Distribution of Synaptomys cooperi 
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RESULTS 
Small mammal trapping — We recorded 22,206 snaptrap-nights 
and 3,322 pitfall trap-nights. The projected trap quota was not achieved 
primarily due to a wildfire which burned one short pocosin stand 
while traps were in place. A total of 926 small mammals, repre- 
senting 15 species, were trapped, and at least ten other mammals 
or their sign were recorded from the study area (Table 1) (Mitchell 
1992). 
Table 1. Number of mammals collected or observed in the Croatan National 
Forest, 1991 and 1992. 
Species 
Open 
canopy 
Closed 
canopy 
Thinned 
Pocosin 
Short Tall 
Total 
trapped 
Didelphis virginianus 
*i 
* 
2 
0 
0 
2 
Sorex longirostris 
8 
19 
16 
46 
19 
108 
Blarina brevicauda 
14 
18 
15 
19 
5 
71 
Cryptotis parva 
14 
0 
0 
0 
0 
14 
Scalopus aquaticus 
0 
* 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Sylvilagus floridanus 
* 
* 
0 
* 
0 
0 
Sylvilagus palustris 
* 
0 
1 
* 
* 
1 
Sciurus carolinensis 
0 
0 
* 
0 
0 
0 
Oryzomys palustris 
10 
2 
1 
0 
0 
13 
Reithrodontomys humulis 
69 
2 
29 
21 
0 
121 
Peromyscus leucopus 
4 
0 
12 
20 
1 
37 
Peromyscus gossypinus 
0 
15 
17 
0 
48 
80 
Ochrotomys nuttalli 
20 
34 
27 
40 
79 
200 
Sigmodon hispidus 
186 
2 
55 
0 
0 
243 
Microtus pinetorum 
0 
0 
0 
12 
0 
12 
Mus musculus 
20 
0 
0 
0 
0 
20 
Synaptomys cooperi 
0 
0 
0 
2 
1 
3 
Procyon lotor 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
0 
Ursus americanus 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
0 
Lynx rufus 
* 
* 
* 
0 
* 
0 
Canis spp. 
* 
0 
* 
* 
* 
0 
Urocyon cinereoargenteus 
0 
0 
0 
0 
* 
0 
Lutra canadensis 
* 
* 
* 
0 
0 
0 
Mustela frenata 
0 
0 
0 
1 
0 
1 
Odocoileus virginianus 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
0 
Totals 
346 
92 
175 
161 
153 
926 
1 An asterisk (*) denotes a sighting or sign observed. 
