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Mammals of the FWG photo gallery

Mammals of the FWG

Links (for more information) are to our own web pages on these mammals at the FWG, the Hinterland Who's Who (HWW) series prepared by the Canadian Wildlife Service, or Environment Canada info.

Order Rodentia

  • Beaver — Castor canadensis (occasional visitor) [HWW]
  • Eastern Chipmunk — Tamias striatus [FWG | HWW]
  • Grey Squirrel — Sciurus carolinensis [FWG | HWW]
  • Red Squirrel — Tamiasciurus hudsonicus [FWG]
  • Groundhog — Marmota monax [HWW]
  • House Mouse — Mus musculus
  • Mouse — Peromyscus sp.
  • Meadow Vole — Microtus pennsylvanicus [Env Can]
  • Muskrat — Ondatra zibethicus [FWG | HWW]
  • Porcupine — Erethizon dorsatum (unconfirmed) [HWW]

Order Carnivora

  • Raccoon — Procyon lotor [HWW]
  • Red Fox — Vulpes vulpes [FWG | HWW]
  • Coyote — Canis latrans (one time only) [HWW]
  • Short-tailed Weasel — Mustela erminea
  • Mink — Mustela vison (one animal found dead, 10 Nov. 2006)
  • Striped Skunk — Mephitis mephitis [HWW]

Order Artiodactyla

  • White-tailed Deer — Odocoileus virginianus (seen several times) [HWW]

Order Lagomorpha

  • Eastern Cottontail — Sylvilagus floridanus FWG

Order Chiroptera

  • Little Brown Bat — Myotis lucifuga [HWW]

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