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Species List for Mammals
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| Scientific Name | Common Name | GRANK | SRANK | COSEWIC | MNR | TRACK | FAMILY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sort | Sort | Sort | Sort | Sort | Sort | Sort | Sort (Family, Taxon.) |
| Alces americanus | Moose | G5 | S5 | N | CERVIDAE | ||
| Balaenoptera acutorostrata | Northern Minke Whale | G5 | SNA | N | BALAENOPTERIDAE | ||
| Blarina brevicauda | Northern Short-tailed Shrew | G5 | S5 | N | SORICIDAE | ||
| Bos bison | American Bison | G4 | SNA | N | BOVIDAE | ||
| Canis latrans | Coyote | G5 | S5 | N | CANIDAE | ||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | G4 | S4 | N | CANIDAE | ||
| Canis lupus lycaon | Eastern Wolf | G4TNR | SC | SC | Y | Canidae | |
| Canis lupus occidentalis | Northern Grey Wolf | G4TNR | NAR | NAR | Y | Canidae | |
| Castor canadensis | Beaver | G5 | S5 | N | CASTORIDAE | ||
| Cervus canadensis | Elk | G5 | SX | EXT | N | CERVIDAE | |
| Cervus elaphus canadensis | Eastern Elk | G5 | EXT | Y | Cervidae | ||
| Clethrionomys gapperi | Southern Red-backed Vole | G5 | S5 | N | MURIDAE | ||
| Condylura cristata | Star-nosed Mole | G5 | S5 | N | TALPIDAE | ||
| Cryptotis parva | Least Shrew | G5 | SH | Y | SORICIDAE | ||
| Delphinapterus leucas | Beluga | G4 | S2 | SC | SC | Y | MONODONTIDAE |
| Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | G5 | S4 | N | DIDELPHIDAE | ||
| Eptesicus fuscus | Big Brown Bat | G5 | S5 | N | VESPERTILIONIDAE | ||
| Erethizon dorsatum | Porcupine | G5 | S5 | N | ERETHIZONTIDAE | ||
| Erignathus barbatus | Bearded Seal | G4G5 | SNA | DD | N | PHOCIDAE | |
| Glaucomys sabrinus | Northern Flying Squirrel | G5 | S5 | N | SCIURIDAE | ||
| Glaucomys volans | Southern Flying Squirrel | G5 | S4 | NAR | N | SCIURIDAE | |
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | G4 | S2 | SC | THR | Y | MUSTELIDAE |
| Lasionycteris noctivagans | Silver-haired Bat | G5 | S4 | N | VESPERTILIONIDAE | ||
| Lasiurus borealis | Red Bat | G5 | S4 | N | VESPERTILIONIDAE | ||
| Lasiurus cinereus | Hoary Bat | G5 | S4 | N | VESPERTILIONIDAE | ||
| Lepus americanus | Snowshoe Hare | G5 | S5 | N | LEPORIDAE | ||
| Lepus arcticus | Arctic Hare | G5 | SNA | N | LEPORIDAE | ||
| Lepus europaeus | European Hare | G5 | SNA | N | LEPORIDAE | ||
| Lepus townsendii | White-tailed Jack Rabbit | G5 | SH | Y | LEPORIDAE | ||
| Lontra canadensis | North American River Otter | G5 | S5 | N | MUSTELIDAE | ||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | G5 | S5 | NAR | NAR | N | FELIDAE |
| Lynx rufus | Bobcat | G5 | S4 | N | FELIDAE | ||
| Marmota monax | Woodchuck | G5 | S5 | N | SCIURIDAE | ||
| Martes americana | American Marten | G5 | S5 | N | MUSTELIDAE | ||
| Martes pennanti | Fisher | G5 | S5 | N | MUSTELIDAE | ||
| Mephitis mephitis | Striped Skunk | G5 | S5 | N | MEPHITIDAE | ||
| Microtus chrotorrhinus | Rock Vole | G4 | S3S4 | N | MURIDAE | ||
| Microtus pennsylvanicus | Meadow Vole | G5 | S5 | N | MURIDAE | ||
| Microtus pinetorum | Woodland Vole | G5 | S3? | SC | SC | Y | MURIDAE |
| Monodon monoceros | Narwhal | G4 | SNA | N | MONODONTIDAE | ||
| Mus musculus | House Mouse | G5 | SNA | N | MURIDAE | ||
| Mustela erminea | Ermine | G5 | S5 | N | MUSTELIDAE | ||
| Mustela frenata | Long-tailed Weasel | G5 | S4 | N | MUSTELIDAE | ||
| Mustela nivalis | Least Weasel | G5 | SU | Y | MUSTELIDAE | ||
| Mustela vison | American Mink | G5 | S4 | N | MUSTELIDAE | ||
| Myocastor coypus | Nutria | G5 | SNA | N | MYOCASTORIDAE | ||
