List Of Mammals Of Nova Scotia
This is a list of Nova Scotian mammals.
Bats (Chiroptera)
- Little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus)
- Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus)
- Red bat (Lasiurus borealis)
- Northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis)
- Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
- Tricolored bat (Perimyotis subflavus)
- Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)
Carnivores (Carnivora)
Canines (Canidae)
Bears (Ursidae)
- Black bear (Ursus americanus)
Raccoons (Procyonidae)
- Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
Mustelids (Mustelidae)
- River otter (Lontra canadensis)
- American marten (Martes americana)
- American mink (Neogale vison)
- American ermine (Mustela richardsonii)
- Fisher (Pekania pennanti)
Skunks (Mephitidae)
- Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
Felines (Felidae)
- Eastern cougar (Puma concolor couguar) extirpated, but sightings continue.
- Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)
- Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
Earless seals (Phocidae)
- Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)
- Harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus)
- Hooded seal (Cystophora cristata)
- Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus)
- Ringed seal (Pusa hispida)
Walruses (Otariidae)
- Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) extirpated
Even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla)
Deer (Cervidae)
- White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) native but left and returned on their own
- Moose (Alces alces)
- Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) extirpated
Whales (Cetacea)
Oceanic dolphins (Delphinidae)
- Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis)
- Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus)
- Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus)
- Orca (Orcinus orca)
- Striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba)
References
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