Mammals

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Southern flying squirrels at bird feeder

Below is a list of 49 mammals that may be found in the Buffalo-Niagara Region.
Download detailed table: B-N Mammal Species Lists

Virginia Opossum
Masked Shrew
Water Shrew
Smoky Shrew
Pygmy Shrew
Northern Short-tailed Shrew
Least Shrew
Hairy-tailed Mole
Star-nosed Mole
Little Brown Myotis
Northern Long-eared Bat
Small-footed Myotis
Silver-haired Bat
Eastern Pipistrelle (Tri-colored Bat)
Big Brown Bat
Red Bat
Hoary Bat
Eastern Cottontail
Eastern Chipmunk
Woodchuck
Gray Squirrel
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Red Squirrel
Southern Flying Squirrel
Northern Flying Squirrel
Beaver
Deer Mouse
White-footed Mouse
Southern Red-backed Vole
Meadow Vole
Woodland Vole
Muskrat
Southern Bog Lemming
Meadow Jumping Mouse
Woodland Jumping Mouse
Norway Rat
House Mouse
Coyote
Red Fox
Gray Fox
Black Bear
Raccoon
Ermine
Long-tailed Weasel
Mink
Striped Skunk
River Otter
Bobcat
White-tailed Deer

Sources: Mammals of the Eastern United States (W.J. Hamilton & J.O. Whitaker 1979, Mammals of the Great Lakes Region (A. Kurta 1995)

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