The Mammals of Minnesota

Harvey L. Gunderson, James R. Beer

U of Minnesota Press, 1953 - Nature - 190 pages

The Mammals of Minnesota was first published in 1953. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.

For the many Minnesotans interested in the wildlife of their state and for anyone with a special interest in the fur or game animals or in the control of harmful species, this is a practical source of information. Schools will find the book useful in teaching natural history. All the mammal species identified within Minnesota are described, and keys to the classification are given, with careful instructions on how to use the keys. Step- by step directions include photographs of animals, diagrams of the methods described, and 70 maps showing the geographical distribution of species. The material is based primarily on the collections in the Museum of Natural history and the Division of Entomology and Economic Zoology at the University of Minnesota.

Contents

• THE STUDY OF MAMMALS: 3
• The steps in finishing a study skin: 9
• A map of Minnesota showing the original distribution of forest: 20
• A diagrammatic representation of the skull of a canid: 28
• Distribution of Didelphis virginiana: 30
• Distribution of Condylura cristata: 36
• Distribution of Microsorex hoyi: 43
• Distribution of Myotis lucifugus: 49
• Distribution of Pipistrellus subflavus: 55
• A Whitetailed Jack Rabbit: 61
• Distribution of Lepus americanus: 65
• Richardsons Ground Squirrel in hibernation: 73
• A Least Chipmunk: 79
• Distribution of Sciurus carolinensis: 85
• An unusually high concentration of Pocket Gopher mounds: 91
• Distribution of Castor canadensis: 97
• Distribution of Peromyscus maniculatus: 103
• Distribution of Synaptomys borealis: 109
• A diagrammatic representation of the distinguishing characters: 113
• Distribution of Microtus ochrogaster: 116
• A House Mouse showing typical damage: 122
• A Porcupine showing the concentration of quills on the back: 128
• Distribution of Ursus americanus: 134
• A Marten and a Fisher shown in a group at the Minnesota: 140
• Distribution of Martes pennanti: 142
• Distribution of Mustela vison: 149
• A Badger: 155
• A Coyote: 161
• Distribution of Lynx canadensis: 168
• A Whitetailed Deer fawn: 174

About the author

James R. Beer was a professor of entomology and economic zoology at the University of Minnesota.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Mammals of Minnesota; Volume 6 of Minnesota Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota. Occasional papers; Issue 6 of Occasional papers; Volume 2869 of Paper of the scientific journal series; The Mammals of Minnesota
• Authors: Harvey L. Gunderson, James R. Beer
• Publisher: U of Minnesota Press, 1953
• ISBN: 0816657785, 9780816657780
• Length: 190 pages
• Subjects: Nature / Animals / Mammals