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Mammalogy Laboratory :: Education and Outreach

Checklist for the Mammals of New York State

Order

Family

Genus

Species

common name

Status1

notes

Didelphimorphia

Didelphidae

Didelphis

virginiana

Virginia opossum

   

Insectivora

Soricidae

Blarina

brevicauda

northern short-tailed shrew

   

Insectivora

Soricidae

Cryptotis

parva

least shrew

   

Insectivora

Soricidae

Sorex

cinereus

masked shrew

   

Insectivora

Soricidae

Sorex

dispar

long-tailed shrew

   

Insectivora

Soricidae

Sorex

fumeus

smoky shrew

   

Insectivora

Soricidae

Sorex

hoyi

pygmy shrew

   

Insectivora

Soricidae

Sorex

palustris

water shrew

   

Insectivora

Talpidae

Condylura

cristata

star-nosed mole

   

Insectivora

Talpidae

Parascalops

breweri

hairy-tailed mole

   

Insectivora

Talpidae

Scalopus

aquaticus

eastern mole

   

Chrioptera

Vespertilionidae

Lasionycteris

noctivagans

silver haired bat

   

Chrioptera

Vespertilionidae

Lasiurus

seminolus

Seminole bat

Q

One known record in NY

Chrioptera

Vespertilionidae

Lasiurus

borealis

eastern red bat

   

Chrioptera

Vespertilionidae

Lasiurus

cinereus

hoary bat

   

Chrioptera

Vespertilionidae

Myotis

sodalis

Indiana bat

END

 

Chrioptera

Vespertilionidae

Myotis

leibii

eastern small-footed bat

SP

 

Chrioptera

Vespertilionidae

Myotis

lucifugus

little brown bat

   

Chrioptera

Vespertilionidae

Myotis

septentrionalis

northern long-eared bat

   

Chrioptera

Vespertilionidae

Pipistrellus

subflavus

eastern pipistrelle

   

Chrioptera

Vespertilionidae

Eptesicus

fuscus

big brown bat

   

Lagomorpha

Leporidae

Lepus

americanus

snowshoe hare

   

Lagomorpha

Leporidae

Lepus

californicus

black-tailed jackrabbit

INV

Only at JFK Airport

Lagomorpha

Leporidae

Lepus

europaeus

European hare

INV, Q

 

Lagomorpha

Leporidae

Sylvilagus

transitionalis

New England cottontail

SP

 

Lagomorpha

Leporidae

Sylvilagus

floridanus

eastern cottontail

   

Rodentia

Castoridae

Castor

canadensis

American beaver

   

Rodentia

Dipodidae

Napaeozapus

insignis

woodland jumping mouse

   

Rodentia

Dipodidae

Zapus

hudsonius

meadow jumping mouse

   

Rodentia

Erethizontidae

Erethizon

dorsatum

porcupine

   

Rodentia

Muridae

Clethrionomys

gapperi

southern red-backed vole

   

Rodentia

Muridae

Microtus

chrotorrhinus

rock vole

   

Rodentia

Muridae

Microtus

pennsylvanicus

meadow vole

   

Rodentia

Muridae

Microtus

pinetorum

woodland vole

   

Rodentia

Muridae

Mus

musculus

house mouse

INV

 

Rodentia

Muridae

Neotoma

magister

Allegheny woodrat

END, EX

 

Rodentia

Muridae

Ondatra

zibethicus

muskrat

   

Rodentia

Muridae

Peromyscus

leucopus

deer mouse

   

Rodentia

Muridae

Peromyscus

maniculatus

     

Rodentia

Muridae

Rattus

norvegicus

Norway rat

INV

 

Rodentia

Muridae

Rattus

rattus

black rat

INV, Q

 

Rodentia

Muridae

Synaptomys

cooperi

southern bog lemming

   

Rodentia

Myocastoridae

Myocastor

coypus

nutria

INV, Q

 

Rodentia

Sciuridae

Glaucomys

sabrinus

northern flying squirrel

   

Rodentia

Sciuridae

Glaucomys

volans

southern flying squirrel

   

Rodentia

Sciuridae

Marmota

monax

woodchuck

   

Rodentia

Sciuridae

Sciurus

carolinensis

eastern gray squirrel

   

Rodentia

Sciuridae

Sciurus

niger

eastern fox squirrel

   

Rodentia

Sciuridae

Tamias

striatus

eastern chipmunk

   

Rodentia

Sciuridae

Tamiasciurus

hudsonicus

red squirrel

   

