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- 2. (Nasua narica) a relative of the raccoon is occasionally found in southern Texas from Brownsville to the Big Bend. It inhabits woodland areas and feeds both on the ground and in trees.
- 5. (Scalopus aquaticus) is found in the eastern two-thirds of the state.
- 6. (Cervus elaphus) was introduced into the same area about 1928.
- 10. (Myocastor coypus) native to South America is found in the eastern two-thirds of the state.
- 11. (Odocoileus heminous) is found principally in the Trans-Pecos and Panhandle areas.
- 12. (Cervus merriami) found in the southern Guadalupe Mountains became extinct about the turn of the 20th century.
- 13. (Antilope cervicapra) also native to India is the second-most numerous exotic deer in the state and is found on ranches in 86 counties.
- 18. (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) is found throughout most of the state primarily in the woods of East Texas in broken parts of the Edwards Plateau and in the rough country at the foot of the High Plains.
- 19. (Ondatra zibethica) occurs in aquatic habitats in the northern southeastern and southwestern parts of the state.
- 20. (Bassariscus astutus) is a cat-sized carnivore resembling a small fox with a long raccoon-like tail. It found statewide but is rare in the Lower Valley and the Coastal Plains.
- 21. (Dasypus novemcinctus) is one of Texas’ most interesting mammals. It is found in most of the state except the western Trans-Pecos. It is now common as far north and east as Oklahoma and Mississippi.
- 22. (Felis onca) is probably now extinct in Texas listed as rare and endangered by both federal and state wildlife agencies.
- 23. (Mustela nigripes) was formerly found widely ranging through the West Texas country of the prairie dog on which it preyed.
- 24. (Canis latrans) great in number is the most destructive Texas predator of livestock.
- 25. (Stenella frontalis) is rather small long-snouted and spotted; it is purplish gray appearing blackish at a distance usually with numerous small white or gray spots on its sides and back.
- 26. (Odocoileus virginianus) found throughout the state in brushy or wooded areas is the most important Texas game animal. Its numbers in Texas are estimated at more than 3 million.
- 27. (Antilocapra americana) formerly was found in the western two-thirds of the state. It is currently found only in limited areas from the Panhandle to the Trans-Pecos.
- 29. (Lynx rufus) is found over the state in large numbers.
- 30. lion (Felis concolor) also known as cougar and puma was once found statewide. It is now found in the mountainous areas of the Trans-Pecos and the brushlands of South Texas and portions of the Hill Country.
- 33. (Felis pardalis) also known as the leopard cat is found usually along the border.
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- 1. Thirty-two species of these winged mammals have been found in Texas more than in any other state in the United States. Of these 27 species are known residents though they are seldom seen by the casual observer.
- 2. (Tamias canipes) is found at high altitudes in the Guadalupe and Sierra Diablo ranges of the Trans-Pecos
- 3. (Cervus axix) is the most numerous of the exotics. Native to India it is found mostly in Central and South Texas both free-ranging and confined on ranches.
- 4. Nine species of gopher occur in Texas. The Botta’s pocket gopher (Thomomys bottae) is found from the Trans-Pecos eastward across the Edwards Plateau. The plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius) is found from Midland and Tom Green counties east and north to McLennan Dallas and Grayson counties. The desert pocket gopher (Geomys arenarius) is found only in the Trans-Pecos while the yellow-faced pocket gopher (Cratogeomys castanops) is found in the western one-third of the state with occasional sightings along the Rio Grande in Maverick and Cameron counties. The Texas pocket gopher (Geomys personatus) is found in South Texas from San Patricio County to Val Verde County. Attwater’s pocket gopher (Geomys attwateri) and Baird’s pocket gopher (Geomys breviceps) are both found generally in South Central and Coastal Texas from the Brazos River to the San Antonio River and south to Matagorda and San Patricio counties. Jones’ pocket gopher (Geomys knoxjonesi) is found only in far West Texas while the Llano pocket gopher (Geomys texensis) is found only in two isolated areas of the Hill Country.
- 7. (Tayassu tajacu) is found in brushy semidesert where prickly pear a favorite food is found.
- 8. (Mustela vison) is found in the eastern half of the state always near streams lakes or other water sources.
- 9. (Felis wiedii) was reported in the 1850s near Eagle Pass.
- 13. (Tursiops truncatus)is stout and short-beaked with sloping forehead projecting lower jaw and high dorsal fin.
- 14. (Taxidea taxus) is most common in parts of West and South Texas although they occasionally are sighted in the eastern parts of the state. It is a fierce fighter and it is valuable in helping control the rodent population.
- 15. (Ursus americanus) formerly common throughout most of the state is now surviving in remnant populations in portions of the Trans-Pecos. Recently some have been moving into East Texas from neighboring states.
- 16. (Erethizon dorsatum) is found from the western half of the state east to the Hill County.
- 17. (Castor canadensis) is found over most of the state except for the Llano Estacado and parts of the Trans-Pecos.
- 18. (Cervus dama) native to the Mediterranean has been introduced to 93 counties.
- 22. (Felis yagouaroundi Geoffroy) is found rarely in extreme South Texas.
- 28. (Procyon lotor) is found throughout Texas especially in woodlands and near water. It is strictly nocturnal.
- 29. The largest of native terrestrial wild mammals of North America (Bos bison) was formerly found in the western two-thirds of the state. Today it is extirpated or confined on ranches.
- 31. (Didelphis virginiana) is found in nearly all parts of the state.
- 32. (Mustela frenata) akin to the mink is found statewide but is scarce in West Texas and the far north Panhandle. In general their destruction of mice ground squirrels and pocket gophers benefits agriculture. But on occasion they enter poultry houses and wantonly kill chickens.