126 Joshua Laerm, et al. 



and S.n. shermani Moore — occur in the extreme northwestern and 

 extreme southeastern parts of the state, respectively. However, since 

 specimens from localities in those regions cannot with certainty be 

 assigned to those subspecies, we refer all Georgia specimens to S.n. 

 niger Linnaeus. Laerm is studying the taxonomic status of the subspe- 

 cies in the state. Sciurus n. rufiventer Geoffroy St. Hilaire was intro- 

 duced to Ossabaw Island in the 1920s (J. Jenkins, pers. comm.; Hilliard 

 1979) and is apparently well established there. 



Tamiasciurus hudsonicus abeiticola (Howell), Red Squirrel. Reaches 

 the southern limit of its range in extreme northeastern Georgia, where it 

 is only locally common (Wharton 1968b) in coniferous or mixed conif- 

 erous forests (Howell 1929; Odum 1949) of White, Habersham, Towns, 

 and Rabun counties. 



Glaucomys volans (Linnaeus), Southern Flying Squirrel. This 

 squirrel is statewide, but uncommon to locally abundant in a variety of 

 habitats in mixed pine-hardwood forests. Two subspecies are recognized 

 in Georgia (Dolan and Carter 1977): Glaucomys volans querceti (Bangs) 

 is restricted to the southeastern counties, and G. v. saturatus Howell 

 occurs throughout most of the rest of the state. 



Geomys pinetis Rafinesque, Southeastern Pocket Gopher. This 

 species occurs in the Sand Hills region south of the Fall Line, between 

 Columbus and Augusta. It is common in a variety of Sand Hill habitats, 

 principally along well drained roadsides. Four species (G. colonus, G. 

 cumberlandius, G. fontanelus, and G. pinetis) were previously recog- 

 nized in Georgia, but recent studies (Williams and Genoways 1980; 

 Laerm 1981; Laerm et al., in press) have shown that the Geomys com- 

 plex is represented in the state by a single species, G. pinetis. Two sub- 

 species are recognized: Geomys pinetis pinetis Rafinesque occurs state- 

 wide south of the Fall Line, and G. p. fontanelus Sherman is known 

 only from its type locality, seven miles northwest of Savannah. Exten- 

 sive surveys by the authors failed to locate G. p. fontanelus, and we 

 believe it is extinct. 



Castor canadensis carolinensis Rhoads, Beaver. An important 

 statewide fur bearer in Georgia, the beaver is common in a variety of 

 freshwater aquatic habitats. It is less common in sandy soils of the lower 

 Coastal Plain and the Ridge and Valley province. 



Oryzomys palustris palustris (Harlan), Marsh Rice Rat. Statewide 

 and locally abundant in salt and freshwater marshes. 



Reithrodontomys humulis humulis (Audubon and Bachman), East- 

 ern Harvest Mouse. Occurs widely throughout the Southeast, but only a 

 few scattered locality records are available for Georgia; distribution is 

 probably statewide. The species may be locally abundant in old-fields, 

 thickets, and meadows. 



