CHECK-LIST
Reading edition
The 146 kinds of native mammals of 120 species found in Tamaulipas belong to 72 genera of 25 families of 10 orders. Non-native mammals introduced by man are not included.
Class MAMMALIA
Order MARSUPIALIA
Family Didelphidae PAGE
Didelphis marsupialis californicus Bennett 393
Didelphis marsupialis texensis J. A. Allen 394
Philander opossum pallidus (J. A. Allen) 394
Marmosa mexicana mexicana Merriam 395
Order INSECTIVORA
Family Soricidae
Sorex saussurei saussurei Merriam 396
Cryptotis parva berlandieri (Baird) 396
Cryptotis pergracilis pueblensis Jackson 396
Cryptotis mexicana madrea Goodwin 396
Notiosorex crawfordi (Coues) 397
Family Talpidae
Scalopus inflatus Jackson 397
Order CHIROPTERA
Family Phyllostomatidae
Pteronotus rubiginosus mexicana (Miller) 398
Pteronotus davyi fulvus (Thomas) 398
Choeronycteris mexicana Tschudi 399
Mormoops megalophylla megalophylla (Peters) 399
Micronycteris megalotis mexicana Miller 400
Glossophaga sorocina leachii (Gray) 400
Leptonycteris nivalis nivalis (Saussure) 401
Sturnira lilium parvidens Goldman 401
Artibeus jamaicensis jamaicensis Leach 402
Artibeus lituratus palmarum Allen and Chapman 402
Artibeus toltecus (Saussure) 403
Artibeus aztecus Andersen 403
Enchistenes hartii (Thomas) 404
Centurio senex Gray 404
Family Desmodontidae
Desmodus rotundus murinus Wagner 405
Diphylla ecaudata Spix 406
Family Natalidae
Natalus stramineus saturatus Dalquest and Hall 407
Family Vespertilionidae
Myotis velifer incautus (J. A. Allen) 407
Myotis keenii auriculus Baker and Stains 408
Myotis californicus mexicanus (Saussure) 408
Myotis nigricans dalquesti Hall and Alvarez 409
Pipistrellus subflavus subflavus (F. Cuvier) 409
Pipistrellus hesperus potosinus Dalquest 410
Eptesicus fuscus miradorensis (H. Allen) 410
Lasiurus borealis borealis (Müller) 411
Lasiurus borealis teliotis (H. Allen) 412
Lasiurus cinereus cinereus (Palisot and Beauvois) 412
Lasiurus intermedius intermedius H. Allen 412
Lasiurus ega xanthinus (Thomas) 413
Nycticeus humeralis humeralis (Rafinesque) 413
Nycticeus humeralis mexicanus Davis 413
Rhogeëssa tumida tumida H. Allen 414
Plecotus phyllotis (G. M. Allen) 415
Antrozous pallidus pallidus (Le Conte) 415
Family Molossidae
Tadarida brasiliensis mexicana (Saussure) 415
Tadarida aurispinosa (Peale) 415
Tadarida laticaudata ferruginea Goodwin 416
Molossus ater nigricans Miller 417
Order PRIMATES
Family Cebidae
Ateles geoffroyi velerosus Gray 417
Order EDENTATA
Family Dasypodidae
Dasypus novemcinctus mexicanus Peters 418
Order LAGOMORPHA
Family Leporidae
Sylvilagus brasiliensis truei (J. A. Allen) 418
Sylvilagus audubonii parvulus (J. A. Allen) 418
Sylvilagus floridanus chapmani (J. A. Allen) 419
Sylvilagus floridanus connectens (Nelson) 419
Lepus californicus altamirae Nelson 420
Lepus californicus curti Hall 420
Lepus californicus merriami Mearns 421
Order RODENTIA
Family Sciuridae
Spermophilus mexicanus parvidens Mearns 421
Spermophilus spilosoma oricolus Alvarez 422
Spermophilus variegatus couchii Baird 422
Sciurus aureogaster aureogaster Cuvier 423
Sciurus deppei negligens Nelson 424
Sciurus alleni Nelson 424
Glaucomys volans herreranus Goldman 425
Family Geomyidae
Geomys personatus personatus True 425
Geomys tropicalis Goldman 426
Heterogeomys hispidus negatus Goodwin 427
Cratogeomys castanops planifrons Nelson and Goldman 428
Cratogeomys castanops tamaulipensis Nelson and Goldman 428
Family Heteromyidae
