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Mammals Known to Occur or Likely to Occur in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park:
Taxonomic organization and nomenclature as used by Smithsonian Institution and National Museum of Natural History on http://www.mnh.si.edu/mna/
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Odocoileus virginianus (White-tailed Deer) [NPS, B, H, L, C]
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Canis latrans (Coyote) [B, L, C]
Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Common Gray Fox) [NPS, L, C]
Vulpes vulpes (Red Fox) [C, L]
Family: Felidae
Lynx rufus (Bobcat) [NPS, L, C]
Family: Mephitidae
Mephitis mephitis (Striped Skunk) [NPS, L, C]
Spilogale putorius (Eastern Spotted Skunk) [NPS, B, L, C]
Family: Mustelidae
Lontra canadensis (Lutra canadensis) (Northern River Otter) [L, C]
Mustela frenata (Long-tailed Weasel) [L, C]
Mustela nivalis (Least Weasel) [L, C]
Mustela vison (American Mink) [L, C]
Family: Procyonidae
Procyon lotor (Northern Raccoon) [NPS, L, C]
Family: Ursidae
Ursus americanus (American Black Bear) [NPS, B, H, L]
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Corynorhinus rafinesquii (Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat) [H, L, C]
Eptesicus fuscus (Big Brown Bat) [NPS, H, L, C]
Lasionycteris noctivagans (Silver-haired Bat) [NPS, L, C]
Lasiurus borealis (Red Bat) [NPS, H, L, C]
Lasiurus cinereus (Hoary Bat) [L, C]
Myotis grisescens (Gray Myotis) [L, C]
Myotis leibii (Eastern Small-footed Myotis) [NPS,C]
Myotis lucifugus (Little Brown Bat) [NPS, L, C]
Myotis septentrionalis (Northern Long-eared Myotis) [L, C]
Myotis sodalis (Indiana Bat) [NPS, B, H, L, C]
Nycticeius humeralis (Evening Bat) [C]
Pipistrellus subflavus (Eastern Pipistrelle) [B, H, C]
Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Didelphis virginiana (Virginia Opossum) [NPS, L, C]
Order: Insectivora
Family: Soricidae
Blarina brevicauda (Northern Short-tailed Shrew) [NPS, B, H, L, C]
Cryptotis parva (Least Shrew) [B, L, C]
Sorex cinereus (Cinereus Shrew) [B, H, L, C]
Sorex dispar (Long-tailed Shrew) [H, C]
Sorex fumeus (Smoky Shrew) [NPS, B, H, L, C]
Sorex hoyi (Pygmy Shrew) [B, H, L, C]
Sorex longirostris (Southeastern Shrew) [L, C]
Family: Talpidae
Parascalops breweri (Hairy-tailed Mole) [NPS, B, H, L, C]
Scalopus aquaticus (Eastern Mole) [NPS, L, C]
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Sylvilagus floridanus (Eastern Cottontail) [NPS, B, L]
Sylvilagus obscurus (Appalachian Cottontail) [H, C]
Order: Rodentia
Family: Castoridae)
Castor canadensis (American Beaver) [L, C]
Family: Dipodidae
Napaeozapus insignis (Woodland Jumping Mouse) [NPS, L, C]
Zapus hudsonius (Meadow Jumping Mouse) [B, L, C]
Family: Muridae
Clethrionomys gapperi (Southern Red-backed Vole) [NPS, B, H, L, C]
Microtus pennsylvanicus (Meadow Vole) [C]
Microtus pinetorum (Woodland Vole) [NPS, H, L, C]
Neotoma magister (Allegheny Woodrat) [NPS, B, H, L, C]
Ochrotomys nuttalli (Golden Mouse) [L, C]
Ondatra zibethicus (Muskrat) [L, C]
Oryzomys palustris (Marsh Rice Rat) [C]
Peromyscus leucopus (White-footed Mouse) [NPS, B, H, L, C]
Peromyscus maniculatus (Deer Mouse) [NPS, B, H, L, C]
Reithrodontomys humulis (Eastern Harvest Mouse) [C]
Sigmodon hispidus (Hispid Cotton Rat) [NPS, L, C]
Synaptomys cooperi (Southern Bog Lemming) [NPS, B, H, L, C]
Family: Sciuridae
Glaucomys volans (Southern Flying Squirrel) [NPS, L, C]
Marmota monax (Woodchuck) [NPS, L, C]
Sciurus carolinensis (Eastern Gray Squirrel) [NPS, B, H, L, C]
Sciurus niger (Eastern Fox Squirrel) [L, C]
Tamias striatus (Eastern Chipmunk) [NPS, L, C]
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (Red Squirrel) [L]
NPS - Species listed for CGNHP
B - Species listed for Bell Co., KY, on http://fw.ky.gov/kfwis/speciesInfo/speciesInfo.asp
H - Species listed for Harlan Co., KY, on http://fw.ky.gov/kfwis/speciesInfo/speciesInfo.asp
L - Species listed for Lee Co., VA, on http://www.dgif.state.va.us/wildlife/
C - Species listed for Claiborne Co., TN, on http://fwie.fw.vt.edu/tn/
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