Tyson Research Center

Mammals known to occur at Washington University’s Tyson Research Center, St. Louis County, Missouri. List prepared by LTC Richard M. Pitts, Owen J. Sexton, Jane Walker and Richard W. Coles, September 1, 1997.
(See publication: 1997. Pitts, Richard M., J. W. Bickham, O. J. Sexton, J. Walker, and R. W. Coles. Mammals of Tyson Research Center, St. Louis County, Missouri. Transactions Missouri Academy of Science 31:37-43.)
(Taxonomy follows Nowak, R.M. 1991. Mammals of the World, Vols. 1 and 2, 5th Edition, Pp. 1- – 642; 643 – 1629.)

Order: Marsupialia - Pouched Mammals
…..Family: Didelphidae - American Opossums
…..…..Didelphis virginiana Virginia Opossum

Order: Insectivora - Insectivores
…..Family: Soricidae - Shrews
…..…..Blarina hylophaga Elliott’s Short-tailed Shrew
…..…..Cryptotis parva Least Shrew
…..…..Sorex longirostris Southeastern Shrew
…..Family: Talpidae - Moles
…..…..Scalopus aquaticus Eastern Mole

Order: Chiroptera - Bats
…..Family: Vespertilionidae - Vespertilionid Bats
…..…..Eptesicus fuscus Big Brown Bat
…..…..Lasionycteris noctivagans Silver-haired Bat
…..…..Lasiurus borealis Red Bat
…..…..Lasiurus cinereus Hoary Bat
…..…..Myotis grisescens Gray Bat
…..…..Myotis lucifugus Little Brown Bat
…..…..Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat
…..…..Nycticeius humeralis Evening Bat
…..…..Pipistrellus subflavus Eastern Pipistrelle

Order: Lagomorpha - Rabbits and Hares
…..Family: Leporidae - Rabbits and Hares
…..…..Sylvilagus floridanus Eastern Cottontail

Order: Rodentia - Rodents
…..Family: Sciuridae - Squirrels, Chipmunks and Marmots
…..…..Glaucomys volans Southern Flying Squirrel
…..…..Marmota monax Woodchuck or Ground Hog
…..…..Sciurus carolinensis Eastern Gray Squirrel
…..…..Sciurus niger Fox Squirrel
…..…..Tamias striatus Eastern Chipmunk
…..Family: Castoridae
…..…..Castor canadensis North American Beaver
…..Family: Muridae - Rats, Mice, Voles
…..…..Microtus ochrogaster Prairie Vole
…..…..Microtus pinetorum Woodland Vole
…..…..Mus musculus House Mouse
…..…..Ochrotomys nuttalli Golden Mouse
…..…..Ondatra zibethicus Muskrat
…..…..Peromyscus leucopus White-footed Mouse
…..…..Peromyscus maniculatus Deer Mouse
…..…..Rattus rattus Black Rat
…..…..Reithrodontomys megalotis Western Harvest Mouse
…..…..Synaptomys cooperi Southern Bog Lemming
…..Family: Zapodidae
…..…..Zapus hudsonius Meadow Jumping Mouse

Order: Carnivora - Dogs, Cats, Raccoons, Weasels
…..Family: Canidae - Canids (Dogs, Coyotes, Foxes)
…..…..Canis familiaris Domestic Dog
…..…..Canis latrans Coyote
…..…..Urocyon cinereoargenteus Gray Fox
…..…..Vulpes vulpes Red Fox
…..Family: Procyonidae - Raccoons
…..…..Procyon lotor Raccoon
…..Family: Mustelidae - Weasels
…..…..Mephitis mephitis Striped Skunk
…..Family: Felidae - Cats
…..…..Felis catus Domestic Cat
…..…..Lynx rufus Bobcat

Order: Artiodactyla - Even-toed Ungulates (Hoofed Mammals)
…..Family: Cervidae - Deer
…..…..Odocoileus virginianus White-tailed Deer