Common Mammals of Nova Scotia

A guide to mammal species in the Studley Campus of Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Common Raccoon ¹
Procyon lotor

American Marten ²
Martes americana

White-tailed Deer ³
Odocoileus virginianus

Star-nosed Mole ⁴
Condylura cristata

Little Brown Bat ⁵
Myotis lucifugus

Fisher ⁶
Martes pennanti

Stoat ⁷
Mustela erminea

American Mink ⁸
Neovison vison

Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis

Coyote ⁹
Canis latrans

Red Fox ¹⁰
Vulpes vulpes

American Beaver ¹¹
Castor canadensis

Common Porcupine ¹²
Erethizon dorsatum

Rats ¹³
Rattus

American Red Squirrel ¹⁴
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Northern Flying Squirrel ¹⁵
Glaucomys sabrinus

Woodchuck
Marmota monax

Eastern Chipmunk ¹⁴
Tamias striatus

Muskrat ¹⁶
Ondatra zibethicus

Deer Mouse ¹⁷
Peromyscus maniculatus

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