Wildlife of Lancaster

Learn about all kinds of animals that live in Lancaster here.

Virginia Opossum 1
Didelphis virginiana
Squirrels 2
Sciuridae
Groundhog 3
Marmota monax
Little Brown Bat 4
Myotis lucifugus
Indiana Bat 6
Myotis sodalis
Eastern Pipistrelle 7
Pipistrellus subflavus
Big Brown Bat 8
Eptesicus fuscus
Seminole Bat 9
Lasiurus seminolus
Eastern Red Bat 10
Lasiurus borealis
Hoary Bat 11
Lasiurus cinereus
Evening Bat 12
Nycticeius humeralis
Silver-haired Bat 13
Lasionycteris noctivagans
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
North American River Otter 14
Lontra canadensis
Stoat 15
Mustela erminea
Long-tailed Weasel 16
Mustela frenata
Striped Skunk 17
Mephitis mephitis
Bobcat 18
Lynx rufus
Coyote 19
Canis latrans
Red Fox 20
Vulpes vulpes
Gray Fox 21
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
White-tailed Deer 22
Odocoileus virginianus
Eastern Cottontail 23
Sylvilagus floridanus
American Beaver 24
Castor canadensis
Meadow Jumping Mouse 6
Zapus hudsonius
Meadow Vole 25
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Woodland Vole 9
Microtus pinetorum
Rock Vole 26
Microtus chrotorrhinus
White-footed Mouse 27
Peromyscus leucopus
Deer Mouse 28
Peromyscus maniculatus
Marsh Rice Rat 29
Oryzomys palustris
Brown Rat 30
Rattus norvegicus
House Mouse 31
Mus musculus
Allegheny Woodrat 32
Neotoma magister
Southern Bog Lemming 33
Synaptomys cooperi
Muskrat 34
Ondatra zibethicus
Eastern Gray Squirrel 35
Sciurus carolinensis
Fox Squirrel 36
Sciurus niger
Eastern Chipmunk 3
Tamias striatus
American Red Squirrel 37
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Southern Flying Squirrel 38
Glaucomys volans
American Water Shrew 39
Sorex palustris
Smoky Shrew 40
Sorex fumeus
Eastern Mole 42
Scalopus aquaticus
Hairy-tailed Mole 43
Parascalops breweri
Star-nosed Mole 40
Condylura cristata

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