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The U.S. state of Alabama is home to these known indigenous mammal species. [1] Historically, the state's indigenous species included one armadillo species, sixteen bat species, thirteen carnivore species, six insectivore species, one opossum species, four rabbit species, twenty-two rodent species, and three ungulate species.
Short-tailed weasel. Order: Carnivora Family: Mustelidae Wolverine, Gulo gulo, alpine, coniferous forests, rare; North American river otter, Lontra canadensis, rivers ...
As its name suggests, its fur is predominantly reddish brown, but there is a naturally occurring gray morph known as the "silver" fox. The red fox is by far the most widespread and abundant species of fox , found in almost every single habitat in the Northern Hemisphere, from the coastal marshes of United States, to the alpine tundras of ...
Common name Scientific name Status Notes Distribution River otter: Lontra canadensis: Rare L. canadensis canadensis: Northern Least weasel: Mustela nivalis: Uncommon M. nivalis allegheniensis: Western two-thirds American ermine: Mustela richardsonii: Uncommon Statewide except southwest Long-tailed weasel: Neogale frenata: Common Statewide Mink ...
(This list of species concentrates on the habitats in the state in which they can be found, how prevalent they are or have been in the state, history of their prevalence in Connecticut and any other information directly related to the mammals' existence in the state — including laws and regulations, state-sponsored re-introductions, and notable sitings.
Common name Scientific name authority ASM state status and native range [3] Red List Family Leporidae: rabbits and hares: Black-tailed jackrabbit. Lepus californicus (Gray, 1837) introduced; established in Homestead area [177] Swamp rabbit. Sylvilagus aquaticus (Bachman, 1837) rare and unconfirmed; possibly present in Escambia County but no ...
European badger. Badgers are medium-sized short-legged omnivores in the superfamily Musteloidea.Badgers are a polyphyletic rather than a natural taxonomic grouping, being united by their squat bodies and adaptions for fossorial activity rather than by their ancestral relationships: Musteloidea contains several families, only two of which (the "weasel family" Mustelidae and the "skunk family ...
Least weasel (Mustela nivalis) Long-tailed weasel (Neogale frenata) American mink (Neogale vison) Phocidae. Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) Phocoenidae. Harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) ' Kogiidae. Pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) Dwarf sperm whale (Kogia simus) Physeteridae. Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Procyonidae. Raccoon (Procyon ...