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1981): Plecotus rafinesquii rafinesquii Lesson occurs in the extreme 

 northern tier of counties, and P. r. macrotis LeConte in the Coastal 

 Plain. 



Tadarida brasiliensis cynocephala (LeConte), Brazilian Free-tailed 

 Bat. This uncommon bat occurs in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain of 

 Georgia. It is found most commonly in buildings and under bridges, 

 and colonies may be fairly large. 



Dasypus novemcinctus mexicanus Peters, Nine-banded Armadillo. 

 This species was first recorded in Georgia in the early 1950s (Fitch et al. 

 1952) and is now common in a variety of habitats in most of the lower 

 Coastal Plain Sand Hills (Humphrey 1974). There are isolated records 

 from the upper Coastal Plain as far north as Stewart and Bibb counties, 

 just south of the Fall Line. 



Sylvilagus palustris palustris (Bachman), Marsh Rabbit. A com- 

 mon inhabitant of lowlands, marshes, and flood plain habitats in the 

 Coastal Plain. 



Sylvilagus floridanus mallurus (Thomas). Eastern Cottontail. State- 

 wide, and the most abundant rabbit in Georgia, where it occurs in a 

 variety of habitats. 



Sylvilagus transitionalis (Bangs), New England Cottontail. Known 

 only from a few specimens collected in the Blue Ridge Province in 1908 

 and 1909. There are no recent records of its occurrence in the state, so it 

 may be extirpated. 



Sylvilagus aquaticus aquaticus (Bachman), Swamp Rabbit. Occurs 

 north of the Fall Line in Georgia, but extends south into the upper 

 Coastal Plain in the western counties. It is a common inhabitant of 

 flood plains and creeks throughout its range. 



Tamias striatus striatus (Linnaeus), Eastern Chipmunk. Found in 

 the mountains, northern sections of the Piedmont, and scattered locali- 

 ties in western sections of the upper Coastal Plain. Common in open 

 woodlands and urban areas. 



Marmota monax monax (Linnaeus), Woodchuck. This species 

 reaches the southern limit of its range in north Georgia, where it is 

 known from few and generally scattered localities in the mountains, 

 south to Cherokee and Barrow counties. It occurs in woodlands, uncul- 

 tivated fields, and roadside habitats. 



Sciurus carolinensis carolinensis (Gmelin), Gray Squirrel. This is 

 the most common squirrel in Georgia, where it occurs statewide in a 

 variety of habitats. 



Sciurus niger Linnaeus, Fox Squirrel. Although statewide in distri- 

 bution, this squirrel is generally least abundant in the upper Piedmont 

 and mountains. It may be locally abundant. Hall (1981) and Golley 

 (1962) suggested that two subspecies— S. n. bachmani Lowery and Davis, 



