Mammalogy Laboratory :: Education and Outreach
Checklist for the Mammals of New York State
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Order |
Family |
Genus |
Species |
common name |
Status1 |
notes |
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Didelphimorphia |
Didelphidae |
Didelphis |
virginiana |
Virginia opossum |
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Insectivora |
Soricidae |
Blarina |
brevicauda |
northern short-tailed shrew |
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Insectivora |
Soricidae |
Cryptotis |
parva |
least shrew |
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Insectivora |
Soricidae |
Sorex |
cinereus |
masked shrew |
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Insectivora |
Soricidae |
Sorex |
dispar |
long-tailed shrew |
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Insectivora |
Soricidae |
Sorex |
fumeus |
smoky shrew |
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Insectivora |
Soricidae |
Sorex |
hoyi |
pygmy shrew |
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Insectivora |
Soricidae |
Sorex |
palustris |
water shrew |
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Insectivora |
Talpidae |
Condylura |
cristata |
star-nosed mole |
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Insectivora |
Talpidae |
Parascalops |
breweri |
hairy-tailed mole |
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Insectivora |
Talpidae |
Scalopus |
aquaticus |
eastern mole |
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Chrioptera |
Vespertilionidae |
Lasionycteris |
noctivagans |
silver haired bat |
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Chrioptera |
Vespertilionidae |
Lasiurus |
seminolus |
Seminole bat |
Q |
One known record in NY |
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Chrioptera |
Vespertilionidae |
Lasiurus |
borealis |
eastern red bat |
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Chrioptera |
Vespertilionidae |
Lasiurus |
cinereus |
hoary bat |
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Chrioptera |
Vespertilionidae |
Myotis |
sodalis |
Indiana bat |
END |
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Chrioptera |
Vespertilionidae |
Myotis |
leibii |
eastern small-footed bat |
SP |
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Chrioptera |
Vespertilionidae |
Myotis |
lucifugus |
little brown bat |
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Chrioptera |
Vespertilionidae |
Myotis |
septentrionalis |
northern long-eared bat |
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Chrioptera |
Vespertilionidae |
Pipistrellus |
subflavus |
eastern pipistrelle |
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Chrioptera |
Vespertilionidae |
Eptesicus |
fuscus |
big brown bat |
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Lagomorpha |
Leporidae |
Lepus |
americanus |
snowshoe hare |
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Lagomorpha |
Leporidae |
Lepus |
californicus |
black-tailed jackrabbit |
INV |
Only at JFK Airport |
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Lagomorpha |
Leporidae |
Lepus |
europaeus |
European hare |
INV, Q |
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Lagomorpha |
Leporidae |
Sylvilagus |
transitionalis |
New England cottontail |
SP |
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Lagomorpha |
Leporidae |
Sylvilagus |
floridanus |
eastern cottontail |
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Rodentia |
Castoridae |
Castor |
canadensis |
American beaver |
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Rodentia |
Dipodidae |
Napaeozapus |
insignis |
woodland jumping mouse |
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Rodentia |
Dipodidae |
Zapus |
hudsonius |
meadow jumping mouse |
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Rodentia |
Erethizontidae |
Erethizon |
dorsatum |
porcupine |
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Rodentia |
Muridae |
Clethrionomys |
gapperi |
southern red-backed vole |
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Rodentia |
Muridae |
Microtus |
chrotorrhinus |
rock vole |
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Rodentia |
Muridae |
Microtus |
pennsylvanicus |
meadow vole |
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Rodentia |
Muridae |
Microtus |
pinetorum |
woodland vole |
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Rodentia |
Muridae |
Mus |
musculus |
house mouse |
INV |
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Rodentia |
Muridae |
Neotoma |
magister |
Allegheny woodrat |
END, EX |
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Rodentia |
Muridae |
Ondatra |
zibethicus |
muskrat |
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Rodentia |
Muridae |
Peromyscus |
leucopus |
deer mouse |
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Rodentia |
Muridae |
Peromyscus |
maniculatus |
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Rodentia |
Muridae |
Rattus |
norvegicus |
Norway rat |
INV |
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Rodentia |
Muridae |
Rattus |
rattus |
black rat |
INV, Q |
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Rodentia |
Muridae |
Synaptomys |
cooperi |
southern bog lemming |
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Rodentia |
Myocastoridae |
Myocastor |
coypus |
nutria |
INV, Q |
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Rodentia |
Sciuridae |
Glaucomys |
sabrinus |
northern flying squirrel |
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Rodentia |
Sciuridae |
Glaucomys |
volans |
southern flying squirrel |
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Rodentia |
Sciuridae |
Marmota |
monax |
woodchuck |
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Rodentia |
Sciuridae |
Sciurus |
carolinensis |
eastern gray squirrel |
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Rodentia |
Sciuridae |
Sciurus |
niger |
eastern fox squirrel |
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Rodentia |
Sciuridae |
Tamias |
striatus |
eastern chipmunk |
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Rodentia |
Sciuridae |
Tamiasciurus |
hudsonicus |
red squirrel |
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Cetacea |
Balaenidae |
Eubalaena |
glacialis |
