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Heritage Reservation: Mammals

An incomplete list of commonly seen and heard mammals at Heritage Reservation. Some of these can be identified by tracks, scat, and tell-tale signs.

Virginia Opossum 1
Didelphis virginiana
Eastern Gray Squirrel 2
Sciurus carolinensis
Fox Squirrel 3
Sciurus niger
American Red Squirrel 4
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Southern Flying Squirrel 5
Glaucomys volans
Groundhog 6
Marmota monax
Eastern Chipmunk 6
Tamias striatus
American Beaver 7
Castor canadensis
Muskrat 8
Ondatra zibethicus
Deer Mouse 9
Peromyscus maniculatus
White-tailed Deer 10
Odocoileus virginianus
American Black Bear 11
Ursus americanus
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
American Mink 12
Neovison vison
Striped Skunk 13
Mephitis mephitis
Coyote 14
Canis latrans
Red Fox 15
Vulpes vulpes
Gray Fox 16
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
North American Least Shrew 17
Cryptotis parva
Star-nosed Mole 18
Condylura cristata

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