The mammal fauna of western South Dakota is imperfectly known; in particular there is a notable paucity of data from Indian reservations in the region. We collected mammals from January 2003 through May 2006 using a variety of standard methodologies, including trapping with snap-traps and Macabee traps, shooting, and salvaging road- and hunter-killed animals. Herein we provide 23 specimen-based county records representing 17 species of mammals. In addition, a photo record constitutes the first report of Dasypus novemcinctus from South Dakota and the northernmost record in the United States. The possible local extirpation of Marmota flaviventris in the southern Black Hills is discussed.
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1 September 2009
Distribution Records and Comments on Mammals in Western South Dakota
Steven G. Platt,
Zannita Fast Horse,
Thomas R. Rainwater,
Stanlee M. Miller
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Western North American Naturalist
Vol. 69 • No. 3
September 2009
Vol. 69 • No. 3
September 2009
Black Hills
Dasypus novemcinctus
mammals
Marmota flaviventris
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
South Dakota