Inventory of Mammals at Little River National Canyon Preserve
Kennedy ML, Akin JB, Jennings JB, Grow AC, Wolcott DM. 2010. Inventory of Mammals at Little River National Canyon Preserve. University of Memphis. Memphis, Tennessee
Mammalian biodiversity was surveyed at Little River Canyon National Preserve in Cherokee and DeKalb counties, Alabama, during the summers of 2005 - 2009. Sampling techniques included live trapping, pitfall trapping, mist netting, scent stations, bait/camera stations, and general observations. Thirty-three species, representing eight orders and 18 families, were documented on the site. Results indicated the presence of 1 species of opossum (Virginia Opossum, Didelphis virginiana), 1 species of shrew (Southeastern Shrew, Sorex longirostris), 1 species of mole (Eastern Mole, Scalopus aquaticus), 6 species of bats (Gray Myotis, Myotis grisescens; Northern Myotis, Myotis septentrionalis; Tri-colored Bat, Perimyotis subflavus; Big Brown Bat, Eptesicus fuscus; Eastern Red Bat, Lasiurus borealis; and Evening Bat, Nycticeius humeralis), 1 armadillo (Nine-banded Armadillo; Dasypus novemicinctus), 1 rabbit (Eastern Cottontail; Sylvilagus floridanus), 10 species of rodents (Eastern Chipmunk, Tamias striatus; Woodchuck, Marmota monax; Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis; American Beaver, Castor canadensis; White-footed Deermouse, Peromyscus leucopus; Cotton Deermouse, Peromyscus gossypinus; Hispid Cotton Rat, Sigmodon hispidus; Eastern Woodrat, Neotoma floridana; Woodland Vole, Microtus pinetorum; House Mouse, Mus musculus), 10 carnivores (Domestic Dog, Canis familiaris; Coyote, Canis latrans; Gray Fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus; American Black Bear, Ursus americanus; Raccoon, Procyon lotor; North American River Otter, Lontra canadensis; American Mink, Neovison vison; Eastern Striped Skunk, Mephitis mephitis; Feral Cat, Felis catus; Bobcat, Lynx rufus), 1 wild pig (Wild Boar, Sus scrofa) and 1 deer (White-tailed Deer, Odocoileus virginianus). One endangered species (Gray Myotis) was recorded during the study. Considerations for conservation and management of species richness are discussed.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Kennedy, Michael; Akin, Jimmy; Jennings, Jason; Grow, A.; Wolcott, Daniel
- Date of Issue
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Memphis
- Units
- LIRI
- Keywords
- CUPN, Inventory, LIRI, Mammal, Presence (Biodiversity), Small Mammals, Wildlife
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Mammals