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Southeastern Pocket Gopher

Photo Credit: Roger BirkheadSCIENTIFIC NAME: Geomys pinetis RafinesqueOTHER NAMES: Salamander, Sandy Mounder. STATUS: Poorly known. Seemingly less common now than previously; once occupied southern...

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Meadow Jumping Mouse

 Photo Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceSCIENTIFIC NAME: Zapus hudsonius (Zimmermann)OTHER NAMES: None. STATUS: Poorly known. Populations may be declining, but no recent surveys. HIGH CONSERVATION...

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Eastern Woodrat

Photo © Bob Gress (www.BirdsInFocus.com)Photo By George FeldhamerSCIENTIFIC NAME:Neotoma floridanaOTHER NAME:  Pack ratSTATUS: Poorly known. No recent survyes; populations may be declining. MODERATE...

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Allegheny Woodrat

Photo Credits: Steven CastleberrySCIENTIFIC NAME: Neotoma magister (Baird)OTHER NAMES: Pack Rat.STATUS: Probably restricted to region north of Tennessee River. MODERATE CONSERVATION CONCERN....

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Alabama Beach Mouse

Photo Credit: Nick R. HollerSCIENTIFIC NAME:Peromyscus polionotus ammobates (Bowen)OTHER NAMES: None. STATUS: Distribution continues to shrink due to construction of beach-front buildings and...

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Perdido Key Beach Mouse

Photo Credit: Nick R. HollerSCIENTIFIC NAME: Peromyscus polionotus trissylepsis (Bowen)OTHER NAMES: None. STATUS: Storms and habitat destruction have reduced distribution from entire length of Perdido...

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Hispid Cotton Rat

 Photo Credit: Roger BirkheadSCIENTIFIC NAME:Sigmodon hispidusSTATUS: Found statewide. Populations fluctuate greatly among years, but usually abundant in densely vegetated habitats. Lowest Conservation...

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Coypu

Photo Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceSCIENTIFIC NAME: Myocastor CoypusOTHER NAMES:  Nutria, Swamp Beaver, Rat, Nutria Rat.STATUS: Exotic. Breeder. A South American native introduced into the...

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Alabama's Three Species of Squirrels

By Phil Miller, Wildlife Biologist, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural ResourcesSquirrels are one of the more common and recognized species of wildlife in the Southeast. They readily...

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North American Deermouse

SCIENTIFIC NAME:Peromyscus maniculatesSTATUS: Poorly known in Alabama, but it is abundant and widespread in North America. Lowest Conservation Concern.HABITAT: In Alabama, it has been recorded from...

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Gray Squirrel

Photo Credit: Dan BrothersSCIENTIFIC NAME: Sciurus carolinensisOTHER NAMES: Cat squirrel and migratory squirrelSTATUS: Common. Found statewide. Lowest Conservation Concern.DESCRIPTION: The eastern gray...

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Muskrats, Alabama's Little Beaver

By Michael E. Sievering, Wildlife BiologistA variety of animals live in Alabama’s lakes, streams, and wetlands. Shorebirds, waterfowl, snakes, turtles, and a number of mammals call this habitat home....

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