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Adirondack Mammals
Of the 4,060 species of mammals that inhabit the world, fifty-three occur within the Adirondack Park. These mammals represent 7 orders and 17 families. Some species, like the opossum and striped skunk, are rare and occur mostly at the periphery of the Adirondacks. Other species, such as the white-tailed deer and short-tailed shrew, are common and well distributed throughout the Park.
Class - Mammalia
Order - Didelphimorphia (American marsupials)
- Family - Didelphidae
- Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana)
Order - Soricomorpha
- Family - Soricidae (Shrews)
- Long-tailed shrew (Sorex dispar)
- Masked shrew (Sorex cinereus)
- Pygmy shrew (Sorex hoyi)
- Smokey shrew (Sorex fumeus)
- Water shrew (Sorex palustris)
- Short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda)
- Family - Talpidae (Moles)
- Hairy-tailed mole (Parascalops breweri)
- Star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata)
Order - Lagomorpha (Hares, rabbits and pikas)
- Family - Ledoridae (Hares and rabbits)
- Eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
- Snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus)
Order Chiroptera (Bats)
- Family - Vespertillionidae (Vesper bats)
- Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
- Eastern pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus)
- Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)
- Red bat (Lasiurus borealis)
- Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus)
- Eastern small footed bat (Myotis leibii)
- Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)
- Little brown bat (Myotis lucifigus)
- Northern long-eared myotis (Myotis septentrionalis)
Order - Carnivora (Carnivores)
- Family - Canidae (Dogs)
- Family - Felidae (Cats)
- Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
- Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis)
- Family - Mephitidae (Skunks)
- Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
- Family - Mustelidae (Mustelids)
- Ermine (Mustela erminea)
- Fisher (Martes pennanti)
- Long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata)
- American marten (Martes americana)
- American mink (Mustela vison)
- Northern river otter (Lontra canadensis)
- Family - Procyonidae (Raccoons)
- Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
- Family - Ursidae (Bears)
- Black Bear (Ursa americana)
Order - Rodentia (Rodents)
- Family - Castoridae (Beavers)
- American Beaver (Castor canadensis)
- Family - Cricetidae (New World rats, mice, voles)
- Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
- Rock Vole (Microtus chrotorrhinus)
- Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus)
- Woodland Vole (Microtus pinetorum)
- Southern Red-backed vole (Myodes gapperi)
- Southern Bog Lemming (Synaptomys cooperi)
- White-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)
- Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
- Family - Erithizontidae (New World Porcupines)
- North American Porcupine (Erithizon dorsatum)
- Family - Sciuridae (Squirrels)
- Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
- Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
- Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
- Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus)
- Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans)
- Woodchuck (Marmota monax)
- Family - Zapodidae (Jumping mice)
- Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius)
- Woodland Jumping Mouse (Napaeozapus insignis)
Order - Artiodactyla (Even-toed ungulates)
- Family - Cervidae (Deer)
- Moose (Alces alces)
- White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
