30 FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY ZOOLOGY, VOL. XL 



CLASSIFIED LIST OF THE MAMMALS OF 

 ILLINOIS AND WISCONSIN. 



Names in brackets indicate that the species has not been taken within our limits; but occurs in 

 nearby localities within a few miles of our state lines. 



ORDER MARSUPIALIA. 



SUBORDER POLYPROTODONTIA. 



FAMILY DIDELPHIID^. OPOSSUMS, ETC. 



GENUS DIDELPHIS LINN. 

 Didelphis virginiana KERR. Virginia Opossum. 



ORDER UNGULATA. 

 SUBORDER ARTIODACTYLA. 



FAMILY CERVID^E. DEER, MOOSE, ELK, CARIBOU, ETC. 

 SUBFAMILY CERVIN^E. 

 GENUS ODOCOILEUS. 



Odocoihus virginianus (BoDD.). Virginia Deer, White-tailed Deer. 

 Odocoileus virginianus borealis (MILLER). Northern White-tailed Deer. 



GENUS CERVDS. 

 Cervus canadensis (ERXLEBEN). American Elk. 



GENUS PARALCES. 

 Par alces americanus (CLINTON). Moose. 



GENUS RANGIFER. 

 Rangifer caribou (GMEL.). Woodland Caribou. 



FAMILY BOVTDJL BISON, OXEN, SHEEP, ETC. 

 SUBFAMILY BOVIN/E. 



GENUS BISON. 

 Bison bison (LlNN.). American Bison or Buffalo. 



ORDER GLIRES. 



SUBORDER SIMPLICIDENTATA. 



FAMILY SCIURID^E. SQUIRRELS, WOODCHUCKS, ETC. 



SUBFAMILY PTEROMYIN^. 



GENUS SCIUROPTERUS. 



SUBGENUS GLAUCOMYS. 



Sciuropterus volans (LiNN.). Southern Flying Squirrel. 

 Sciuropterus sabrinus (SHAW). Northern Flying Squirrel. 



