• Acknowledgements ix
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• Introduction 1
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• Method of Deivising the Key and Manual 3
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• Using the Key 4
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• Definitions of Terms 5
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• Gaits and Corresponding Track Patterns 7
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• A Key to the Mammal Tracks of the Northeast 11
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• Compression Shapes 15
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• MAMMALS OF THE NORTHEAST
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• FAMILYSPECIES
• DidelphidaeVirginia Opossum 18
• SoricidaeShrews 20
• LeporidaeCottontail, Eastern and New England 22
• Snowshoe Hare 24
• SciuridaeEastern Chipmunk 26
• Woodchuck 28
• Gray Squirrel 30
• Red Squirrel 32
• Flying Squirrel, Northern and Southern 34
• CastoridaeBeaver 36
• MuridaeDeer Mouse and White-Footed Mouse 40
• Voles 42
• Muskrat 44
• MurinaeNorway Rat 46
• ZapodidaeMeadow Jumping Mouse and Woodland Jumping Mouse 48
• ErethizontidaePorcupine 50
• CanidaeDomestic Dog 52
• Gray Wolf 54
• Coyote 58
• Red Fox 60
• Gray Fox 64
• UrsidaeBlack Bear 66
• ProcyonidaeRaccoon 70
• MustelidaeWeasels, Long-tailed, Short-tailed, and Least 72
• Mink 74
• Marten 76
• Fisher 80
• River Otter 82
• MephitidaeStriped Skunk86
• FelidaeHousecat 88
• Bobcat 90
• Lynx 92
• Mountain Lion 96
• CervidaeWhite-Tailed Deer 100
• Elk or Wapiti 104
• Moose 106
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• Comparison Pages 109
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• Breeding Seasons in the Northeast 128
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• Notes 131
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• Bibliography 133
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• Index 135
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