Watershed Field Guide: Mammals
Data sources for mammals found in the Doan Brook watershed are compiled from 1979-1994. Your input on wildlife sightings and photographs are welcome. To contribute to the Doan Brook database, please contact us.
COMMON NAME | SCIENTIFIC NAME | STATUS |
Bat, big brown | Eptesicus fuscus | present |
Bat, little brown | Myotis lucifugus | present |
Bat, red | Lasiurus borealis | present |
Chipmunk, eastern | Tamias striatus | common |
Deer, white-tailed | Odocoileus virginiana | present |
Fox, red | Vulpes vulpes |
present |
Mole, common | Scalopus aquaticus | likely |
Mole, hairy-tailed | Parascalops breweri | likely |
Mole, star-nosed | Condylura cristata | present |
Mouse, deer | Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii | present |
Mouse, house | Mus musculus | present |
Mouse, meadow jumping | Zapua hudsonius | present |
Mouse, white-footed | Peromyscus leucopus | common |
Muskrat | Ondatra zibethicus | common |
Opossum | Didelphis virginiana | present |
Rabbit, eastern cottontail | Sylvilagus floridans | common |
Raccoon | Procyon lotor | common |
Rat, Norway | Rattus norvegicus | uncommon |
Shrew, short-tailed | Blarina brevicauda | present |
Skunk | Mephistis mephisis | common |
Squirrel, fox | Sciurus niger | common |
Squirrel, flying | Glaucomys volans | rare |
Squirrel, gray | Sciurus carolinensis | present |
Squirrel, red | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | present |
Vole, meadow | Microtus pennsylvanicus | uncommon |
Weasel, New York | Mustela frenata novaboracensis | present |
Woodchuck | Marmota monax | present |