List of mammals of Vermont

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This list of mammals of Vermont includes all mammal species living in the US state of Vermont. Three species, the eastern cottontail, house mouse, and 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.

Contents

Didelphimorphia

Opossums

Family: Didelphidae

Eulipotyphla

Shrews

Family: Soricidae

Moles

Family: Talpidae

Rodents

Beavers

Family: Castoridae

Porcupines

Family: Erethizontidae

Jumping mice

Family: Dipodidae

New World rats, mice, and voles

Family: Cricetidae

Old World rats, mice

Family: Muridae

Chipmunks, marmots, squirrels

Family: Sciuridae

Lagomorpha

Hares and rabbits

Family: Leporidae

Chiroptera

Vesper bats

Family: Vespertilionidae

Carnivora

Cats

Family: Felidae

Canines

Family: Canidae

Bears

Family: Ursidae

Skunks

Family: Mephitidae

Weasels

Family: Mustelidae

Raccoons

Family: Procyonidae

Artiodactyla

Deer

Family: Cervidae

See also

Notes

  1. "Mammals of Vermont" (PDF). Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  2. Osgood, F.L. (1938). "The mammals of Vermont". Journal of Mammalogy. 19 (4) (published November 1938): 435–441. doi:10.2307/1374228. JSTOR   1374228.
  3. Rogers, Tom. "History Space: Vermont's great outdoors". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
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  5. "Didelphis virginiana - Virginia opossum". animaldiversity.org. Regents of the University of Michigan. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
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  7. Pérez-Hernandez, R.; Lew, D.; Solari, S. (2016). "Didelphis virginiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources: e.T40502A22176259. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T40502A22176259.en . Archived from the original on August 5, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  8. "Sorex albibarbis - Eastern Water Shrew". explorer.natureserve.org. NatureServe. July 5, 2024. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  9. "American Water Shrew (Sorex palustris)". val.vtecostudies.org. Vermont Center for Ecostudies. January 31, 2022. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  10. "Northern Short-tailed Shrew - Blarina brevicauda". www.iucnredlist.org. International Union for Conservation of Nature. August 19, 2016. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  11. Solari, S. (2021) [amended version of 2018 assessment]. "Myotis lucifugus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T14176A208031565. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T14176A208031565.en . Retrieved December 17, 2023.
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