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Table 5.12--Mammal species within the South that are listed as threatened (T) or endangered (E). Source: U. S. Department of Interior (2000).

Group	Scientific name	Common name	Areas of occurrence
Bats	Corynorhirus townsendii ingens	Ozark big-eared bat (E)	AR, OK
	Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus	Virginia big-eared bat (E)	NC, VA
	Myotis grisescens	Gray bat (E)	AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, OK, TN, VA
	Myotis sodalis	Indiana bat (E)	AL, AR, GA, KY, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, VA
Rodents	Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus	Carolina northern flying squirrel (E)	NC, TN
	Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus	Virginia northern flying squirrel (E)	KY, NC, VA
	Microtus pennsylvanicus dukecampbelli	Florida salt marsh vole (E)	FL
	Neotoma floridana smalli	Key Largo woodrat (E)	FL
	Oryzomys palustris natator	Rice rat (E)	FL
	Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola	Key Largo cotton mouse (E)	FL
	Peromyscus polionotus allophrys	Chocawhatcher beach mouse (E)	FL
	Peromyscus polionotus ammobates	Alabama beach mouse (E)	AL
	Peromyscus polionotus niveiventris	Southeastern beach mouse (T)	FL
	Peromyscus polionotus peninsularis	St. Andrew beach mouse (E)	FL
	Peromyscus polionotus phasma	Anastasia Island beach mouse (E)	FL
	Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis	Perdido key beach mouse (E)	AL, FL
	Sciurus niger cinereus	Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel (E)	VA
Carnivores	Canus rufus	Red wolf (E)	NC, TN, FL
	Herpailurus yogouaroundi cacomitli	Gulf Coast jaguarundi (E)	TX
	Leopardus pardalis	Ocelet (E)	TX
	Panthera onca	Jaguar; Otorongo (E)	TX
	Puma concolor	Puma (T)	FL
	Puma concolor coryi	Florida panther (E)	FL
	Puma concolor cougar	Eastern puma (E)	KY, NC, SC, TN, VA
	Ursus americanus luteolus	Louisiana black bear (T)	LA, MS, TX
Whales and dolphins	Balaenoptera physalus	Fin whale (E)	AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX, VA
	Eubalaena glacialis	Black right whale (E)	FL, GA, NC, SC, VA
	Megaptera novaeangliae	Humpback whale (E)	AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX, VA
	Physeter catodon	Sperm whale (E)	NC
Other mammals	Monachus tropicalis	Caribbean monk seal (E)	FL
	Odocoileus virginianus clavium	Key deer (E)	FL
	Trichecchus manatus	Manatee (E)	AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX
	Sylviagus palustris hefneri	Lower Keys marsh rabbit (E)	FL

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