Mammals

Mammals of Konza Prairie: Modified from - McMillan, B.R., D.W. Kaufman, G.A. Kaufman, and R.S. Matlack. 1997. Mammals of Konza Prairie: new observations and an updated species list. The Prairie Naturalist, 29:263-271.

Order Species Status
Didelphimorphia Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) Common2
Insectivora Elliot's short-tailed shrew (Blarina hylophaga) Common3,4,5
Insectivora Least shrew (Cryptotis parva) Present3,5
Insectivora Eastern mole (Scalopus aquaticus) Present3
Chiroptera Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus) Present2
Chiroptera Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) Present2
Primates Human (Homo sapiens) Present2
Carnivora Coyote (Canis latrans) Common2,6
Carnivora Domestic dog (Canis lupus) Present2
Carnivora Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) Present3
Carnivora Domestic cat (Felis silvestris) Present2
Carnivora Bobcat (Lynx rufus) Common3,7
Carnivora Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) Common3,7
Carnivora Long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata) Present2
Carnivora Least weasel (Mustela nivalis) Present2,3
Carnivora Mink (Mustela vison) Present2
Carnivora American badger (Taxidea taxus) Common3,7
Carnivora Raccoon (Procyon lotor) Common2,7
Artiodactyla Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) Occasional2
Artiodactyla White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Common2,3
Artiodactyla American bison (Bos bison) Captive2
Artiodactyla Cattle (Bos taurus) Captive2
Rodentia Woodchuck (Marmota monax) Occasional3,7
Rodentia Thirteen-lined ground squirrel (Spermophilus tridecemlineatus) Common3,4,8
Rodentia Fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) Common3,7
Rodentia American beaver (Castor canadensis) Occasional3,7
Rodentia Plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius) Common2
Rodentia Hispid pocket mouse (Chaetodipus hispidus) Uncommon3
Rodentia Meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius) Present3
Rodentia House mouse (Mus musculus; introduced) Rare3,9
Rodentia Prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster) Common3,4,10
Rodentia Woodland vole (Microtus pinetorum) Rare3
Rodentia Southern bog lemming (Synaptomys cooperi) Local3,4,7,10
Rodentia Eastern woodrat (Neotoma floridana) Common3,11
Rodentia Deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) Common3,4
Rodentia White-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) Common3,4,11
Rodentia Western harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis) Common3,4
Rodentia Plains harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys montanus) Rare3,7
Rodentia Hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) Local3,4,12
Lagomorpha Eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) Common3,7