Cetacea

Balaenidae

Eubalaena

glacialis

right whale

END

 

Cetacea

Balaenopteridae

Balaenoptera

borealis

sei whale

END

 

Cetacea

Balaenopteridae

Balaenoptera

musculus

blue whale

END

 

Cetacea

Balaenopteridae

Balaenoptera

physalus

fin whale

END

 

Cetacea

Balaenopteridae

Balaenoptera

acutorostrata

minke whale

   

Cetacea

Balaenopteridae

Megaptera

novaeangliae

humpback whale

END

 

Cetacea

Delphinidae

Delphinus

delphis

short-beaked saddleback dolphin

   

Cetacea

Delphinidae

Globicephala

melas

long-finned pilot whale

   

Cetacea

Delphinidae

Grampus

griseus

Risso's dolphin

   

Cetacea

Delphinidae

Lagenorhynchus

acutus

Atlantic white-sided dolphin

   

Cetacea

Delphinidae

Lagenorhynchus

albirostris

white-beaked dolphin

   

Cetacea

Delphinidae

Orcinus

orca

killer whale

   

Cetacea

Delphinidae

Pseudorca

crassidens

false killer whale

   

Cetacea

Delphinidae

Stenella

attenuata

pantropical spotted dolphin

   

Cetacea

Delphinidae

Stenella

coeruleoalba

striped dolphin

   

Cetacea

Delphinidae

Stenella

frontalis

Atlantic spotted dolphin

   

Cetacea

Delphinidae

Stenella

longirostris

spinner dolphin

   

Cetacea

Delphinidae

Tursiops

truncatus

bottlenose dolphin

   

Cetacea

Monodontidae

Delphinapterus

leucas

beluga

Q

 

Cetacea

Phocoenidae

Phocoena

phocoena

harbor porpoise

SP

 

Cetacea

Physeteridae

Kogia

breviceps

pygmy sperm whale

   

Cetacea

Physeteridae

Kogia

simus

dwarf sperm whale

   

Cetacea

Physeteridae

Physeter

macrocephalus

sperm whale

END

 

Cetacea

Ziphiidae

Mesoplodon

densirostris

Blainville's beaked whale

   

Cetacea

Ziphiidae

Mesoplodon

europaeus

Gervais's beaked whale

   

Cetacea

Ziphiidae

Mesoplodon

mirus

True's beaked whale

   

Cetacea

Ziphiidae

Ziphius

cavirostris

Cuvier's beaked whale

   

Carnivora

Phocidae

Cystophora

cristata

hooded seal

   

Carnivora

Phocidae

Halichoerus

grypus

gray seal

   

Carnivora

Phocidae

Phoca

groenlandica

harp seal

   

Carnivora

Phocidae

Phoca

vitulina

harbor seal

   

Carnivora

Phocidae

Phoca

hispida

ringed seal

   

Carnivora

Canidae

Canis

lupus

wolf

END, EX

 

Carnivora

Canidae

Canis

latrans

coyote

INV

 

Carnivora

Canidae

Urocyon

cinereoargenteus

gray fox

   

Carnivora

Canidae

Vulpes

vulpes

red fox

   

Carnivora

Felidae

Felis

concolor

Puma

END, EX

 

Carnivora

Felidae

Lynx

lynx

Canadian lynx

THR,EX

 

Carnivora

Felidae

Lynx

rufus

bobcat

   

Carnivora

Mephitidae

Mephitis

mephitis

striped skunk

   

Carnivora

Mustelidae

Gulo

gulo

wolverine

EX

 

Carnivora

Mustelidae

Lontra

canadensis

river otter

   

Carnivora

Mustelidae

Martes

americana

American marten

   

Carnivora

Mustelidae

Martes

pennanti

fisher

   

Carnivora

Mustelidae

Mustela

nivalis

least weasel

Q

2 records from Chautauqua county

Carnivora

Mustelidae

Mustela

erminea

ermine

   

Carnivora

Mustelidae

Mustela

frenata

long-tailed weasel

   

Carnivora

Mustelidae

Mustela

vison

mink

   

Carnivora

Procyonidae

Procyon

lotor

raccoon

   

Carnivora

Ursidae

Ursus

americanus

black bear

   

Artiodactyla

Cervidae

Alces

alces

moose

   

Artiodactyla

Cervidae

Cervus

elaphus

elk

EX

 

Artiodactyla

Cervidae

Odocoileus

virginianus

white-tailed deer

   

1) Status: EXTinct, ENDangered, THReatened, SPecial concern, INVasive, Questionable present distribution



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