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Eastern Cottontail 1
Sylvilagus floridanus
Snowshoe Hare 2
Lepus americanus
Eastern Gray Squirrel 3
Sciurus carolinensis
American Red Squirrel 4
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Northern Flying Squirrel 5
Glaucomys sabrinus
American Beaver 6
Castor canadensis
North American Porcupine 7
Erethizon dorsatum
Southern Red-backed Vole 8
Clethrionomys gapperi
Meadow Vole 9
Microtus pennsylvanicus
North American Deer Mice 10
Peromyscus
Meadow Jumping Mouse 11
Zapus hudsonius
Moose 12
Alces alces
White-tailed Deer 13
Odocoileus virginianus
Common Raccoon 14
Procyon lotor
North American River Otter 15
Lontra canadensis
American Mink 16
Neogale vison
Short-tailed Weasel 17
Mustela richardsonii
American Marten 18
Martes americana
Fisher 19
Pekania pennanti
Striped Skunk 20
Mephitis mephitis
Canada Lynx 21
Lynx canadensis
Bobcat 22
Lynx rufus
Coyote 23
Canis latrans
Gray Wolf 24
Canis lupus
Red Fox 25
Vulpes vulpes
Gray Fox 26
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Northern Short-tailed Shrew 27
Blarina brevicauda
Star-nosed Mole 28
Condylura cristata
rough horsetail 29
Equisetum hyemale
northern whitecedar 30
Thuja occidentalis
balsam fir 31
Abies balsamea
eastern white pine 32
Pinus strobus
Jack pine 33
Pinus banksiana
red pine 34
Pinus resinosa
Scots pine 35
Pinus sylvestris
tamarack 36
Larix laricina
white spruce 37
Picea glauca
black spruce 38
Picea mariana
American mountain ash 39
Sorbus americana
chokecherry 40
Prunus virginiana
fire cherry 41
Prunus pensylvanica
Alderleaf Buckthorn 42
Rhamnus alnifolia
Bog Labrador Tea 43
Rhododendron groenlandicum
leatherleaf 44
Chamaedaphne calyculata
creeping snowberry 45
Gaultheria hispidula
Eastern Teaberry 46
Gaultheria procumbens
American Cranberry 47
Vaccinium macrocarpon
bog cranberry 48
Vaccinium oxycoccos
Canadian bunchberry 49
Cornus canadensis
red osier dogwood 50
Cornus sericea
box elder 51
Acer negundo
red maple 52
Acer rubrum
bur oak 53
Quercus macrocarpa
paper birch 54
Betula papyrifera
swamp birch 55
Betula pumila
green alder 56
Alnus alnobetula
grey alder 57
Alnus incana
red-berried elder 58
Sambucus racemosa
downy arrowwood 59
Viburnum rafinesqueanum
Eastern Dwarf-mistletoe 60
Arceuthobium pusillum
trembling aspen 61
Populus tremuloides
Autumn Willow 62
Salix serissima
pussy willow 63
Salix discolor
meadow willow 64
Salix petiolaris
Balsam Willow 65
Salix pyrifolia
narrow-leaved cattail 66
Typha angustifolia
broadleaf cattail 41
Typha latifolia
interrupted clubmoss 67
Spinulum annotinum
fir broom rust 68
Melampsorella elatina
common greenshield lichen 69
Flavoparmelia caperata
Boreal Oakmoss 70
Evernia mesomorpha
Bristly Beard Lichen 71
Usnea hirta

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