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Lake Placid, Florida 33862 USA Phone: 863-465-2571
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Biological Station
P.O. Box 2057
Lake Placid, Florida 33862 USA
Phone: 863-465-2571
FAX: 863-699-1927
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 The monotypic Florida mouse (Podomys floridanus) is endemic to the xeric uplands of Florida. Photo by James N. Layne. |
CHECKLIST of MAMMALS of the by James N. Layne Introduction | Species List | Literature Cited Navigation Forty-four species of mammals have been recorded from the main property of the Station, including 34 native land mammals representing 65 percent of the species known from the state as a whole, and 10 exotic species and 1 nonnative subspecies. Among native species, the panther and Sherman’s fox squirrel occur only sporadically on the Station, whereas the remainder of the species have resident populations or occur regularly (black bear). The exotic species include four well-established species (nine-banded armadillo, red fox, black rat, house mouse, feral hog) and one (coyote) common in the general area but less so on the Station; two feral or free-ranging domestic mammals (dog, house cat) that are frequently present but without breeding populations; the European rabbit, known only from a single sighting of an escaped or released domestic variety; and the jaguarundi, included on the basis of reported sightings. A juvenile fox squirrel identified in life and from a close-up photograph as the midwestern subspecies Sciurus niger rufiventer that was observed in the area of the Station’s main grounds on one occasion was undoubtedly a released or escaped pet. Changes in the species composition and relative abundance of mammals on the Station since the survey of Rand and Host (1942) include reduction in the occurrence of the black bear and panther; elimination of an established population of the fox squirrel as the result of habitat changes resulting from absence of burning of its sandhill habitat; and the establishment of the nonindigenous nine-banded armadillo, red fox, and coyote. Present Florida populations of these three species have probably been derived both from introductions and natural spread from adjoining states (Layne 1997). In the following list, the classification to species level follows Wilson and Reeder (1993) except that skunks are placed in a separate family, Mephitidae, on the basis of the study of Dragoo and Honeycutt (1997). Recent, widely-used synonyms of some generic or specific names are included in parentheses. Subspecific terminology follows Hall (1981), except for changes proposed by more recent studies, and common names follow Jones et al. (1997). Common names for subspecies included on federal or state endangered and threatened species lists are indicated by brackets. An asterisk denotes an exotic species, including introduced North American species or subspecies that did not naturally occur in Florida in historic time. Order DIDELPHIMORPHIA - opossums
Order XENARTHRA - armadillos, sloths, and anteaters
Order INSECTIVORA - insectivores Navigation
Family Talpidae - moles
Order CHIROPTERA - bats Navigation
Family Molossidae - free-tailed bats
Order CARNIVORA - carnivores Navigation
Family Felidae - cats Navigation
Family Mustelidae - weasels, badgers, and otters
Family Mephitidae - skunks Navigation
Family Procyonidae - raccoons, coatis, and allies
Order ARTIODACTYLA - even-toed hoofed mammals Navigation
Family Cervidae - deer, elk, moose, and allies
Order RODENTIA - rodents Navigation
Family Muridae - rats and mice Navigation
Subfamily Murinae
Subfamily Sigmodontinae
Order LAGOMORPHA - pikas, rabbits, and hares
Dragoo, J. W., and R. L. Honeycutt. 1997. Systematics of mustelid-like carnivores. Journal of Mammalogy 78:426-443. Hall, E.R. 1981. The mammals of North America. Second edition. John Wiley & Sons, New York.. 1181 pp. Jones, C., R. S. Hoffman, D. W. Rice, M. D. Engstrom, R. O. Bradley, D. J. Schmidly, C. A. Jones, and R. T. Baker. 1997. Revised checklist of North American mammals north of Mexico, 1997. Occasional Papers, The Museum, Texas Tech University 173:1-19. Layne, J. N. 1997. Nonindigenous mammals. Pp. 157-186 in Strangers in paradise: Impact and management of nonindigenous species in Florida. (D. Simberloff, D. C. Schmitz, and T. C. Brown, eds.). Island Press, Washington, D.C. and Covelo, CA. 467 pp. Rand, A. L., and P. Host. 1942. Mammal notes from Highland [sic] County, Florida. Results of Archbold Expeditions, No. 45, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, Vol.80, Art. 1. 21 pp. Wilson, D. E., and D. M.. Reeder, editors. 1993. Mammal species of the world: A taxonomic and geographic reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D. C., London. 1206 pp. |
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