Mammals of Larose Forest

INSECTIVORA shrews and moles Soricidae Shrews Blarina brevicauda Short-tailed shrew Sorex cinereus Masked 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 Hares and Rabbits 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 Beaver 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 Mustela vison Mink ARTIODACTYLA Cloven-hoofed Mammals Cervidae Deer Alces alces Moose Odocoileus virginianus White-tailed deer

29 species, September 2016

Christine Hanrahan and Stephen Darbyshire, with addtions from David Critchlow, Nick Gauthier, Diane Lepage, Eleanor Thomson and participants in the 2006, 2007 and 2016 BioBlitzes.