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Marsupials, Soricomorphia, Chiroptera

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Species
characteristics
Virginia Opossum   Infraclass Metatheria, order Didelphimorphia (double womb shape), family Didelphidae, Didelphis virginiana, 50 teeth (more than any MI mammal), mandible curved up at front, large sagittal crest, range: LP, west UP  
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Arctic shrew   Infraclass Eutheria, order Soricomorphia (insect eater), familySoricidae, Sorex arcticus, skull= red-tipped teeth, no zygomatic arch, gray belly, brown top, range: UP only  
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Masked shrew   Infraclass Eutheria, order Soricomorphia (insect eater), familySoricidae, Sorex cinereus, long tail, pointed face, small, range: statewide  
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Pygmy shrew   Infraclass Eutheria, order Soricomorphia (insect eater), family Soricidae, Sorex hoyi, range: UP and northern LP  
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Water shrew   Infraclass Eutheria, order Soricomorphia (insect eater), family Soricidae, Sorex palustris, range: UP and northern LP  
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Short-tailed shrew   Infraclass Eutheria, order Soricomorphia (insect eater), family Soricidae, Blarina brevicauda, large with short tail, silvery, range: statewide  
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Hairy-tailed mole   Infraclass Eutheria, order Soricomorphia (insect eater), family Talpidae, Parascalops breweri, dark brown, long body, short tail, range: Not in MI- Ontario eastward  
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Star-nosed mole   Infraclass Eutheria, order Soricomorphia (insect eater), familyTalpidae, Condylura crystata, large front feet, flat nose, long tail, brown, range: Statewide  
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Eastern mole   Infraclass Eutheria, order Soricomorphia (insect eater), family Talpidae, Scalopus aquaticus, very large, grayish light brown hair (splotchy), large feet with claws, range: LP  
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Little brown bat   Infraclass Eutheria, order Chiroptera (winged hands), family Vespertilionidae, Myotis lucifugus, ulna less than or equal to 40mm, range statewide  
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Northern bat   Infraclass Eutheria, order Chiroptera (winged hands), family Vespertilionidae, Myotis septentrionalis, range: statewide  
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Indiana bat   Infraclass Eutheria, order Chiroptera (winged hands), family Vespertilionidae, Myotis sodalis, southern LP  
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Red bat   Infraclass Eutheria, order Chiroptera (winged hands), family Vespertilionidae, Lasiurus borealis, range: statewide, frosted hair  
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Hoary bat   Infraclass Eutheria, order Chiroptera (winged hands), family Vespertilionidae, Lasiurus cinerius, range: statewide  
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Big brown bat   Infraclass Eutheria, order Chiroptera (winged hands), family Vespertilionidae, Eptesicus fuscus, reddish brown, dark wings, ulna greater than or equal to 41mm, range: statewide  
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