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| List of Species Illustrations | |
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| Metric Conversion Table | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Preface to the Second Revised Edition | |
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| Preface to the First Revised Edition | |
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| Preface to the First Edition | |
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| Introducing the Mammals | |
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| Some Characteristics of Mammals | |
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| Where Mammals Live | |
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| Social Communication and Behavior | |
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| Host-Parasite Relationships | |
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| Age Determination | |
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| Mammal Signs | |
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| Size of Mammals | |
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| How Mammals Are Named | |
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| List of the Wild Mammals of Missouri | |
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| How to Identify Mammals by the Keys | |
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| Key to the Orders by Whole Adult Animals | |
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| Key to the Orders by Skulls of Adults | |
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| General References | |
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| Pouched Mammals (Order Marsupialia) | |
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| Opossums (Family Didelphidae) | |
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| Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) | |
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| Insect-Eating Mammals (Order Insectivora) | |
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| Key to the Species by Whole Adult Animals | |
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| Key to the Species by Skulls of Adults | |
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| Shrews (Family Soricidae) | |
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| Masked Shrew (Sorex cinereus) | |
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| Southeastern Shrew (Sorex longirostris) | |
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| Northern Short-Tailed Shrew (Blarina brevicauda) | |
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| Southern Short-Tailed Shrew (Blarina carolinensis) | |
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| Elliot's Short-Tailed Shrew (Blarina hylophaga) | |
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| Least Shrew (Cryptotis parva) | |
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| Moles (Family Talpidae) | |
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| Eastern Mole (Scalopus aquaticus) | |
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| Flying Mammals (Order Chiroptera) | |
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| Key to the Species by Whole Adult Animals | |
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| Key to the Species by Skulls of Adults | |
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| Evening Bats (Family Vespertilionidae) | |
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| Mouse-Eared Bats (Myotis) | |
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| Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus) | |
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| Gray Bat (Myotis grisescens) | |
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| Southeastern Bat (Myotis austroriparius) | |
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| Northern Long-Eared Myotis (Myotis septentrionalis) | |
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| Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis) | |
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| Small-Footed Bat (Myotis leibii) | |
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| Silver-Haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) | |
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| Eastern Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus) | |
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| Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) | |
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| Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) | |
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| Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus) | |
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| Evening Bat (Nycticeius humeralis) | |
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| Townsend's Big-Eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii) | |
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| Rafinesque's Big-Eared Bat (Corynorhinus rafinesquii) | |
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| Free-Tailed Bats (Family Molossidae) | |
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| Brazilian Free-Tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) | |
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| Strange-Jointed Mammals (Order Xenarthra) | |
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| Armadillos (Family Dasypodidae) | |
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| Nine-Banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) | |
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| Hare-Shaped Mammals (Order Lagomorpha) | |
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| Key to the Species by Whole Adult Animals | |
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| Key to the Species by Skulls of Adults | |
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| Hares and Rabbits (Family Leporidae) | |
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| Eastern Cottontail Rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus) | |
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| Swamp Rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus) | |
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| Black-Tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) | |
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| Gnawing Mammals (Order Rodentia) | |
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| Key to the Species by Whole Adult Animals | |
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| Key to the Species by Skulls of Adults | |
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| Squirrels (Family Sciuridae) | |
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| Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus) | |
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| Woodchuck (Marmota monax) | |
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| Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus tridecemlineatus) | |
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| Franklin's Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus franklinii) | |
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| Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) | |
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| Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) | |
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| Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans) | |
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| Pocket Gophers (Family Geomyidae) | |
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| Plains Pocket Gopher (Geomys bursarius) | |
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| Pocket Mice (Family Heteromyidae) | |
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| Plains Pocket Mouse (Perognathus flavescens) | |
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| Beavers (Family Castoridae) | |
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| Beaver (Castor canadensis) | |
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| Rats and Mice (Family Muridae) | |
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| Marsh Rice Rat (Oryzomys palustris) | |
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| Plains Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys montanus) | |
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| Western Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis) | |
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| Fulvous Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys fulvescens) | |
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| Peromyscus Mice | |
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| Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) | |
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| White-Footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) | |
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| Cotton Mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus) | |
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| Texas Mouse (Peromyscus attwateri) | |
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| Golden Mouse (Ochrotomys nuttalli) | |
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| Hispid Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus) | |
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| Eastern Wood Rat (Neotoma floridana) | |
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| Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) | |
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| Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) | |
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| Woodland Vole (Microtus pinetorum) | |
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| Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) | |
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| Southern Bog Lemming (Synaptomys cooperi) | |
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| Black Rat (Rattus rattus) | |
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| Norway Rat (Rattus norvegicus) | |
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| House Mouse (Mus musculus) | |
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| Jumping Mice (Family Zapodidae) | |
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| Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius) | |
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| Flesh-Eating Mammals (Order Carnivora) | |
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| Key to the Species by Whole Adult Animals | |
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| Key to the Species by Skulls of Adults | |
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| Dogs, Foxes, and Allies (Family Canidae) | |
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| Coyote (Canis latrans) | |
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| Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) | |
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| Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) | |
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| Bears (Family Ursidae) | |
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| Black Bear (Ursus americanus) | |
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| Raccoons (Family Procyonidae) | |
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| Raccoon (Procyon lotor) | |
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| Weasels and Allies (Family Mustelidae) | |
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| Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis) | |
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| Long-Tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata) | |
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| Mink (Mustela vison) | |
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| Badger (Taxidea taxus) | |
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| River Otter (Lontra canadensis) | |
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| Skunks (Family Mephitidae) | |
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| Eastern Spotted Skunk (Spilogale putorius) | |
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| Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis) | |
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| Cats (Family Felidae) | |
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| Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) | |
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| Bobcat (Lynx rufus) | |
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| Even-Toed Hoofed Mammals (Order Artiodactyla) | |
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| Key to the Species by Skulls of Adults | |
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| Deer (Family Cervidae) | |
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| White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | |
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| Other Wild Mammals | |
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| Bison (Bison bison) | |
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| Elk (Cervus elaphus) | |
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| Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) | |
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| Big Free-Tailed Bat (Tadarida macrotis) | |
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| White-Tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii) | |
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| Red Wolf (Canis rufus) | |
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| Nutria (Myocastor coypus) | |
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| Index | |