The list of mammals of Vermont includes all mammal species living in the US state of Vermont. Three species including the eastern cottontail, house mouse, and the Norway rat have been introduced into the state.[1] Four species of mammals are currently extirpated from the state: elk, gray wolf, wolverine, and caribou.[2][3] Vermont does not have a designated state mammal, but does designate the Morgan horse as its state horse. The list does not include species found only in captivity.
Didelphimorphia edit
Opossums edit
Family: Didelphidae
- Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana
Eulipotyphla edit
Shrews edit
Family: Soricidae
- Eastern water shrew, Sorex albibarbis[4]
- Cinereus shrew, Sorex cinereus
- Long-tailed shrew, Sorex dispar
- Smoky shrew, Sorex fumeus
- American pygmy shrew, Sorex hoyi
Moles edit
Family: Talpidae
- Star-nosed mole, Condylura cristata
- Hairy-tailed mole, Parascalops breweri
Rodents edit
Beavers edit
Family: Castoridae
- North American beaver, Castor canadensis
Porcupines edit
Family: Erethizontidae
- North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum
Jumping mice edit
Family: Dipodidae
- Woodland jumping mouse, Napaeozapus insignis
- Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius
New World rats, mice, and voles edit
Family: Cricetidae
- Southern red-backed vole, Clethrionomys gapperi
- Rock vole, Microtus chrotorrhinus
- Eastern meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus
- Woodland vole, Microtus pinetorum
- Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus
- White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
- Eastern deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus
- Southern bog lemming, Synaptomys cooperi
Old World rats, mice edit
Family: Muridae
- House mouse, Mus musculus introduced
- Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus introduced
Chipmunks, marmots, squirrels edit
Family: Sciuridae
- Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus
- Southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans
- Groundhog, Marmota monax
- Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis
- Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus
- American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Lagomorpha edit
Hares and rabbits edit
Family: Leporidae
- Snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus
- Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus introduced
- New England cottontail, Sylvilagus transitionalis
Chiroptera edit
Vesper bats edit
Family: Vespertilionidae
- Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
- Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
- Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
- Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
- Eastern small-footed myotis, Myotis leibii
- Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus
- Northern long-eared bat, Myotis septentrionalis
- Indiana bat, Myotis sodalis
- Tricolored bat, Perimyotis subflavus
Carnivora edit
Cats edit
Family: Felidae
- Canada lynx, Lynx canadensis
- Bobcat, Lynx rufus
- Cougar, Puma concolor possibly extirpated[5]
- Eastern cougar, P. c. couguar
Canines edit
Family: Canidae
- Coyote, Canis latrans
- Gray wolf, Canis lupus extirpated
- Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus
- Red fox, Vulpes vulpes
Bears edit
Family: Ursidae
- American black bear, Ursus americanus
Skunks edit
Family: Mephitidae
- Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
Weasels edit
Family: Mustelidae
- Wolverine, Gulo gulo extirpated
- North American river otter, Lontra canadensis
- American marten, Martes americana
- American ermine, Mustela richardsonii
- Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata
- American mink, Neogale vison
- Fisher, Pekania pennanti
Raccoons edit
Family: Procyonidae
- Raccoon, Procyon lotor
Artiodactyla edit
Deer edit
Family: Cervidae
- Moose, Alces alces
- Elk, Cervus canadensis extirpated
- White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus
- Caribou, Rangifer tarandus extirpated
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Mammals of Vermont" (PDF). Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
- ^ Osgood, F.L. (1938). "The mammals of Vermont". Journal of Mammalogy. 19 (4) (published November 1938): 435–441. doi:10.2307/1374228. JSTOR 1374228.
- ^ Rogers, Tom. "History Space: Vermont's great outdoors". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved January 15, 2023.