MAMMALS
As you travel through this area, you will undoubtedly encounter one or more species of terrestrial vertebrates residing here. The following lists contain 10 species of amphibians, 20 species of reptiles, and 53 species of mammals which have been reported in the area. Many of these animals are rare or extremely inconspicuous so your chances of seeing them are slim. You will find that some of these animals have an affinity for roads and are often killed by vehicles. Striped skunk, opossum, raccoon, and white-tailed deer are often seen dead along the highway.
(Adapted from Lynch, J. 1985.Annotated checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Nebraska. Trans. Nebr. Acad. Sci. 8:33-57.)
ORDER MARSUPIALIA STATUS
___ Virginia Opossum (Didelphisvirginiana) Common
ORDER INSECTIVORA
___ Masked Shrew (Sorexcinereus) Common
___ Northern Short-tailed Shrew (Blarinabrevicauda) Common
___ Least Shrew (Cryptotisparva) Uncommon
___ Eastern Mole (Scalopusaquaticus) Fairly common
ORDER CHIROPTERA
___ Big Brown Bat (Eptesicusfuscus) Common
___ Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) Common
___ Hoary Bat (Lasuiruscinereus) Uncommon
___ Brazilian Free-tailed Bat (Tadaridabrasiliensis) Rare
ORDER LAGOMORPHA
___ Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagusfloridanus) Abundant
___ Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepuscalifornicus) Common
___ White-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepustownsendii) Rare
ORDER RODENTIA
___ Woodchuck (Marmotamonax) Rare
___ Franklin's Ground Squirrel (Spermophilusfranklinii) Uncommon
___ Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel
(Spermophilustridecemlineatus) Abundant
___ Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomysludovicianus) Uncommon
___ Fox Squirrel (Sciurusniger) Abundant
___ Plains Pocket Gopher (Geomysbursarius) Common
___ Plains Pocket Mouse (Perognathusflavescens) Uncommon
___ Hispid Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipushispidus) Uncommon
___ Ord's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomysordii) Uncommon
___ Beaver (Castor canadensis) Abundant
___ Western Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomysmegalotis) Common
___ Plains Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomysmontanus) Uncommon
___ White-footed Mouse (Peromyscusleucopus) Abundant
___ Deer Mouse (Peromyscusmaniculatus) Abundant
___ Northern Grasshopper Mouse (Onychomysleucogaster) Fairly Common
___ Hispid Cotton Rat (Sigmodonhispidus) Rare
___ Eastern Woodrat (Neotomafloridana) Rare
___ Prairie Vole (Microtusochrogaster) Abundant
___ Meadow Vole (Microtuspennsylvanicus) Abundant
___ Muskrat (Ondatrazibethicus) Abundant
___ Southern Bog Lemming (Synaptomyscooperi) Rare
___ House Mouse (Musmusculus) Abundant
___ Norway Rat (Rattusnorvegicus) Common
___ Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapushudsonius) Uncommon
___ Porcupine (Erethizondorsatum) Rare
ORDER CARNIVORA
___ Coyote (Canislatrans) Abundant
___ Red Fox (Vulpesvulpes) Fairly Common
___ Raccoon (Procyonlotor) Abundant
___ Long-tailed Weasel (Mustelafrenata) Uncommon
___ Least Weasel (Mustelanivalis) Uncommon
___ Mink (Mustelavison) Common
___ Badger (Taxideataxus) Fairly Common
___ Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis) Abundant
___ River Otter (Lutracanadensis) Reintroduced
___ Bobcat (Felisrufus) Rare
ORDER ARTIODACTYLA
___ Wapiti (Cervuselaphus) Accidental
___ Mule Deer (Odocoileushemionus) Common
___ White-tailed Deer (Odocoileusvirginianus) Abundant
___ Moose (Alcesalces) Accidental
___ Bison (Bison bison) Extirpated