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A Checklist of the Mammals of British Columbia
by David Nagorsen
Mammal Curator
Royal British Columbia Museum
25 February 1998
Index Page for Mammals of B.C.

(I) = introduced species
* = taxa endemic to British Columbia

ORDER RODENTIA: Rodents

Family Aplodontidae: Mountain Beavers
Family Sciuridae: Squirrels
Family Geomyidae: Pocket Gophers
Family Heteromyidae: Heteromyids
Family Castoridae: Beavers
Family Muridae: Murids
Subfamily Arvicolinae: Voles and Lemmings
Subfamily Murinae: Old World Rats and Mice
Subfamily Sigmodontinae: New World Rats and Mice
Family Dipodidae: Jumping Mice and Jerboas
Family Erethizontidae: New World Porcupines


FAMILY APLODONTIDAE: Mountain Beavers
Species Name Subspecies Common Name
Aplodontia rufa (Rafinesque) rainieri rufa Mountain Beaver


FAMILY SCIURIDAE: Squirrels
Species Name Subspecies Common Name
Glaucomys sabrinus (Shaw) alpinus
columbiensis
fuliginosus
laticeps
oregonensis
reductus*
zaphaeus
Northern Flying Squirrel
Marmota caligata (Eschscholtz)
caligata
cascadensis
okanagana
oxytona
raceyi*
Hoary Marmot
Marmota flaviventris (Audubon and Bachman) avara Yellow-bellied Marmot
Marmota monax (Linnaeus) canadensis
ochracea
petrensis
Woodchuck
Marmota vancouverensis Swarth none recognised Vancouver Island Marmot
Sciurus carolinensis Gmelin pennsylvanicus Gray Squirrel (I)
Sciurus niger Linnaeus not applicable Fox Squirrel (I)
Spermophilus columbianus (Ord) columbianus Columbian Ground Squirrel
Spermophilus lateralis (Say) tescorum Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Spermophilus parryii (Richardson) plesius Arctic Ground Squirrel
Spermophilus saturatus (Rhoads) none recognised Cascade Mantled Ground Squirrel
Tamias amoenus J. A. Allen affinis
felix
ludibundus
luteiventris
septentrionalis*
Yellow-pine Chipmunk
Tamias minimus Bachman borealis
caniceps
oreocetes
selkirki*
Least Chipmunk
Tamias ruficaudus (A. H. Howell) ruficaudus
simulans
Red-tailed Chipmunk
Tamias townsendii Bachman cooperi townsendii Townsend's Chipmunk
Tamiasciurus douglasii (Bachman) mollipilosus Douglas' Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (Erxleben) columbiensis
lanuginosus*
petulans
picatus
preblei
richardsoni
streatori
Red Squirrel


FAMILY GEOMYIDAE: Pocket Gophers
Species Name Subspecies Common Name
Thomomys talpoides (Richardson) cognatus*
fuscus
incensus*
medius
saturatus
segregatus*
Northern Pocket Gopher


FAMILY HETEROMYIDAE: Heteromyids
Species Name Subspecies Common Name
Perognathus parvus (Peale) laingi* lordi Great Basin Pocket Mouse


FAMILY CASTORIDAE: Beavers
Species Name Subspecies Common Name
Castor canadensis Kuhl canadensis
belugae
leucodontus
sagittatus
Beaver


FAMILY MURIDAE: Murids
SUBFAMILY ARVICOLINAE: Voles and Lemmings
Species Name Subspecies Common Name
Clethrionomys gapperi (Vigors)
athabascae
cascadensis
caurinus*
galei
occidentalis
phaeus
saturatus
stikinensis
Southern Red-backed Vole
Clethrionomys rutilus (Pallas) dawsoni Northern red-backed Vole
Lemmus sibiricus (Kerr) helvolus Brown Lemming
Microtus longicaudus (Merriam)
littoralis
longicaudus
macurus
vellerosus
Long-tailed vole
Microtus montanus (Peale) canescens Montane Vole
Microtus oeconomus (Pallas) yakutatensis Tundra Vole
Microtus oregoni (Bachman) serpens Creeping Vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus (Ord) drummondii
modestus
Meadow Vole
Microtus richardsoni (DeKay) arvicoloides
richardsoni
Water Vole

Microtus townsendii (Bachman) cowani*
cummingi*
laingi*
tetramerus*
townsendii
Townsend's Vole
Ondatra zibethicus (Linnaeus) osoyoosensis
spatulata
Muskrat
Phenacomys intermedius Merriam intermedius
laingi*
levis
mackenzii
oramontis
Heather Vole
Synaptomys borealis (Richardson) artemisiae*
borealis
chapmani
dalli
truei
Northern Bog Lemming


FAMILY MURIDAE: Murids
SUBFAMILY MURINAE: Old World Rats and Mice
Species Name Subspecies Common Name
Mus musculus Linnaeus domesticus House Mouse (I)
Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout) not applicable Norway Rat (I)
Rattus rattus (Linnaeus) not applicable Black Rat (I)


FAMILY MURIDAE: Murids
SUBFAMILY SIGMODONTINAE: New World Rats and Mice
Species Name Subspecies Common Name
Neotoma cinerea (Ord)


cinerea
drummondii
occidentalis
Bushy-tailed Woodrat


Peromyscus keeni (Rhoads) algidus
cancrivorous*
interdictus*
isolatus*
keeni*
macrorhinus*
maritimus*
oreas
pluvialis*
prevostensis*
rubriventer*
Keen's Mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus (Wagner) alpinus*
artemisiae
austerus
borealis
Deer Mouse
Reithrodontomys megalotis (Baird) megalotis Western Harvest Mouse


FAMILY DIPODIDAE: Jumping Mice and Jerboas
Zapus hudsonius (Zimmermann)
alascensis
hudsonius
tenellus*
Meadow Jumping Mouse
Zapus princeps J. A. Allen idahoensis
kootenayensis
saltator
Western Jumping Mouse
Zapus trinotatus Rhoads trinotatus Pacific Jumping Mouse


FAMILY ERETHIZONTIDAE: New World Porcupines
Species Name Subspecies Common Name
Erethizon dorsatum (Linnaeus) myops nigrescens Porcupine

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