Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge
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Phone: 763-389-3323
Fax: 763-389-3493
Address:
17076 293rd Avenue
Zimmerman, MN 55398

Mammals of Sherburne NWR

Common Name Family Genus    Species    Sub-Species Confirmed on SNWR
Bison Bovidae Bison bison Extirpated
Gray fox Canidae Urocyon cinereoargenteus Y
Coyote Canidae Canis latrans Y
Red fox Canidae Vulpes vulpes Y
Gray wolf Canidae Canis lupus Y
Beaver Castoridae Castor canadensis Y
Moose Cervidae Alces Alces Incidental
Mule deer Cervidae Odocoileus hemionus Incidental
Elk Cervidae Cervus elaphus canadensis Extirpated
White-footed (wood) mouse Cricetidae Peromyscus leucopus Y
Southern red-backed vole Cricetidae Clethrionomys gapperi Y
Meadow vole Cricetidae Microtus pennsylvanicus Y
Prairie deer mouse Cricetidae Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii Y
Woodland deer mouse Cricetidae Peromyscus maniculatus gracilis ?
Southern bog lemming Cricetidae Synaptomys cooperi ?
Muskrat Cricetidae Ondatra zibethicus Y
Western harvest mouse Cricetidae Reithrodontomys megalotis Y
Porcupine Erethizontidae Erethizon dorsatum Y
Bobcat Felidae Lynx rufus Y
Plains pocket gopher Geomyidae Geomys bursarius Y
Plains pocket mouse Heteromyidae Perognathus flavenscens Y
Eastern cottontail Leporidae Sylvilagus floridanus Y
White-tailed jackrabbit Leporidae Lepus townsendii last seen 1990
Snowshoe hare Leporidae Lepus Americanus Y
House mouse Muridae Mus musculus Y
Norway rat Muridae Rattus norvegicus Y
Longtail weasel Mustelidae Mustela frenata Y
Mink Mustelidae Mustela vison Y
Shorttail weasel (ermine) Mustelidae Mustela erminea Y
River otter Mustelidae Lutra canadensis Y
Striped skunk Mustelidae Mephitis mephitis Y
Least weasel Mustelidae Mustela nivalis Y
Badger Mustelidae Taxidea taxus Y
Eastern spotted skunk Mustelidea Spilogale putorius Y
Raccoon Procyonidae Procyon lotor Y
Red squirrel Sciuridae Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Y
Woodchuck Sciuridae Marmota monax Y
Southern flying squirrel Sciuridae Glaucomys volans Y
Eastern fox squirrel Sciuridae Sciurus niger Y
Franklin's ground squirrel Sciuridae Citellus franklinii Y
13-lined ground squirrel Sciuridae Citellus tridecemlineatus Y
Eastern gray squirrel Sciuridae Sciurus carolinensis Y
Eastern chipmunk Sciuridae Tamias striatus Y
Arctic shrew Soricidae Sorex arcticus Y
Pygmy shrew Soricidae Microsorex hoyi Y
Shorttail shrew Soricidae Blarina brevicauda Y
Masked shrew Soricidae Sorex cinereus Y
Eastern mole Talpidae Scalopus aquaticus Y
Starnose mole Talpidae Condylura christata Y
White tailed deer Ungulata Odocoileus virginianus Y
Black bear Ursidae Ursus americanus Y
Little brown myotis Vespertilionidae Myotis lucifugus Y
Keen's myotis Vespertilionidae Myotis keenii ?
Silver-haired bat Vespertilionidae Lasionycteris noctivagans ?
Big brown bat Vespertilionidae Eptesicus fuscus ?
Red bat Vespertilionidae Lasiurus borealis ?
Hoary bat Vespertilionidae Lasiurus cinereus ?
Meadow jumping mouse Zapodidae Zapus hudsonius Y


Last updated: July 17, 2008