Mammals In Massachusetts (Excluding Bats & Marine Mammals)#
| Order | Family | Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marsupialia | Didelphidae | Virginia Opossum | Didelphis virginiana |
| Insectivora | Soricidae | Masked Shrew | Sorex cinereus |
| Northern short-tailed Shrew | Sorex brevicauda | ||
| Hairy-tailed Mole | Parascalops breweri | ||
| Eastern Mole | Scalopus aquaticus | ||
| Star-nosed Mole | Condylura cristata | ||
| Lagomorpha | Leporidae | Eastern Cottontail | Sylvilagus floridanus |
| New England Cottontail | Sylvilagus transitionalis | ||
| Snowshoe Hare | Lepus americanus | ||
| Rodentia | Sciuridae | Eastern Chipmunk | Tamias striatus |
| Woodchuck (A.K.A. Groundhog) | Marmota monax | ||
| Gray Squirrel | Sciurus carolinensis | ||
| Red Squirrel | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | ||
| Southern Flying Squirrel | Glaucomys volans | ||
| Northern Flying Squirrel | Glaucomys sabrinus | ||
| Castoridea | Beaver | Castor canadensis | |
| Cricetidae | Deer Mouse | Peromyscus maniculatus | |
| White-footed Mouse | Peromyscus leucopus | ||
| Southern red-backed Vole | Clethrionomys gapperi | ||
| Meadow Vole | Microtus pennsylvanicus | ||
| Woodland Vole | Microtus pinetorum | ||
| Muskrat | Ondatra zibethicus | ||
| Meadow Jumping Mouse | Zapus hudsonius | ||
| Woodland Jumping Mouse | Napaeozapus insignis | ||
| Erethizontidae | Porcupine | Erethizon dorsatum | |
| Carnivora | Canidae | Coyote | Canis latrans |
| Red Fox | Vulpes vulpes | ||
| Gray Fox | Urocyon cinereoargenteus | ||
| Ursidae | Black Bear | Ursus americanus | |
| Procyonidae | Raccoon | Procyon lotor | |
| Mustelidae | Fisher | Martes pennanti | |
| Ermine | Mustela erminea | ||
| Long-tailed Weasel | Mustela frenata | ||
| Mink | Mustela vison | ||
| River Otter | Lutra canadensis | ||
| Mephitidae | Striped Skunk | Mephitis mephitis | |
| Felidae | Bobcat | Felis rufus | |
| Artiodactyla | Cervidae | White-tailed Deer | Odocoileus virginianus |
| Moose | Alces alces |
* Uncommon to rare mammals not mentioned above include the Water Shrew, Smoky Shrew, Long-tailed Shrew, Southern Bog Lemming, and Rock Vole.
DeGraaf, R., & Rudis, D. 1983. New England Wildlife: Habitat, Natural History, and Distribution. United States Department of Agriculture.
Compiled by: Scott Santino, Ipswich River