Adirondack Mammals
Of the 4,060 species of mammals that inhabit the world, fifty-five occur within the Adirondack Park. These mammals represent 7 orders and 16 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.
- Beaver (Castor canadensis)
- Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
- Black Bear (Ursa americana)
- Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
- Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis)
- Coyote (Canis latrans)
- Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
- Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
- Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
- Eastern Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus)
- Ermine (Mustela erminea)
- Fisher (Martes pennanti)
- Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
- Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
- Hairy-tailed Mole (Parascalops breweri)
- Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus)
- Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis)
- Keen's Myotis (Myotis keeni)
- Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifigus)
- Long-tailed Shrew (Sorex dispar)
- Long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata)
- Marten (Martes americana)
- Masked Shrew (Sorex cinereus)
- Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius)
- Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus)
- Mink (Mustela vison)
- Moose (Alces alces)
- Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
- Northern Bog Lemming (Synaptomys borealis)
- Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus)
- Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)
- Porcupine (Erithizon dorsatum)
- Pygmy Shrew (Sorex hoyi)
- Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
- Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis)
- Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
- Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
- River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
- Rock Vole (Microtus chrotorrhinus)
- Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina brevicauda)
- Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)
- Small footed Bat (Myotis leibii)
- Smokey Shrew (Sorex fumeus)
- Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus)
- Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans)
- Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
- Southern Bog Lemming (Synaptomys cooperi)
- Southern Red-backed vole (Clethrionomys gapperi)
- Star-nosed Mole (Condylura cristata)
- Water Shrew (Sorex palustris)
- White-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)
- White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
- Woodchuck (Marmota monax)
- Woodland Jumping Mouse (Napaeozapus insignis)
- Woodland Vole (Microtus pinetorum)


