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The latter subclass is divided into two infraclasses: pouched mammals (metatherians or marsupials), and placental mammals (eutherians, for which see List of placental mammals). Classification updated from Wilson and Reeder's "Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference" using the "Planet Mammifères" website. [1]
This is a list of mammals of Arizona. It includes species native to the U.S. state of Arizona and mammals accidentally introduced into the state. However, it does not include domesticated animals that become feral and cause major disruptions to various ecosystems .
NT - near threatened, LC - least concern DD - data deficient, NE - not evaluated (v. 2013.2, the data is current as of March 5, 2014 [1]) and Endangered Species Act: E - endangered, T - threatened XN, XE - experimental non essential or essential population E(S/A), T(S/A) - endangered or threatened due to similarity of appearance
The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals. Family: Vespertilionidae. Subfamily: Myotinae. Silver-haired bat, L. noctivagans [n 3] LC; Southwestern myotis, M. auriculus [n 1] [n 21] LC
Prairie dogs (genus Cynomys) are herbivorous burrowing ground squirrels native to the grasslands of North America.There are five recognized species of prairie dog: black-tailed, white-tailed, Gunnison's, Utah, and Mexican prairie dogs. [3]
A large variety of vertebrates construct or use burrows in many types of substrate; burrows can range widely in complexity. Some examples of vertebrate burrowing animals include a number of mammals, amphibians, fish (dragonet and lungfish [3]), reptiles, and birds (including small dinosaurs [4]). Mammals are perhaps most well known for burrowing.
This is a list of mammals observed in the U.S. state of Utah. American bison Belding's ground squirrel Black-tailed jackrabbit Desert bighorn sheep Cliff chipmunk Elk North American porcupine Spotted bat Western spotted skunk Yellow-bellied marmot. Abert's squirrel (Sciurus aberti) [1] Allen's big-eared bat (Idionycteris phyllotis) [2]
As of late 2007, the species was the only mammal listed on the Connecticut endangered species list, [7] and it was the first mammal ever put on the list. [6] The greatest threat facing least shrews in the state is land development along the coast, which limits the land available for the species and isolates breeding populations.