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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