Mammals of Cumberland Island

Class MammaliaOverview

Order Insectivora – Insectivores
Order Chiroptera – Bats
Order Endentata – Armadillos, sloths, and anteaters
Order Lagomorpha – Rabbits and hares
Order Rodentia – Rodents
Order Cetacea – Whales
Order Sirenia – Manatees and dugongs
Order Carnivora – Carnivores
Order Artiodactyla – Even-toed ungulates 

 

Feral Animals – Horses, burro, swine
Order Perissodactyla – Odd-toed ungulates
Order Artiodactyla  

 

Introduced Species
Order Marsupialia – Pouched mammals
Order Rodentia
Order Carnivora  

 

Extirpated Species
Order Rodentia
Order Carnivora  

 

Potentially Occurring Species –
Order Insectivora
Order Chiroptera
Order Rodentia
Order Cetacea
Order Carnivora
 

Occasional Publications of the Cumberland Island Museum

Number 3
2001

Publication of this series is designed to provide information to the public and scholars on subjects related to Museum activities, Cumberland Island, and the nearby coastal area. Authors wishing to use this series should contact the Museum prior to submission of manuscripts. 

When citing this publication, authors are requested to use the following: Occas. Publ. Cumberland Is. Mus.

Literature Cited Jones, C., R. S. Hoffman, D. W. Rice, M. D. Engstrom, R. D. Bradley, D. J. Schmidly, C. A. Jones, and R. J. Baker. 1997. Revised checklist of North American mammals north of Mexico, 1997. Museum of Texas Tech Univ., Occ. papers, No. 173. 19pp.  

 

Whitaker, J. O. and W. J. Hamilton, Jr. 1998 Mammals of the Eastern United States. Cornell Univ. Press. 583 pp.