Perognathus merriami merriami J. A. Allen 429
Perognathus hispidus hispidus Baird 429
Perognathus nelsoni nelsoni Merriam 430
Dipodomys ordii durranti Setzer 431
Dipodomys ordii parvabullatus Hall 431
Dipodomys ordii compactus True 431
Dipodomys merriami atronasus Merriam 432
Liomys irroratus alleni (Coues) 433
Liomys irroratus texensis Merriam 433
Family Castoridae
Castor canadensis mexicanus V. Bailey 434
Family Cricetidae
Oryzomys palustris aquaticus J. A. Allen 435
Oryzomys palustris peragrus Merriam 435
Oryzomys melanotis carrorum Lawrence 436
Oryzomys melanotis rostratus Merriam 437
Oryzomys alfaroi huastecae Dalquest 437
Oryzomys fulvescens fulvescens (Saussure) 438
Oryzomys fulvescens engracie Osgood 438
Reithrodontomys megalotis hooperi Goodwin 438
Reithrodontomys fulvescens griseoflavus Merriam 438
Reithrodontomys fulvescens intermedius J. A. Allen 439
Reithrodontomys fulvescens tropicalis Davis 439
Reithrodontomys mexicanus mexicanus (Saussure) 440
Peromyscus maniculatus blandus Osgood 440
Peromyscus melanotis J. A. Allen and Chapman 440
Peromyscus leucopus texanus (Woodhouse) 441
Peromyscus boylii ambiguus Alvarez 443
Peromyscus boylii levipes Merriam 443
Peromyscus pectoralis collinus Hooper 444
Peromyscus pectoralis eremicoides Osgood 445
Peromyscus melanophrys consobrinus Osgood 445
Peromyscus difficilis petricola Hoffmeister and de la Torre 446
Peromyscus ochraventer Baker 446
Baiomys taylori taylori (Thomas) 447
Onychomys leucogaster longipes Merriam 447
Onychomys torridus subrufus Hollister 448
Sigmodon hispidus berlandieri Baird 449
Sigmodon hispidus solus Hall 450
Sigmodon hispidus toltecus (Saussure) 450
Neotoma albigula subsolana Alvarez 450
Neotoma angustapalata Baker 451
Neotoma micropus littoralis Goldman 453
Neotoma micropus micropus Baird 453
Microtus mexicanus subsimus Goldman 454
Order CARNIVORA
Family Canidae
Canis latrans microdon Merriam 454
Canis latrans texensis V. Bailey 455
Canis lupus monstrabilis Goldman 455
Urocyon cinereoargenteus scottii Mearns 455
Family Ursidae
Ursus americanus eremicus Merriam 456
Family Procyonidae
Bassariscus astutus flavus Rhoads 456
Procyon lotor fuscipes Mearns 457
Procyon lotor hernandezii Wagler 457
Nasua narica molaris Merriam 458
Potos flavus aztecus Thomas 458
Family Mustelidae
Mustela frenata frenata Lichtenstein 458
Mustela frenata tropicalis (Merriam) 459
Eira barbara senex (Thomas) 459
Taxidea taxus berlandieri Baird 460
Taxidea taxus littoralis Schantz 460
Spilogale putorius interrupta (Rafinesque) 461
Mephitis mephitis varians Gray 461
Mephitis macroura macroura Lichtenstein 461
Conepatus mesoleucus mearnsi Merriam 462
Conepatus leuconotus texensis Merriam 462
Family Felidae
Felis concolor stanleyana Goldman 462
Felis onca veraecrucis Nelson and Goldman 463
Felis pardalis albescens Pucheran 463
Felis wiedii oaxacensis Nelson and Goldman 464
Felis yagouaroundi cacomitli Berlandier 464
Lynx rufus texensis J. A. Allen 464
Order SIRENIA
Family Trichechidae
Trichechus manatus latirostris (Harlan) 465
Order ARTIODACTYLA
Family Tayassuidae
Tayassu tajacu angulatus (Cope) 465
Family Cervidae
Odocoileus hemionus crooki (Mearns) 465
Odocoileus virginianus miquihuanensis Goldman and Kellogg 466
Odocoileus virginianus texanus (Mearns) 466
Odocoileus virginianus veraecrucis Goldman and Kellogg 466
Mazama americana temama (Kerr) 466
Family Antilocapridae
Antilocapra americana mexicana Merriam 467