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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.

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

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