List of Illinois Mammals Discussed in Articles 6 and 7 
Common NAME ScreNTIFIC NAME 
Badger eet Aer ef shoes ates tr trey oe, eek Taxidea taxus (Schreber) 
Bea verse eee ee eas oe le earn vere aes ake Castor canadensis Kuhl 
KB lacks Deate cecse te re te sete eke otto ook ariew Euarctos americanus (Pallas) 
Bobeatewildcats Day lvNxcu re ote at tere Lynx rufus (Schreber) 
Coyote, brush wolf, prairie wolf............-+-. Canis latrans Say 
Doguwildidor trey a aera rs) pee Canis familiaris Linnaeus 
DD OMesticec atten a fee crete teres oes soe a ate eee Felis domesticus Linnaeus 
Hi cher eeet eaee Nac eae wc tgs bss a os oe ee eee Martes pennanti (Erxleben) 
OPEN PATS CE StS te oer ea eR erga Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Schreber) 
TheastaavcaSel eens athe aot pan es se ceil cere Mustela rixosa (Bangs) 
[oneetailedswease) sears tee te sree eee Mustela frenata (Lichtenstein) 
SVE ADAG Ag LY IXe io nee: Beets ir certs eee Lynx canadensis Kerr 
IVa T COIN es ete ie Cem hae GrePee cds ee aca Sika s 1, Cheeni Martes americana (Turton) 
AWG SSE See, Ae He Ta ee ee rae Ouran ny” Mustela vison Schreber 
AVES ICT at eer ee tee tee fee ort gr eal Oe earn Ondatra zibethica (Linnaeus) 
Nonwavetat sous rate em te crenata Rattus norvegicus (Erxleben) 
Opossum DOSSUI Sa yeep tne nee ere or eal Didelphis virginiana Kerr 
CO Talay stele i A meee rn eh tee te Ree paar Lutra canadensis (Schreber) 
*Puma panther, mountain. gy aie: eile ers Felis concolor True 
RACCOOM TS COOL a wt aes eat yaa fe wees ke Procyon lotor (Linnaeus) 
Red eiaxic ear ine an eee ene Beat ae ee ae Vulpes fulva (Desmarest) 
SYST cl eee ep ae gn 8 Oey ba Siar A ae Sarena . Mephitis mephitis (Schreber) 
xT SoOttedesk Ulli CIVGL swan twine elise an aiates mitre nite Spilogale putorius (Linnaeus) 
*Not now present in Illinois. 
+Past occurrence in Illinois doubtful. 
