Mammals of New York State

Virginia opossum

Didelphis virginiana
Family: Didelphidae

Masked shrew

Sorex cinereus
Family: Soricidae

Pygmy shrew

Sorex hoyi
Family: Soricidae

Long- tailed shrew

Sorex dispar
Family: Soricidae

Smoky shrew

Sorex fumeus
Family: Soricidae

Water shrew

Sorex palustris
Family: Soricidae

Northern short-tailed shrew

Blarina brevicauda
Family: Soricidae

Least shrew

Cryptotis parva
Family: Soricidae

Eastern mole

Scalopus aquaticus
Family: Talpidae

Hairy- tailed mole

Parascalops breweri
Family: Talpidae

Star- nosed mole

Condylura cristata
Family: Talpidae

Little brown bat

Myotis lucifugus
Family: Vespertilionidae

Northern myotis

Myotis septrionalis
Family: Vespertilionidae

Indiana myotis

Myotis sodalis
Family: Vespertilionidae

Small-footed myotis

Myotis leibii
Family: Vespertilionidae

Eastern red bat

Lasiurus borealis
Family: Vespertilionidae

Hoary bat

Lasiurus cinereus
Family: Vespertilionidae

Big brown bat

Eptesicus fuscus
Family: Vespertilionidae

Eastern pipistrelle/ tricolored bat

Perimyotis subflavus
Family: Vespertilionidae

Silver-haired bat

Lasionycteris noctivagans
Family: Vespertilionidae

Coyote

Canis latrans
Family: Canidae

Red fox

Vulpes vulpes
Family: Canidae

Gray fox

Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Family: Canidae

American black bear

Ursus americanus
Family: Ursidae

Raccoon

Procyon lotor
Family: Procyonidae

Fisher

Martes pennanti
Family: Mustelidae

American marten

Martes americana
Family: Mustelidae

Mink

Neovison vison
Family: Mustelidae

Long-tailed weasel

Mustela frenata
Family: Mustelidae

Short-tailed weasel/ ermine

Mustela erminea
Family: Mustelidae

River otter

Lontra canadensis
Family: Mustelidae

Striped skunk

Mephitis mephitis
Family: Mephitidae

Bobcat

Lynx rufus
Family: Felidae

White- tailed deer

Odocoileus virginianus
Family: Cervidae

Moose

Alces alces
Family: Cervidae

Red squirrel

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Family: Sciuridae

Eastern gray squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis
Family: Sciuridae

Fox squirrel

Sciurus niger
Family: Sciuridae

Northern flying squirrel

Glaucomys sabrinus
Family: Sciuridae

Southern flying squirrel

Glaucomys volans
Family: Sciuridae

Eastern chipmunk

Tamia striatus
Family: Sciuridae

Woodchuck

Marmota monax
Family: Sciuridae

American beaver

Castor canadensis
Family: Castoridae

House mouse

Mus musculus
Family: Muridae
Subfamily: Murinae

Norway rat

Rattus norvegicus
Family: Muridae
Subfamily: Murinae

Black rat

Rattus rattus
Family: Muridae
Subfamily: Murinae

White-footed mouse

Peromyscus leucopus
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Neotominae

Deer mouse

Peromyscus maniculatus
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Neotominae

Woodland jumping mouse

Napaeozapus insignis
Family: Dipodidae

Meadow jumping mouse

Zapus hudsonius
Family: Dipodidae

Yellow-nosed vole

Microtus chrotorrhinus
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae

Meadow vole

Microtus pennsylvannicus
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae

Pine vole

Microtus pinetorum
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae

Southern red-backed vole

Clethrionomys gapperi
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae

Southern bog lemming

Synaptomys cooperi
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae

Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae

Porcupine

Erethizon dorsatum
Family: Erethizontidae

Eastern cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus
Family: Leporidae

Snowshoe hare

Lepus americanus
Family: Leporidae