Distribution records and comments on mammals in western South Dakota

Authors

Steven G. Platt, Oglala Lakota College, Kyle, South DakotaFollow
Zannita Fast Horse, Oglala Lakota College, Kyle, South DakotaFollow
Thomas R. Rainwater, Texas Tech University, JeffersonFollow
Stanlee M. Miller, Clemson University, Clemson, South CarolinaFollow

Abstract

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.

Recommended Citation

Platt, Steven G.; Fast Horse, Zannita; Rainwater, Thomas R.; and Miller, Stanlee M. (2009) "Distribution records and comments on mammals in western South Dakota," Western North American Naturalist: Vol. 69: No. 3, Article 6.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/wnan/vol69/iss3/6