Contents
Preface
Paleoclimatic Background
Physiography
Climate
Vegetation
Present Land Use Patterns
Mammal Characteristics and Success
Geographic Affinities of Arkansas Mammals
Prehistoric Mammals of Arkansas
Early Recorded Chronology of Arkansas Mammals
Extirpated Recent Mammals of Arkansas
Endangered and Threatened Species
Observing and Studying Mammals in Arkansas
How to Use the Keys
Species Accounts
Glossary
Checklist of Present and Naturalized Wild Mammals of Arkansas
Whole Animals
Skulls
Family Didelphidae
Order Insectivora
Family Soricidae
Family Talpidae
Order Chiroptera
Family Vespertilionidae
Family Molossidae
Family Dasypodidae
Family Leporidae
Order Rodentia
Family Sciuridae
Family Geomyidae
Family Castoridae
Family Muridae
Family Capromyidae
Order Carnivora
Family Canidae
Family Ursidae
Family Procyonidae
Family M ustelidae
Family Felidae
Order Perissodactyla
Order Artiodactyla
Family Cervidae
Species of Unverified Occurrence
Glossary
Appendix A. The Mammalian Skull
Appendix B. Selected Mammal Tracks
Bibliography
Index