Author : Keith Geluso
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Page : 13 pages
File Size : 21,87 MB
Release : 2021
Category : Bats
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Noteworthy distributional and natural history notes are reported for mammals from Nebraska and South Dakota. Such observations are important in understanding distributions of mammals, some of which currently are shifting, as well as understanding their behaviors and ecological relationships between species. Herein, observations are reported for 15 species from two orders of mammals, Chiroptera and Rodentia, including 16 county records and a number of natural history notes. Natural history notes, in part, include a Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctiivagans) predated by a Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus), semi-aquatic Common Muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) climbing trees, diurnal observations of Plains Harvest Mice (Reithrodontomys montanus), and a Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius) climbing tall grasses to reach seed heads. Distributional records fill in gaps in occurrences of species across two states, whereas natural history observations continue to demonstrate how diverse interactions and behaviors are for mammals in the Great Plains