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There are a lot of critters in these hills. And some people may think I should stop calling them critters. But whatever you call them, as a whole, they're here, they're interesting, and they're what this section is about.

An Ozark Critter List:

Mountain Lion Felix concolor
Bobcat Lynx rufus

White-tailed deer Odocoilus virginianus

Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis

River Otter Lontra canadensis
Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis
'Possum Didelphis virginiana

Nine-banded Armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus
9/30/06, Squirrels & deer, G. Kieffer mural. Photo credit, J. Heston. Location: Silver Dollar City, Missouri
Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)

Length: head and body, 15-17.5 inches; tail, 13-15.5 inches.
What to look for: bony plates on body, tail, and top of head; large ears; long, squarish snout.
Habitat: brushy or rocky areas; forests (pines in East).

— page 44, Wernett, Susan J., et al. North American Wildlife. The Reader's Digest Association, Inc., 1986.