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The distribution of mammals in eastern Nebraska is poorly documented in the literature. In the past several years I have obtained reliable reports or seen specimens of several mammalian species from along the Missouri River, some of which help clarify the distribution of the species concerned in the eastern part of the state. Lasiurus cinereus cinereus (Beauvois).—On June 16, 1956, I found an adult female hoary bat, now in my personal collection, on the sidewalk in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. This animal contained two embryos. Mustela rixosa campestris Jackson—I know of but one specimen of the least weasel taken in Douglas County. In January 1935, a least weasel (sex not recorded) in white pelage was collected on the Joseph Steyskal farm near Ralston, Nebraska. This animal was found trapped in a large open-end barrel. Water was poured into the barrel to kill the animal which I later mounted. Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Schreber).—The only record in … |
