

Genus Oreamnos Rafinesque—mountain goat

Oreamnos americanus americanus (Blainville) } mountain goat

Oreamnos americanus missoulae Allen }

Order CETACEA—whales and porpoises

Family Ziphiidae—beaked whales

Genus Berardius Duvernoy—beaked whales

Berardius bairdii Stejneger Baird beaked whale

Genus Mesoplodon Gervais—beaked whales

Mesoplodon stejnegeri True Stejneger beaked whale

Family Delphinidae—porpoises

Genus Delphinus Linnaeus—dolphins

Delphinus bairdii Dall Baird porpoise

Genus Lissodelphis Gloger—right-whale porpoises

Lissodelphis borealis (Peale) northern right-whale porpoise

Genus Lagenorhynchus Gray—striped porpoises

Lagenorhynchus obliquidens Gill striped porpoise

Genus Grampus Gray—killer whales

Grampus rectipinna (Cope) Pacific killer

Genus Grampidelphis Iredale and Troughton

Grampidelphis griseus (Cuvier) grampus

Genus Globicelphalus Hamilton—blackfishes

Globicephalus scammonii (Cope) blackfish

Genus Phocoena Cuvier—harbor porpoises

Phocoena vomerina (Gill) harbor porpoise

Genus Phocoenoides Andrews—Dall porpoises

Phocoenoides dalli (True) Dall porpoise

Family Physeteridae—sperm whales

Genus Physeter Linnaeus—sperm whale

Physeter catodon Linnaeus sperm whale

Family Kogiidae—pigmy sperm whale

Genus Kogia Gray—pigmy sperm whale

Kogia breviceps (Blainville) pigmy sperm whale

Family Rhachianectidae—gray whale

Genus Rhachianectes Cope—gray whale

Rhachianectes glaucus (Cope) gray whale

Family Balaenopteridae—finback whales

Genus Balaenoptera Lacépède—finback whales

Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus) finback whale

Balaenoptera borealis Lesson Pollack whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède pike whale

Genus Sibbaldus Gray—blue whale

Sibbaldus musculus (Linnaeus) blue whale

Genus Megaptera Gray—humpbacked whales

Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski) humpback whale

Family Balaenidae—baleen whales

Genus Eubalaena Gray—baleen whales

Eubalaena sieboldii (Gray) Pacific right whale

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