List of mammals of Vermont
The list of mammals of Vermont includes all mammal species living in the US state of Vermont. Three species including the eastern cottontail, house mouse, and the Norway rat have been introduced into the state.[1] Four species of mammals are currently extirpated from the state: elk, gray wolf, wolverine, and caribou.[2][3] Vermont does not have a designated state mammal, but does designate the Morgan horse as its state horse. The list does not include species found only in captivity.
Didelphimorphia
[edit]Opossums
[edit]Family: Didelphidae
- Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana[4][5]
Eulipotyphla
[edit]Shrews
[edit]Family: Soricidae
- Eastern water shrew, Sorex albibarbis[6]
Possibly a subspecies of the American water shrew[7] - Cinereus shrew, Sorex cinereus
- Long-tailed shrew, Sorex dispar
- Smoky shrew, Sorex fumeus
- American pygmy shrew, Sorex hoyi
- Northern short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda[8]
Moles
[edit]Family: Talpidae
- Star-nosed mole, Condylura cristata
- Hairy-tailed mole, Parascalops breweri
Rodents
[edit]Beavers
[edit]Family: Castoridae
- North American beaver, Castor canadensis
Porcupines
[edit]Family: Erethizontidae
- North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum
Jumping mice
[edit]Family: Dipodidae
- Woodland jumping mouse, Napaeozapus insignis
- Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius
New World rats, mice, and voles
[edit]Family: Cricetidae
- Southern red-backed vole, Clethrionomys gapperi
- Rock vole, Microtus chrotorrhinus
- Eastern meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus
- Woodland vole, Microtus pinetorum
- Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus
- White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
- Eastern deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus
- Southern bog lemming, Synaptomys cooperi
Old World rats, mice
[edit]Family: Muridae
- House mouse, Mus musculus introduced
- Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus introduced
Chipmunks, marmots, squirrels
[edit]Family: Sciuridae
- Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus
- Southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans
- Groundhog, Marmota monax
- Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis
- Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus
- American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Lagomorpha
[edit]Hares and rabbits
[edit]Family: Leporidae
- Snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus
- Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus introduced
- New England cottontail, Sylvilagus transitionalis
Chiroptera
[edit]Vesper bats
[edit]Family: Vespertilionidae
- Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
- Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
- Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
- Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
- Eastern small-footed myotis, Myotis leibii
- Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus
- Northern long-eared bat, Myotis septentrionalis
- Indiana bat, Myotis sodalis
- Tricolored bat, Perimyotis subflavus
Carnivora
[edit]Cats
[edit]Family: Felidae
- Canada lynx, Lynx canadensis
- Bobcat, Lynx rufus
- Cougar, Puma concolor possibly extirpated[9]
- Eastern cougar, P. c. couguar
Canines
[edit]Family: Canidae
- Coyote, Canis latrans
- Gray wolf, Canis lupus extirpated
- Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus
- Red fox, Vulpes vulpes
Bears
[edit]Family: Ursidae
- American black bear, Ursus americanus
Skunks
[edit]Family: Mephitidae
- Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
Weasels
[edit]Family: Mustelidae
- Wolverine, Gulo gulo extirpated
- North American river otter, Lontra canadensis
- American marten, Martes americana
- American ermine, Mustela richardsonii
- Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata
- American mink, Neogale vison
- Fisher, Pekania pennanti
Raccoons
[edit]Family: Procyonidae
- Raccoon, Procyon lotor
Artiodactyla
[edit]Deer
[edit]Family: Cervidae
- Moose, Alces alces
- Elk, Cervus canadensis extirpated
- White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus
- Caribou, Rangifer tarandus extirpated
See also
[edit]- Mammals of New England
- List of birds of Vermont
- List of amphibians of Vermont
- List of reptiles of Vermont
- List of regional mammals lists
- List of prehistoric mammals
- Mammal classification
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Mammals of Vermont" (PDF). Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
- ^ Osgood, F.L. (1938). "The mammals of Vermont". Journal of Mammalogy. 19 (4) (published November 1938): 435–441. doi:10.2307/1374228. JSTOR 1374228.
- ^ Rogers, Tom. "History Space: Vermont's great outdoors". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
- ^ "Didelphis virginiana - Virginia Opossum". explorer.natureserve.org. NatureServe. July 5, 2024. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ "Didelphis virginiana - Virginia opossum". animaldiversity.org. Regents of the University of Michigan. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ^ "Sorex albibarbis - Eastern Water Shrew". explorer.natureserve.org. NatureServe. July 5, 2024. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ "American Water Shrew (Sorex palustris)". val.vtecostudies.org. Vermont Center for Ecostudies. January 31, 2022. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ "Northern Short-tailed Shrew - Blarina brevicauda". www.iucnredlist.org. International Union for Conservation of Nature. August 19, 2016. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
References
[edit]- Burt, William Henry (Text and Maps); Grossenheider, Richard Philip (Illustrations) (1980) [1952]. A Field Guide to the Mammals. North America north of Mexico. Peterson Field Guides (Third ed.). Boston, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 0-395-91098-6.