Wildlife at the Mines of Spain All Pictures taken at the Mines of Spain Prairie/Savannah Floodplain Forest White­Footed Mouse Common Eastern Chipmunk Common River Otter Less Common Little Brown Bat Common Keene’s Myotis Possible Big Brown Bat Common Red Bat Less Common Eastern Pipstrelle Less Common Meadow Vole Common Masked Shrew Common Beaver Common Mink Possible American Toad Common Gray Treefrog Common Wetland Mink Less Common Muskrat Common Beaver Common River Otter Less Common Raccoon Common Meadow Vole Common Ermine Possible Least Weasel Possible Long­tailed Weasel Possible Garter Snake Common Smooth Green Snake Less Common Common Carp Common Channel Catfish Less Common Black bullhead Common Largemouth Bass Common Black Crappie Common Bluegill Common Green Sunfish Common Tiger Salamander Less Common Northern Leopard Frog Common Green Frog Common Bull Frog Common Gray Treefrog Common Spring Peeper Common Western Chorus Frog Common Cricket Frog Common Painted Turtle Common False Map Turtle Common Blanding’s Turtle Possible Snapping Turtle Common Smooth Softshell Turtle Common Green Frog
Stream/Riparian Virginia Opposum Common Mink Less Common Muskrat Common Beaver Common River Otter Less Common Raccoon Common Short­tailed Shrew Common White­footed Mouse common Northern Water Snake Common Paddlefish Less Common Rainbow Trout Less Common White Sucker Less Common Common Carp Common Creek Chub Common Crayfish Common Fathead Minnow Common Black Bullhead Less Common White Bass Less Common Smallmouth Bass Common Black Crappie Less Common Bluegill Less Common Breen Sunfish Common Johnny Darter Common Sauger Common Mudpuppy Possible Pickerel Frog Common Green Frog Common Cricket Frog Common Least Shrew Common Eastern Mole Common 13­lined Ground Squirrel Common Plains Pocket Gopher Possible Meadow Vole Common Prairie Vole Common Striped Skunk common White­tailed Jack Rabbit
Possible Woodchuck Common Eastern Cottontail Common Short­tailed Shrew White­Footed Mouse Common Western Harvest Mouse Possible Eastern Chipmunk Common Ermine Possible Least Weasel Possible White­tailed Deer Common Smooth Green Snake Possible Blue Racer Common Bull Snake Common Bull Snake Mississippi River Bluffs(and other Rocky Areas) Coyote Woodland Vole Bobcat Five­lined Skink Garter Snake American Toad Common Less Common Less Common Less Common Common Common Woodland/Forest Beaver Indiana Bat Big Brown Bat Silver­Haired Bat Hoary Bat Evening Bat Possible Common Possible Possible possible Little Brown Bat Common Keene’s Myotis Less Common Gray Squirrel Common Fox Squirrel Less Common Flying Squirrel Less Common Eastern Chipmunk Common Virginia Opossum Common Raccoon Common Woodland Vole Less Common White­footed Mouse Common Striped Skunk Common Spotted Skunk Possible Woodchuck Common Eastern Cottontail Common Short­tailed Shrew Common Ermine Possible Long­tailed Weasel Possible White­tailed Deer Common Gray Fox Common Bobcat Less Common Brown Snake Common Northern Red Bellied Snake Possible Prairie Ringed Snake Common Milksnake Common Bullsnake Common Masked Shrew Common Meadow Vole Five­lined Skink Common Less Common Crop Areas White­tailed Jack Rabbit
Possible Eastern Cottontail Common White­footed Mouse Common Eastern Chipmunk Common House Mouse Common Long­tailed Weasel Possible White­tailed Deer Common Eastern Spotted Skunk Possible Striped Skunk Common Snapping Turtle Common Spiny Softshell Turtle Common Smooth Softshell Turtle Common Snapping Turtle Snapping Turtle
Disturbed Areas(Such as Road­sides or Railroad Tracks) White­footed Mouse Common Short­tailed Shrew Common House Mouse Common Meadow Vole Common Western Harvest Mouse Possible Eastern Chipmunk Common Garter Snake Common White­tailed Deer Deer at the center Woodland/Forest Border Eastern Cottontail Common Woodchuck Common Badger Less Common Norway Rat Possible Meadow Jumping Mouse Less Common Eastern Chipmunk Common White­tailed Deer Common Red Fox Common Northern Redbellied Snake Possible Milksnake Common White­footed Mouse Common House Mouse Common Mississippi Paddlefish Less Common Shovelnose Sturgeon Less Common Shortnose Gar Common Northern Pike Less Common Common Carp Common Flathead Catfish Common Channel Catfish Common Black Bullhead Common White Bass Common Smallmouth Bass Common Largemouth Bass Common Black Crappie Common White Crappie Common Bluegill Common Sauger Common Freshwater Drum Common Painted Turtle Common The Mines of Spain Recreation Area is designated as a Watchable Wildlife Area State Preserve (600 acres) National Wildlife Federation Backyard Habitat Area