right whale |
END |
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Cetacea |
Balaenopteridae |
Balaenoptera |
borealis |
sei whale |
END |
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Cetacea |
Balaenopteridae |
Balaenoptera |
musculus |
blue whale |
END |
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Cetacea |
Balaenopteridae |
Balaenoptera |
physalus |
fin whale |
END |
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Cetacea |
Balaenopteridae |
Balaenoptera |
acutorostrata |
minke whale |
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Cetacea |
Balaenopteridae |
Megaptera |
novaeangliae |
humpback whale |
END |
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Cetacea |
Delphinidae |
Delphinus |
delphis |
short-beaked saddleback dolphin |
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Cetacea |
Delphinidae |
Globicephala |
melas |
long-finned pilot whale |
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Cetacea |
Delphinidae |
Grampus |
griseus |
Risso's dolphin |
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Cetacea |
Delphinidae |
Lagenorhynchus |
acutus |
Atlantic white-sided dolphin |
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Cetacea |
Delphinidae |
Lagenorhynchus |
albirostris |
white-beaked dolphin |
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Cetacea |
Delphinidae |
Orcinus |
orca |
killer whale |
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Cetacea |
Delphinidae |
Pseudorca |
crassidens |
false killer whale |
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Cetacea |
Delphinidae |
Stenella |
attenuata |
pantropical spotted dolphin |
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Cetacea |
Delphinidae |
Stenella |
coeruleoalba |
striped dolphin |
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Cetacea |
Delphinidae |
Stenella |
frontalis |
Atlantic spotted dolphin |
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Cetacea |
Delphinidae |
Stenella |
longirostris |
spinner dolphin |
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Cetacea |
Delphinidae |
Tursiops |
truncatus |
bottlenose dolphin |
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Cetacea |
Monodontidae |
Delphinapterus |
leucas |
beluga |
Q |
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Cetacea |
Phocoenidae |
Phocoena |
phocoena |
harbor porpoise |
SP |
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Cetacea |
Physeteridae |
Kogia |
breviceps |
pygmy sperm whale |
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Cetacea |
Physeteridae |
Kogia |
simus |
dwarf sperm whale |
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Cetacea |
Physeteridae |
Physeter |
macrocephalus |
sperm whale |
END |
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Cetacea |
Ziphiidae |
Mesoplodon |
densirostris |
Blainville's beaked whale |
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Cetacea |
Ziphiidae |
Mesoplodon |
europaeus |
Gervais's beaked whale |
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Cetacea |
Ziphiidae |
Mesoplodon |
mirus |
True's beaked whale |
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Cetacea |
Ziphiidae |
Ziphius |
cavirostris |
Cuvier's beaked whale |
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Carnivora |
Phocidae |
Cystophora |
cristata |
hooded seal |
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Carnivora |
Phocidae |
Halichoerus |
grypus |
gray seal |
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Carnivora |
Phocidae |
Phoca |
groenlandica |
harp seal |
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Carnivora |
Phocidae |
Phoca |
vitulina |
harbor seal |
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Carnivora |
Phocidae |
Phoca |
hispida |
ringed seal |
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Carnivora |
Canidae |
Canis |
lupus |
wolf |
END, EX |
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Carnivora |
Canidae |
Canis |
latrans |
coyote |
INV |
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Carnivora |
Canidae |
Urocyon |
cinereoargenteus |
gray fox |
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Carnivora |
Canidae |
Vulpes |
vulpes |
red fox |
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Carnivora |
Felidae |
Felis |
concolor |
Puma |
END, EX |
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Carnivora |
Felidae |
Lynx |
lynx |
Canadian lynx |
THR,EX |
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Carnivora |
Felidae |
Lynx |
rufus |
bobcat |
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Carnivora |
Mephitidae |
Mephitis |
mephitis |
striped skunk |
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Carnivora |
Mustelidae |
Gulo |
gulo |
wolverine |
EX |
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Carnivora |
Mustelidae |
Lontra |
canadensis |
river otter |
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Carnivora |
Mustelidae |
Martes |
americana |
American marten |
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Carnivora |
Mustelidae |
Martes |
pennanti |
fisher |
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Carnivora |
Mustelidae |
Mustela |
nivalis |
least weasel |
Q |
2 records from Chautauqua county |
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Carnivora |
Mustelidae |
Mustela |
erminea |
ermine |
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Carnivora |
Mustelidae |
Mustela |
frenata |
long-tailed weasel |
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Carnivora |
Mustelidae |
Mustela |
vison |
mink |
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Carnivora |
Procyonidae |
Procyon |
lotor |
raccoon |
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Carnivora |
Ursidae |
Ursus |
americanus |
black bear |
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Artiodactyla |
Cervidae |
Alces |
alces |
moose |
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Artiodactyla |
Cervidae |
Cervus |
elaphus |
elk |
EX |
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Artiodactyla |
Cervidae |
Odocoileus |
virginianus |
white-tailed deer |
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1) Status: EXTinct, ENDangered, THReatened, SPecial concern, INVasive, Questionable present
distribution
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