CHAPTER X.
LIST OF THE MAMMALS OF WISCONSIN.
BY MOSES STRONG.
NOTE.-In the following list of the Mammals of our state I have only endeav-
ored to give the scientific and common name of each species, referring them
to
the author with whom they originated. A few remarks are also added, relative
to the portions of the state where they are found, and their food and habits
which render them injurious or beneficial to mankind. Much information that
is interesting and useful, which is contained in all large works on natural
his-
tory, for want of space is necessarily omitted.
The order followed in the list is that of Dr. Theodore Gill in his "
Arrange-
ment of the Families of Mammals," prepared for the Smithsonian Institution.
I am also much indebted to Dr. P. R. Hoy, of Racine, for the completeness
of
the list, and for numerous additions to it, which his long experience as
a natu-
ralist in Wisconsin has enabled him to make.
FELIDIE.
1. Felis concolor. Linnaeus. Panther. Found rarely in the northern part of
the state. Carnivorous. Injurious.
2. Lynx Canadensis.  St. Hillaire.  Canada Lynx. Found occasionally in
unsettled districts. Carnivorous. Injurious.
3. Lynx rufus. Rafinesque. Wildcat. More common than the preceding.
It is found frequently in the heavily timbered regions. Carnivorous. Injurious.
CANIDX,.
4. Canis lupus. Linnaeus. Gray Wolf. Occurs in timbered portions of the
state. Carnivorous. Injurious.
5. Canis latrans. Say. Prairie Wolf. Found frequently in the prairie re-
gions. Carnivorous. Injurious.
6. Vulpes fulvus. Desmarest. Red Fox. Occurs occasionally in nearly all
parts of the state. Carnivorous. Injurious.
7. Vulpes Virginianus. Richardson. Gray Fox. Much more rare than the
preceding. Carnivorous. Injurious.
MUSTELIDIE.
8. Musteta Americana! Linnaeus. Pine Marten. Found in the northern and
central portions of Wisconsin. Carnivorous and insectivorous; also eats some
kinds of berries and nuts. Valuable for its fur. Beneficial.
9. Mustela Pennantii. Erxleben. Fisher. Occurs in the same districts as
the preceding. Food, small animals, fish, frogs, grouse, etc. Valuable for
fur.
Beneficial.
10. Putorius noveboracensis. De Kay. White Weasel. Found in nearly all
parts of the state. Food, rats, mice, moles, gophers and other small animals
destructive to crops, destroying large numbers of them annually. Beneficial.