Mammals

There are 36 species of mammal commonly found in the Hopkins Memorial Forest, all listed bellow. Please report any sightings of additional species with documentation if possible and reach out if you are interested in research.

 

Order	Common Name	Scientific Name
Didelphimorphia	Virginia Opossum	Didelphis virginiana
Rodentia	Eastern Gray Squirrel	Sciurus carolinensis
Rodentia	Red Squirrel	Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Rodentia	Northern Flying Squirrel	Glaucomys sabrinus
Rodentia	Southern Flying Squirrel	Glaucomys volans
Rodentia	Groundhog	Marmota monax
Rodentia	Eastern Chipmunk	Tamias striatus
Rodentia	American Beaver	Castor canadensis
Rodentia	Woodland Jumping Mouse	Napaeozapus insignis
Rodentia	Meadow Vole	Microtus pennsylvanicus
Rodentia	Woodland Vole	Microtus pinetorum
Rodentia	White Footed Mouse	Peromyscus leucopus
Rodentia	Deer Mouse	Peromyscus maniculatus
Rodentia	Brown Rat**	Rattus norvegicus
Rodentia	North American Porcupine	Erethizon dorsatum
Lagomorpha	Eastern Cottontail	Sylvilagus floridanus
Soricomorpha	Short-tailed Shrew	Blarina brevicauda
Soricomorpha	Masked Shrew	Sorex cinereus
Soricomorpha	Star-nosed Mole	Condylura cristata
Chiroptera	Big Brown Bat	Eptesicus fuscus
Chiroptera	Northern-long Eared Myotis	Myotis septentrionalis
Carnivora	Bobcat	Lynx rufus
Carnivora	Eastern Mountain Lion*	Puma concolor
Carnivora	Eastern Coyote	Canis latrans
Carnivora	Red Fox	Vulpes vulpes
Carnivora	Black Bear	Ursus americanus
Carnivora	River Otter	Lontra canadensis
Carnivora	Wolverine*	Gulo gulo
Carnivora	Fisher	Martes pennanti
Carnivora	Erimine (short-tailed weasel)	Mustela erminea
Carnivora	Long-tailed Weasel	Mustela frenata
Carnivora	American Mink	Neovison vison
Carnivora	Striped Skunk	Mephitus mephitus
Carnivora	Raccoon	Procyon lotor
Artiodactyla	Moose	Alces americanus
Artiodactyla	White-tailed Deer	Odocoileus virginianus

*sporadic reports; possible releases
**introduced to North America