The Mammals of New England
Woodland vole
Didelphimorphia (Marsupialia)
Didelphidae
Virginia opossum / Didelphis virginiana
Insectivora
Soricidae
Masked shrew / Sorex cinereus
Water shrew / Sorex palustris
Smoky shrew / Sorex fumeus
Long tailed shrew / Sorex dispar
Pygmy shrew / Sorex hoyi
Northern short tailed shrew / Blarina brevicauda
* Least shrew / Cryptosis parva
Talpidae
Hairy tailed mole / Parascalops breweri
Eastern mole / Scalopus aquaticus
Star nosed mole / Condylura cristata
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
Little brown myotis / Myotis
Northern long eared bat / Myotis
Indiana myotis / Myotis
Eastern small footed myotis / Myotis
Silver haired bat / Lasionycteris noctivagans
Eastern pipistrelle / Pipistrellus subflavus
Big brown bat / Eptesicus fuscus
Red bat / Lasiurus borealis
Hoary bat / Lasiurus cinereus
Lagomorpha
Leporidae
Eastern cottontail / Sylvilagus floridanus
New England Cottontail
New England cottontail / Sylvilagus transitionalis
Snowshoe hare / Lepus americanus
* European hare / Lepus europaeus
* Black tailed jackrabbit / Lepus californicus
Rodenta
Sciuridae
Eastern chipmunk / Tamias striatus
Woodchuck / Marmota monax
Gray squirrel / Sciurus carolinensis
Red squirrel / Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Southern flying squirrel / Glaucomys volans
Northern flying squirrel / Claucomys sabrinus
Castoridae
Beaver / Castor canadensis
Muridae
Deer mouse / Peromyscus maniculatus
White footed mouse / Peromyscus leucopus
Southern red backed vole / Clethrionomys gapperi
Meadow vole / Microtus pennsylvanicus
Rock vole / Microtus chrotorrhinus
Woodland vole / Microtus pinetorum
Muskrat/ Ondatra zibethicus
Southern bog lemming / Synaptomys cooperi
Northern bog lemming / Synaptomys borealis
Norway rat / Rattus norvegicus
House mouse / Mus musculus
Zapodidae
Meadow jumping mouse / Zapas hudsonius
Woodland jumping mouse / Napaeozapus insignus
Erethizontidae
Porcupine / Erethizon dorsatum
Carnivora
Canidae
Coyote / Canis latrans
# Gray Wolf / Canis lupis
Red fox/ Vulpes vulpes
Gray fox / Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Ursidae
Black bear / Ursus americanus
Procyonidae
Raccon / Procyon lotor
Mustelidae
American marten / Martes americana
Fisher / Martes pennanti
Ermine / Mustela erminea
Long tailed weasel / Mustela frenata
Mink / Mustela vison
Striped skunk / Mephitis mehpitis
River otter / Lontra canadensis
Felidae
# Mountain lion / Puma concolor
Lynx / Lynx canadensis
Bobcat / Lynx rufus
Artiodactyla
Cervidae
White tailed deer / Odocoileus virginianus
Moose / Alces alces
* species with a limited range in New England
# currently experpated