Index of Mammals for the Lillooet Area
by Order and Family

Royal BC Museum: Introduction to Mammals Species

Order Insectivora: Insectivores
Family Soricidae: Shrews

Order Lagomorpha: Lagomorphs
Family Ochotonidae: Pikas
Family Leporidae: Hares and Rabbits

Order Rodentia: Rodents
Family Aplodontidae: Mountain Beavers
Family Sciuridae: Squirrels
Family Castoridae: Beavers
Family Muridae: Murids
Subfamily Arvicolinae: Voles and Lemmings
Subfamily Murinae: Old World Rats and Mice
Subfamily Sigmodontinae: New World Rats and Mice
Family Dipodidae: Jumping Mice and Jerboas
Family Erethizontidae: New World Porcupines

Order Carnivora: Carnivores
Family Canidae: Canids
Family Ursidae: Bears
Family Procyonidae: Procyonids
Family mustelidae: Mustelids
Family Felidae: Cats

Order Artiodactyla: Even-toed Ungulates
Family Cervidae: Cervids
Family Bovidae: Bovids

ORDER INSECTIVORA: Insectivores
FAMILY SORICIDAE: Shrews
Species Name Subspecies Common Name
Sorex cinereus Kerr cinereus streatori Common Shrew
Sorex monticolus Merriam   Dusky Shrew
Sorex palustris Richardson brooksi* navigator Water Shrew

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ORDER LAGOMORPHA: Lagomorphs
FAMILY OCHOTONIDAE: Pikas
Species Name Subspecies Common Name
Ochotona princeps (Richardson) fenisex Common Pika
FAMILY LEPORIDAE: Hares and Rabbits
Species Name Subspecies Common Name
Lepus americanus Erxleben cascadensis
pallidus*		 Snowshoe Hare

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ORDER RODENTIA: Rodents

Family Sciuridae: Squirrels
Family Castoridae: Beavers
Family Muridae: Murids
Subfamily Arvicolinae: Voles and Lemmings
Subfamily Murinae: Old World Rats and Mice
Subfamily Sigmodontinae: New World Rats and Mice
Family Dipodidae: Jumping Mice and Jerboas
Family Erethizontidae: New World Porcupines


FAMILY SCIURIDAE: Squirrels
Species Name Subspecies Common Name
Glaucomys sabrinus (Shaw) alpinus
fuliginosus
reductus*		 Northern Flying Squirrel
Marmota caligata (Eschscholtz) cascadensis Hoary Marmot
Marmota flaviventris (Audubon and Bachman) avara Yellow-bellied Marmot
Tamias amoenus J. A. Allen affinis
  		Yellow-pine Chipmunk
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (Erxleben) streatori Red Squirrel

FAMILY CASTORIDAE: Beavers
Species Name Subspecies Common Name
Castor canadensis Kuhl leucodontus
sagittatus		 Beaver

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FAMILY MURIDAE: Murids
SUBFAMILY ARVICOLINAE: Voles and Lemmings
Species Name Subspecies Common Name
Clethrionomys gapperi (Vigors) saturatus
stikinensis		 Southern Red-backed Vole
Microtus longicaudus (Merriam) longicaudus Long-tailed vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus (Ord) drummondii Meadow Vole
Ondatra zibethicus (Linnaeus) osoyoosensis Muskrat
Phenacomys intermedius Merriam intermedius

 		 Heather Vole

FAMILY MURIDAE: Murids
SUBFAMILY MURINAE: Old World Rats and Mice
Species Name Subspecies Common Name
Mus musculus Linnaeus domesticus House Mouse (I)
Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout) not applicable Norway Rat (I)

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FAMILY MURIDAE: Murids
SUBFAMILY SIGMODONTINAE: New World Rats and Mice
Species Name Subspecies Common Name
Neotoma cinerea (Ord) occidentalis Bushy-tailed Woodrat
Peromyscus keeni (Rhoads)   Keen's Mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus (Wagner) artemisiae Deer Mouse
FAMILY DIPODIDAE: Jumping Mice and Jerboas
Species Name Subspecies Common Name
Zapus hudsonius (Zimmermann) tenellus* Meadow Jumping Mouse
FAMILY ERETHIZONTIDAE: New World Porcupines
Species Name Subspecies Common Name
Erethizon dorsatum (Linnaeus) myops nigrescens Porcupine

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ORDER CARNIVORA: Carnivores

Family Canidae: Canids
Family Ursidae: Bears
Family Procyonidae: Procyonids
Family mustelidae: Mustelids
Family Felidae: Cats

FAMILY CANIDAE: Canids
Species Name Subspecies Common Name
Canis latrans Say lestes Coyote
Canis lupus Linnaeus nubilus occidentalis Gray Wolf
Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus)   Red Fox
FAMILY URSIDAE: Bears
Species Name Subspecies Common Name
Ursus americanus Pallas cinnamomum Black Bear
Ursus arctos Linnaeus horribilis Grizzly Bear
FAMILY PROCYONIDAE: Procyonids
Species Name Subspecies Common Name
Procyon lotor (Linnaeus) pacificus * Raccoon

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FAMILY MUSTELIDAE: Mustelids
Species Name Subspecies Common Name
Gulo gulo (Linnaeus) luscus Wolverine
Lontra canadensis (Schreber) pacifica River Otter
Martes americana (Turton) abietinoides Marten
Martes pennanti (Erxleben) columbiana pacifica Fisher
Mephitis mephitis (Schreber) hudsonica Striped Skunk
Mustela erminea Linnaeus richardsonii Ermine
Mustela frenata Lichenstein nevadensis Long-tailed Weasel
Mustela vison Schreber energumenos Mink

FAMILY FELIDAE: Cats
Species Name Subspecies Common Name
Puma concolor (Linnaeus) oregonensis Cougar
Lynx canadensis Kerr none recognised Lynx
Lynx rufus (Schreber) fasciatus pallescens Bobcat

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ORDER ARTIODACTYLA: Even-toed Ungulates

FAMILY CERVIDAE: Cervids
Species Name Subspecies Common Name
Alces alces (Linnaeus) andersoni Moose
Odocoileus hemionus (Rafinesque) hemionus Mule Deer
Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmermann) ochrourus White-tailed Deer
FAMILY BOVIDAE: Bovids
Species Name Subspecies Common Name
Oreamnos americanus (Blainville) none recognised Mountain Goat
Ovis canadensis Shaw californiana Bighorn Sheep

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