Lasting Impressions
Four toes or five? Do they resemble teardrops? Cigars? Can you see nail marks? Fur? One heel pad or two? What to consider when examining tracks
White-footed mouse
F: Front footprint: Maximum life-size length in inches
H: Hind footprint
Peromyscus leucopus
Ord's kangaroo rat
Dipodomys ordil
Eastern chipmunk
Tamias striatus
Eastern gray squirrel
Sclurus carolinensis
Striped skunk
Mephitis mephitis
Marsh rabbit
Sylvilagus palustris
Kit fox
Vulpes macrotls
Nine-banded armadillo
Dasypus novemcinctus
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
Gray wolf
Canis lupus
Length
F: ½
H
F:
H
9
16
F: 1
H
F: 1 ¾
H
F: 2
1
16
H
F: 1
3
8
H
F: 1
11
16
H
F: 2
H
F: 2
3
8
H
F: 5 ¾
H