ii FAUNA OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 
III. ORDER. AMPHIBIA. 
Limbs four, short, formed for swimming, with nails. Carnivorous, teeth of three kinds, molars 
trenchant. Seals, &c. None in South Carolina. ‘ 
IV. ORDER. CHEIROPTERA, 
Limbs four, formed for flying, by a membranous expansion of skin between the limbs, and 
between the fingers, with nails. Insectivorous (in So. Ca.) or frugivorous (not in So. Ca.) Teeth of 
three kinds, molars not trenchant. 
8. Vespertilio in. 9. Nycticeus >4 ~ Raf. 
11. carolinénsis Geof. Leather wing Bat. | 17. pruinésus _ Say. 
12. subulatus Say. 18. noveboracénsis Penn. Red Bat. 
13. monticola Bach. 19. crepuscularis Lec. 
14. virginidnus Bach. 20. Moldéssus Geof. 
15. nigréscens Bach. 20. carolinénsis Geof. 
16 noctivagans Lec. 11. Plecotis Geof. 
21. macrotis Lec. Long-eared Bat. 
‘V. ORDER. INSECTIVORA. ? 
Limbs four, terminating in feet, with nails. Insectivorous, teeth of three kinds, molars not 
trenchant, but studded with conical points. Animals fossorial. 
12. Sorex. Lin. Shrews, 13. Condylira Tl. 
22. brevicaudis Say. generally butim-} 26. cristata Lin. Starnosed Mole. 
23. cinéreus Bach. properly, called |14. Scalops Cuv. 
24, carolinénsis Bach, Field-Mice. 27. aquaticus Lin. | Common Mole. 
25. longiréstris Bach. 
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VI. ORDER. RODENTIA. 
Limbs four, terminating in feet, with nails. Food generally fruits, roots, bark, &c. teeth of two 
kinds only, incisors and molars, the last with flat crowns. 
15. Scitirus Lin. 19. Arctomys Gm 
28. ‘capistratus Bosc. Fox Squirrel. 40. méonax Lin. Woodchuck. 
29. carolinénsis Gm. Grey Squirrel. 20. Meriones F. Cuv. 
16. Tamias Ill. Al. canadénsis Penn. Jumping Mouse. 
30. Listeri Ray. Ground Squirrel. |21. Arvicola Lac. 
17. Ptéromys Cuv. 42. pinetérum Lec. Pine Mouse. 
31. volucélla Gm. Flying Squirel. |22. Sigmodon S. &O 
18. Mus. Lin. 43. hispidum S. &O. Cotton Rat. 
32. rattus Lin. Black Rat. 23. Nedtoma S. & O. 
33. decumanus Lin. Norway Rat. 44, floridana S. & O. Wood Rat. 
34. misculus Lin. House Mouse. |24. Fiber . * il. ‘ 
35. haimilis Bach. 45. zibéthicus Lin. Musk Rat. 
36. oryzivora Bach. 25. Lépus Lin. 
37. carolinénsis Bach. 46. palistris Bach. Swamp Rabbit. 
38. leicopus Raf. 47. sylvaticus Bach. | Common Rabbit. 
39. auréolus Bach. 
VII. ORDER. EDENTATA. 
Limbs four, terminating in feet, with large nails. Insectivorous or herbivorous; teeth incomplete, 
incisors always wanting; in some, the canines and molars also. Armadillo, Anteater, &c. None 
in South Carolina. 
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