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Arboretum Mammals
The
Cofrin Arboretum, apart of the University of Wisconsin Green Bay campus
found in northeastern Wisconsin on the shores of Green Bay, encompasses
290 acres of natural communities. These natural areas include prairies,
meadows, woodlands, wetlands, and other various habitats. Preservation
of these natural resources has allowed many different species of mammals
to live in close proximity to urban settings. Trail systems running through
the arboretum allows visitors to view these mammals in their natural habitat.
A list of 45 species was obtained through research by natural and applied
science personnel, faculty, and students.
Their status on campus and the habitat in which they occupy follows
the species.
Mammal common names and order of appearance is derived from Kurta (1995).
| Status: | Habitat: |
|---|---|
| C = common | f = forest |
| U = uncommon | g = grassland |
| R = rare | s = shrub/woodland |
| E = extirpated | w = water |
| ? = hypothetical |
| Common Name | Species Name | Status |
Habitat |
Common Name | Species Name | Status | Habitat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Opossum | Didelphis virginiana | C | f | Southern Flying Squirrel | Glaucomys volans | U | f |
| Arctic Shrew | Sorex arcticus | ? | Beaver | Castor canadensis | ? | ||
| Masked Shrew | Sorex cinereus | C | f,g,s | White-footed Mouse | Peromyscus leucopus | C | f,g,s |
| Pygmy Shrew | Sorex hoyi | ? | Prairie Deer Mouse | Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii | ? | ||
| Water Shrew | Sorex palustris | ? | Meadow Vole | Microtus pennsylvanicus | C | g,s | |
| Short-tailed Shrew | Blarina brevicauda | C | f,g,s | Muskrat | Ondatra zibethicus | C | w |
| Star-nosed Mole | Condylura cristata | U | g,s | House Mouse | Mus musculus | U | f,g,s |
| Little Brown Bat | Myotis lucifugus | C | f,g,s | Norway Rat | Rattus norvegicus | U | f,g,s |
| Northern Long-eared Bat | Myotis septentrionalis | R | Meadow Jumping Mouse | Zapus hudsonius | U | s | |
| Red Bat | Lasiurus borealis | U | Porcupine | Erthizon dorsatum | ? | ||
| Hoary Bat | Lasiurus cinereus | ? | Coyote | Canis latrans | U | f,g,s | |
| Silver-haired Bat | Lasionycteris noctivagans | ? | Eastern Red Fox | Vulpes fulva | C | f,g,s | |
| Big Brown Bat | Eptesicus fuscus | U | Gray Fox | Urocyon cinereoargenteus | C | f,g,s | |
| Eastern Cottontail | Sylvilagus floridanus | C | f,g,s | Black Bear | Ursus americanus | ? | |
| Snowshoe Hare | Lepus americanus | ? | Raccoon | Procyon lotor | C | f,g,s,w | |
| Eastern Chipmunk | Tamias striatus | C | f,s | Fisher | Martes pennanti | R | f,g,s |
| Woodchuck | Marmota monax | C | f,g,s | Ermine (Short-tailed weasel) | Mustela erminea | R | g,s |
| Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel | Citellus tridecemlineatus | C | g | Least Weasel | Mustela rixosa | R | g,s |
| Gray Squirrel | Sciurus carolinensis | C | f | Mink | Mustela vison | R | f,g,s |
| Fox Squirrel | Sciurus niger | U | f | Badger | Taxidea taxus | E | |
| Red Squirrel | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | R | f | Striped Skunk | Mephitis mephitis | C | f,g,s |
| Northern Flying Squirrel | Glaucomys sabrinus | ? | River Otter | Lutra canadensis | R | w | |
| White-tailed Deer | Odicoileus virginianus | C | f,g,s |
Biodiversity Topics: Introduction . Plants . Animals . Mammals . Birds . Reptiles & Amphibians . Arthropods . Spiders . Insects
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for Biodiversity and the University of Wisconsin Green Bay,
All Rights Reserved
Last
updated on November 28, 2005