ANIMAL IJFE IN OKLAHOMA. 



CLASSIFIED LIST OF WILD ANIMALS IN OKLAHOMA. 



The following is an annotated check list of the vertebrated animals 

 occuring in Oklahoma. It is intended only as a preliminary list and is 

 by no means complete. In its preparation the writer has been con- 

 servative and included only those species which, from authentic published 

 records or personal experience, he Icnows are residents of this State. 



Those animals which have recently been exterminated or occur only 

 in captivity are indicated by an asterisk (*). 



The order in which the species are listed is the one which was 

 thought would be the most convenient for the average reader. The 

 scientific names are given for the convenience of those who may wish 

 to check this list with the animals in other states, where the common 

 names differ widely from those of our own. 



MAMMALS. CLASS MAMMALIA. 



HOOFED ANIMALS. 



Buffalo. (American bison.) 



Bison bison. 

 Whitetail deer. (Virginia deer.) 



Odocoileus viirgimanus. 

 Antelope. (Prongbuck.) 



Antilocapra americana. 



ORDER ARTIODACTYLA 



*Elk. 



(Wapiti.) 

 Cervus canadensis. 

 Mule deer. (Black-tailed deer.) 

 Odocoileus heminous. 



FLESH-EATING ANIMALS. ORDER CARNIVORA. 



Mountain lion. (Puma. Cougar.) Bobcat. (Wild cat. Eed lynx.) 



Felis concolor. Lynx rwfus. 



Ocelot. (Leopard cat. Tiger cat.) Gray woLf. (Timber wolf.) 



Felis pardalis. 

 Coyote. (Prairie wolf.) 



Canis latrams. 

 Eed fox. 



VvJpes fulvus. 



*Kit fox. (Swift fox.) 



Vulpes velox. 

 Gray fox. 



Urocyon dnereoargent&us. 

 Otter. 



Lutra canadensis. 

 Weasel. (Long tailed weasel.) 



PutoriMs longicauda. 

 Mink. 



Lutreola vison. 



Canis ocddentaiis. 

 Common skunk. 



Mephitis mesomelas. 

 Little spotted skunk. 

 (Hydtophobia cat.) 



Spilogale inierrupta. 

 Badger. 



Taxidea ierlandieri. 

 Black Bear. 



Ursus americanus. 

 * Grizzly bear. (Silver-tip grizzly.) 



TJrsvs horrihUius. 

 Eaccoon. 



Procyon lotor. 



