The land manager's guide to mammals of the South

Abstract

One hundred and one mammal species are described that occur in the southern United States. Narrative accounts provide a comprehensive overview of relevant taxonomy, conservation status, distribution, life history, and guidelines for management. Mammal associations within 17 terrestrial and five aquatic communities are presented in the form of habitat relationship matrices. Dichotomous keys for identifying each species are provided using pelage, body measurements, and cranial characteristics. The guide is designed to provide land managers with the ecological information necessary for assessing the influence of management and environmental change.

Titles contained within The land manager's guide to mammals of the South

• Introduction to mammals of the South. Chapter 1
• The vegetative communities associated with mammals of the South. Chapter 2
• Dichotomous keys to the mammals of the South by order
• Species accounts. Chapter 4
• American black bear, Ursus americanus
• American mink, Mustela vison
• American water shrew, Sorex palustris
• Coyote, Canis latrans
• Crawford's desert shrew, Notiosorex crawfordi
• Eastern mole, Scalopus aquaticus
• Elliot's short-tailed shrew, Blarina hylophaga
• Feral pig, Sus scrofa
• Hairy-tailed mole, Parascalops breweri
• Indiana myotis, Myotis sodalis
• Least shrew, Cryptotis parva
• Long-tailed shrew, Sorex dispar
• Marsh rabbit, Sylvilagus palustris
• Masked shrew, Sorex cinereus
• Meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus
• Mountain lion, Puma concolor
• Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus
• Northern pygmy mouse, Baiomys taylori
• Northern river otter, Lontra canadensis
• Northern short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda
• Prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster
• Pygmy shrew, Sorex hoyi
• Red wolf, Canis rufus
• Smoky shrew, Sorex fumeus
• Southeastern shrew, Sorex longirostris
• Southern bog lemming, Synaptomys cooperi
• Southern short-tailed shrew, Blarina carolinensis
• Star-nosed mole, Condylura cristata
• White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus
• Woodland vole, Microtus pinetorum

Citation

Trani, Margaret K.; Ford, W. Mark; Chapman, Brian R., eds. 2007. The land manager's guide to mammals of the South. Durham, NC: The Nature Conservancy; Atlanta, GA: U.S. Forest Service. 546 p.