John O. Whitaker, Jr., is Professor of Biology at Indiana State University and author (with Russell E. Mumford) of Mammals of Indiana (2nd edition, IUP, 2009); Keys to the Vertebrates of the Eastern United States; and The Audubon Guide to Mammals of North America.

Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
Indiana's State Mammal—a Proposal
In Memory of the Recently Extirpated Native Species

Species of Questionable Recent Occurrence
Species List of Indiana Mammals
Introduction: Purpose and Plan of the Book

Indiana: An Overview
The Indiana Landscape
Indiana's Major Habitats
Ecological Relationships of Mammals
Naming and Identifying Mammals
How Mammals Are Named
How Mammals Are Identified
Use of Keys
Identification Keys
Species Accounts Listed by Family
Order DIDELPHIMORPHIA—Opossums
Order SORICOMORPHA—Shrews and Moles
Order CHIROPTERA—Bats
Order CINGULATA—Armadillos
Order LAGOMORPHA—Hares, Rabbits, and Allies
Order RODENTIA—Rodents or Gnawing Mammals
Order CARNIVORA—Flesh Eaters
Order ARTIODACTYLA—Deer

English-Metric Measurements Conversion
Glossary
Works Cited
Index