| Myotis leibii | Small-footed Bat | G3 | S2S3 | Y | VESPERTILIONIDAE | ||
| Myotis lucifugus | Little Brown Bat | G5 | S5 | N | VESPERTILIONIDAE | ||
| Myotis septentrionalis | Northern Long-eared Bat | G4 | S3? | Y | VESPERTILIONIDAE | ||
| Napaeozapus insignis | Woodland Jumping Mouse | G5 | S5 | N | DIPODIDAE | ||
| Neotamias minimus | Least Chipmunk | G5 | S5 | N | SCIURIDAE | ||
| Nycticeius humeralis | Evening Bat | G5 | SNA | N | VESPERTILIONIDAE | ||
| Odobenus rosmarus | Walrus | G4 | SNA | SC | N | ODOBENIDAE | |
| Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus | Atlantic Walrus (Eastern Arctic population) | G4TNR | S1 | NAR | Y | Odobenidae | |
| Odocoileus virginianus | White-tailed Deer | G5 | S5 | N | CERVIDAE | ||
| Ondatra zibethicus | Muskrat | G5 | S5 | N | MURIDAE | ||
| Parascalops breweri | Hairy-tailed Mole | G5 | S4 | N | TALPIDAE | ||
| Peromyscus leucopus | White-footed Mouse | G5 | S5 | N | MURIDAE | ||
| Peromyscus maniculatus | Deer Mouse | G5 | S5 | N | MURIDAE | ||
| Phenacomys ungava | Heather Vole | G5 | S4 | N | MURIDAE | ||
| Phoca vitulina | Harbour Seal | G5 | SNA | DD | N | PHOCIDAE | |
| Phoca vitulina concolor | Harbour Seal (Atlantic subspecies) | G5TNR | DD | Y | Phocidae | ||
| Pipistrellus subflavus | Eastern Pipistrelle | G5 | S3? | Y | VESPERTILIONIDAE | ||
| Procyon lotor | Northern Raccoon | G5 | S5 | N | PROCYONIDAE | ||
| Puma concolor | Mountain Lion | G5 | S2S3 | Y | FELIDAE | ||
| Puma concolor couguar | Eastern Cougar | G5THQ | SH | DD | END | Y | FELIDAE |
| Pusa hispida | Ringed Seal | G5 | SNA | N | PHOCIDAE | ||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | G5 | S3S4 | Y | CERVIDAE | ||
| Rangifer tarandus caribou | Woodland Caribou - Boreal Population | G5T4 | S4 | THR | N | CERVIDAE | |
| Rangifer tarandus pop. 14 | Woodland Caribou (Forest-dwelling boreal population) | G5TNR | S3 | THR | Y | CERVIDAE | |
| Rattus norvegicus | Norway Rat | G5 | SNA | N | MURIDAE | ||
| Rattus rattus | Black Rat | G5 | SNA | N | MURIDAE | ||
| Scalopus aquaticus | Eastern Mole | G5 | S2 | SC | SC | Y | TALPIDAE |
| Sciurus carolinensis | Eastern Gray Squirrel | G5 | S5 | N | SCIURIDAE | ||
| Sciurus niger | Fox Squirrel | G5 | SNA | NAR | N | SCIURIDAE | |
| Sorex arcticus | Arctic Shrew | G5 | S5 | N | SORICIDAE | ||
| Sorex cinereus | Masked Shrew | G5 | S5 | N | SORICIDAE | ||
| Sorex fumeus | Smoky Shrew | G5 | S5 | N | SORICIDAE | ||
| Sorex hoyi | Pygmy Shrew | G5 | S4 | N | SORICIDAE | ||
| Sorex palustris | Water Shrew | G5 | S5 | N | SORICIDAE | ||
| Spermophilus franklinii | Franklin's Ground Squirrel | G5 | S3 | Y | SCIURIDAE | ||
| Spermophilus tridecemlineatus | Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel | G5 | SNA | N | SCIURIDAE | ||
| Sylvilagus floridanus | Eastern Cottontail | G5 | S5 | N | LEPORIDAE | ||
| Synaptomys borealis | Northern Bog Lemming | G4 | SU | Y | MURIDAE | ||
| Synaptomys cooperi | Southern Bog Lemming | G5 | S4 | N | MURIDAE | ||
| Tamias striatus | Eastern Chipmunk | G5 | S5 | N | SCIURIDAE | ||
| Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | Red Squirrel | G5 | S5 | N | SCIURIDAE | ||
| Taxidea taxus | American Badger | G5 | S2 | END | END | Y | MUSTELIDAE |
| Urocyon cinereoargenteus | Common Gray Fox | G5 | SNA | THR | THR | Y | CANIDAE |
| Ursus americanus | American Black Bear | G5 | S5 | NAR | NAR | N | URSIDAE |
| Ursus maritimus | Polar Bear | G3G4 | S3 | SC | SC | Y | URSIDAE |
| Vulpes lagopus | Arctic Fox | G5 | S3 | Y | CANIDAE | ||
| Vulpes vulpes | Red Fox | G5 | S5 | N | CANIDAE | ||
| Zapus hudsonius | Meadow Jumping Mouse | G5 | S5 | N | DIPODIDAE | ||