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George Washington Memorial Parkway
Mammals
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| - Photo from Webster, Parnell and Biggs (1985). | | The Pine Vole (Pitymys pinetorum) is known in GWMP only from Turkey Run Park. |
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A total of 25 species of mammals have been recorded from GWMP. These include five species of bats, Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus), Eastern Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus), Little Brown Myotis (Myotis lucifugus), Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) and Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis). Other mammals known to occur within GWMP are White-footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus), House Mouse (Mus musculus), Eastern Mole (Scalopus aquaticus), Northern Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina brevicauda), Southeastern Shrew (Sorex longirostris), Pine Vole (Microtus pinetorum), Norway Rat (Rattus norvegicus), Muskrat (Ondatra zibethica), Beaver (Castor canadensis), Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus), Opossum (Didelphis marsupialis), Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus), Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), Raccoon (Procyon lotor), Red Fox (Vulpes fulva), Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis), Domestic Cat (Felis cattus), and Whitetail Deer (Odocoileus virginianus). The Allegheny Woodrat (Neotoma magister) was historically collected in Great Falls Park (1949), Turkey Run Park (1917), and Dyke Marsh (1897), but recent search effort (1998) did not reveal the presence of this species and it is believed to be extirpated within GWMP.
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Did You Know?
Andrew Jackson statue represents the first equestrain statue to be erected in United States. This bronze statue, measuring about 9 feet high and 12 feet wide, can be found in the center of Lafayette Park.
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Last Updated: February 12, 2008 at 14:34 EST |
