Ontario Mammals

A guide to the mammals of Ontario created to assist those participating in the Ontario Mammals project.

White-tailed Deer 1
Odocoileus virginianus
Moose 2
Alces americanus
Elk 3
Cervus elaphus
Caribou 4
Rangifer tarandus
Black Bear 3
Ursus americanus
Polar Bear 5
Ursus maritimus
Canada Lynx 6
Lynx canadensis
Bobcat 7
Lynx rufus
Cougar 8
Puma concolor
Red Fox 7
Vulpes vulpes
Arctic Fox 9
Alopex lagopus
Gray Fox 10
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Coyote 11
Canis latrans
Gray Wolf 12
Canis lupus
Hoary Bat
Lasiurus cinereus
Silver-haired Bat 13
Lasionycteris noctivagans
Eastern Red Bat 14
Lasiurus borealis
Northern Myotis 15
Myotis septentrionalis
Little Brown Bat 17
Myotis lucifugus
Big Brown Bat
Eptesicus fuscus
Tricolored Bat 18
Perimyotis subflavus
Northern Short-tailed Shrew 19
Blarina brevicauda
Masked Shrew 20
Sorex cinereus
Arctic Shrew
Sorex arcticus
American Water Shrew 23
Sorex palustris
Star-nosed Mole 24
Condylura cristata
Brewer's Mole 25
Parascalops breweri
Eastern Mole
Scalopus aquaticus
Northern Bog Lemming 23
Synaptomys borealis
Southern Bog Lemming
Synaptomys cooperi
Eastern Heather Vole
Phenacomys ungava
Rock Vole
Microtus chrotorrhinus
Pine Vole
Microtus pinetorum
Meadow Vole 19
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Woodland Jumping Mouse 26
Napaeozapus insignis
Meadow Jumping Mouse 27
Zapus hudsonius
Black Rat 28
Rattus rattus
Norway Rat 29
Rattus norvegicus
White-footed Mouse 30
Peromyscus leucopus
Deer Mouse 31
Peromyscus maniculatus
House Mouse 32
Mus musculus
American Marten 33
Martes americana
Fisher 34
Martes pennanti
Wolverine 35
Gulo gulo
Least Weasel 36
Mustela nivalis
Ermine 37
Mustela erminea
Long-tailed Weasel 38
Mustela frenata
American Badger 39
Taxidea taxus
American Mink 40
Neovison vison
Northern River Otter 41
Lontra canadensis
Muskrat 42
Ondatra zibethicus
American Beaver 43
Castor canadensis
Common Porcupine 44
Erethizon dorsatum
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
Virginia Opossum 45
Didelphis virginiana
Common Raccoon 46
Procyon lotor
Woodchuck
Marmota monax
Least Chipmunk 39
Tamias minimus
Eastern Chipmunk 19
Tamias striatus
Northern Flying Squirrel 47
Glaucomys sabrinus
Southern Flying Squirrel 48
Glaucomys volans
American Red Squirrel 19
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Eastern Gray Squirrel 49
Sciurus carolinensis
Snowshoe Hare
Lepus americanus
Eastern Cottontail 50
Sylvilagus floridanus
Bearded Seal 51
Erignathus barbatus
Ringed Seal 52
Pusa hispida
Harbor Seal 53
Phoca vitulina
Blue Whale 54
Balaenoptera musculus
Fin Whale 55
Balaenoptera physalus
Minke Whale 56
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Narwhal
Monodon monoceros
Beluga 57
Delphinapterus leucas

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