Photo by Betty Campbell
| Mammals of Larose Forest |
Total: 27 species (August 2007)
Compiled by Christine Hanrahan and Stephen Darbyshire, with additions from by David Critchlow, Nick Gauthier, Diane Lepage, Eleanor Thomson, and participants in the 2006 Bioblitz
| INSECTIVORA | SHREWS AND MOLES |
| Soricidae | Shrews |
| Blarina brevicauda | Short-tailed Shrew |
| Talpidae | Moles |
| Condylura cristata | Star-nosed Mole |
| Parascalops breweri | Hairy-tailed Mole |
| CHIROPTERA | BATS |
| Vespertilionidae | Smooth-faced Bats |
| Eptesicus fuscus | Big Brown Bat |
| LAGOMORPHA | RABBITS AND HARES |
| Lepidae | Hares and Rabbits |
| Lepus americanus | Snowshoe Hare |
| Sylvilagus floridanus | Eastern Cottontail |
| RODENTIA | RODENTS |
| Cricetidae | New World Mice |
| Ondatra zibethicus | Muskrat |
| Peromyscus maniculatus | Deer Mouse |
| Dipodidae | Jumping Mice |
| Napaeozaphus insignis | Woodland Jumping Mouse |
| Sciuridae | Squirrels |
| Marmota monax | Groundhog |
| Sciurus carolinensis | Grey Squirrel |
| Tamias striatus | Eastern Chipmunk |
| Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | Red Squirrel |
| Castoridae | |
| Castor canadensis | Beaver |
| Erethizontidae | New World Porcupines |
| Erethizon dorsatum | Porcupine |
| CARNIVORA | CARNIVORES |
| Canidae | Dogs |
| Canis latrans | Coyote |
| Vulpes vulpes | Red Fox |
| Ursidae | Bears |
| Ursus americanus | Black Bear (occasional sightings) |
| Procyonidae | Raccoons |
| Procyon lotor | Raccoon |
| Mustelidae | Weasels and their allies |
| Lutra canadensis | River Otter |
| Martes pennanti | Fisher |
| Mephitis mephitis | Striped Skunk |
| Mustela erminea | Short-tailed Weasel |
| Mustela frenata | Long-tailed Weasel |
| Mustela nivalis | Least Weasel |
| ARTIODACTYLA | CLOVEN-HOOFED MAMMALS |
| Cervidae | Deer |
| Alces alces | Moose |
| Odocoileus virginianus | White-tailed Deer |
This page was revised on 4 December 2007
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