Animalia – Vertebrates; Mammals

Biodiversity Catalog of Southwest Virginia

Mammals

Bats

Bat Taxonomy:  Kingdom Animalia;  Phylum Chordata; Subphylum Vertebrata;  Class Mammalia;  Order Chiroptera; Suborder Microchiroptera; Family Vespertilionidae

B=Buchanan

D=Dickenson

R=Russell

T=Tazewell

Thumbnail	Scientific Name	Common Name	County
	Eptesicus fuscus	Big Brown Bat	B,D,R,T
	Lasionycteris noctivagans	Silver-Haired Bat	B,D,T
	Lasiurus borealis	Eastern Red Bat	B,D,R,T
	Lasiurus cinereus	Hoary Bat	B,D,R,T
	Myotis grisescens	Gray Bat	B,R
	Myotis leibii	Eastern Small-footed Bat	B,D,T
	Myotis lucifugus	Little Brown Bat	B,D,R,T
	Myotis septentrionalis	Northern Bat	B,D,T
	Myotis sodalis	Indiana Bat	B,D,T
	Nycticeius humeralis	Evening Bat	T
	Pipistrellus subflavus (or Perimyotis subflavus)	Eastern Pipistrelle or Tri-colored Bat	D,R,T
	Plecotus townsendii virginianus (or Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus)	Virginia Big-eared Bat	B,T

Sources: Timpone, J., Francl, K. E., Sparks, D., Brack Jr, V., & Beverly, J. (2011). Bats of the Cumberland Plateau and Ridge and Valley Provinces, Virginia. Southeastern Naturalist, 10(3), 515-528.

Virginia Fish and Wildlife Information Service. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/.

Mammal Taxonomy:  Kingdom Animalia; Phylum Chordata; Subphylum  Vertebrata; Class Mammalia;

Image Thumbnail	Order	Family	Scientific Name	Common Name	County
	Artiodactyla	Cervidae	Odocoileus virginianus	White-tailed deer	B,D,R,T
	Carnivora	Canidae	Canis latrans	Coyote	B,D,R,T
	Carnivora	Canidae	Vulpes vulpes fulvus	Red fox	B,D,R,T
	Carnivora	Felidae	Lynx rufus rufus	Bobcat	B,D,R,T
	Carnivora	Mephitidae	Mephitis mephitis mephitis	Striped skunk	B,D,R,T
	Carnivora	Mustelidae	Lontra canadensis laxatina	Northern river otter	R
	Carnivora	Mustelidae	Mustela frenata noveboracensis	Long-tailed weasel	B,D,R,T
	Carnivora	Procyonidae	Procyon lotor lotor	Raccoon	B,D,R,T
	Carnivora	Ursidae	Ursus americanus americanus	Black bear	B,D,R,T
	Didelphimorphia	Didelphidae	Didelphis virginiana virginiana	Virginia opossum	B,D,R,T
	Lagomorpha	Leporidae	Sylvilagus floridanus	Eastern cottontail	D,R,T
	Lagomorpha	Leporidae	Sylvilagus obscurus	Appalachian cottontail	D,R,T
	Rodentia	Castoridae	Castor canadensis	Beaver	B,D,R,T
	Rodentia	Dipodidae	Napaeozapus insignis roanensis	Woodland jumping mouse	R,T
	Rodentia	Muridae	Clethrionomys gapperi carolinensis	Carolina Gapper's red-backed vole	R,T
	Rodentia	Muridae	Clethrionomys gapperi maurus	Coastal Gapper's red-backed vole	R
	Rodentia	Muridae	Microtus pennsylvanicus pennsylvanicus	Meadow vole	R
	Rodentia	Muridae	Ondatra zibethicus zibethicus	Common muskrat	R
	Rodentia	Muridae	Peromyscus leucopus noveboracensis	Northern white-footed mouse	T
	Rodentia	Muridae	Peromyscus maniculatus nubiterre	Deer mouse	R,T
	Rodentia	Sciuridae	Marmota monax monax	Woodchuck	R,T
	Rodentia	Sciuridae	Sciurus carolinensis carolinensis	Gray squirrel	D
	Rodentia	Sciuridae	Sciurus carolinensis pennsylvanicus	Northern gray squirrel	T
	Rodentia	Sciuridae	Sciurus niger vulpinus	Fox squirrel	R,T
	Rodentia	Sciuridae	Tamias striatus striatus	Common eastern chipmunk	R,T
	Rodentia	Sciuridae	Tamiasciurus hudsonicus abieticola	Red squirrel	T
	Soricomorpha	Soricidae	Blarina brevicauda kirtlandi	Kirtland's short-tailed shrew	B,R,T
	Soricomorpha	Soricidae	Sorex cinereus cinereus	Ashen masked shrew	R,T
	Soricomorpha	Soricidae	Sorex dispar dispar	Long-tailed (rock) shrew	R,T
	Soricomorpha	Soricidae	Sorex fumeus fumeus	Smoky shrew	R,T
	Soricomorpha	Soricidae	Sorex hoyi winnemana	Pygmy shrew	D
	Soricomorpha	Talpidae	Condylura cristata	Star-nosed mole	R
	Soricomorpha	Talpidae	Parascolops breweri	Hairy-tailed mole	R

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