POTENTIAL HABITAT FOR MAMMALS

Common and scientific names are listed below. Species in red are in upper quartile of Regional Habitat Importance Index (RHII).

MAMMALS

Virginia opossum

Didelphis virginiana     

 

Masked shrew

Sorex cinereus           

 

N. water shrew

Sorex palustris          

 

Smoky shrew

Sorex fumeus             

 

Long-tailed shrew

Sorex dispar             

 

Pygmy shrew

Sorex hoyi               

 

Short-tailed shrew

Blarina brevicauda       

 

Least shrew

Cytptotis parva          

 

Hairy-tailed mole

Parascalops breweri      

 

Eastern mole

Scalopus aquaticus       

 

Star-nosed mole

Condylura cristata       

 

Little brown myotis

Myotis lucifugus         

 

Indiana myotis

Myotis sodalis            

 

E. small-footed myotis

Myotis leibii            

 

N. myotis

Myotis septentrionalis   

 

Silver-haired bat

Lasionycteris noctivagans

 

E. pipistrelle

Pipistrellus subflavus   

 

Big brown bat

Eptesicus fuscus         

 

E. red bat

Lasiurus borealis        

 

Hoary bat

Lasiurus cinereus        

 

Evening bat

Nycticeius humeralis     

 

E. cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus    

 

Appalachian cottontail

Sylvilagus obscurus      

 

Snowshoe hare

Lepus americanus         

 

E. chipmunk

Tamias striatus          

 

Woodchuck

Marmota monax            

 

Gray squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis     

 

Fox squirrel

Sciurus niger            

 

Red squirrel

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus  

 

S. flying squirrel

Glaucomys volans         

 

N. flying squirrel

Glaucomys sabrinus       

 

Beaver

Castor canadensis        

 

Deer mouse

Peromyscus maniculatus   

 

White-footed mouse

Peromyscus leucopus      

 

Allegheny woodrat

Neotoma floridana        

 

S. red-backed vole

Clethrionomys gapperi    

 

Meadow vole

Microtus pennsylvanicus  

 

Rock vole

Microtus chrotorrhinus   

 

Woodland vole

Microtus pinetorum       

 

Common muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus        

 

S. bog lemming

Synaptomys cooperi       

 

Norway rat

Rattus norvegicus        

 

House mouse

Mus musculus             

 

Meadow jumping mouse

Zapus hudsonicus          

 

Woodland jumping mouse

Napaeozapus insignis     

 

Common porcupine

Erethizon dorsatum       

 

Coyote

Canis latrans            

 

Red fox

Vulpes vulpes            

 

Gray fox

Urocyon cinereoargenteus 

 

Black bear

Ursus americanus         

 

Racoon

Procyon lotor            

 

Fisher

Martes pennanti          

 

Ermine

Mustela erminea          

 

Least weasel

Mustela nivalis          

 

Long-tailed weasel

Mustela frenata          

 

American mink

Mustela vison             

 

E. spotted skunk

Spilogale putorius       

 

Striped skunk

Mephitis mephitis        

 

River otter

Lutra canadensis         

 

Bobcat

Lynx rufus               

 

Elk

Cervus canadensis        

 

White-tailed deer

Odocoileus virginianus   

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