List of mammals of Maryland

Summary

This is a list of mammals of Maryland, those mammals native to or immediately off the coast of the U.S. state of Maryland.[1]

Maryland does not have a designated state mammal, but does designate the Calico cat as its state cat, the Chesapeake Bay Retriever as its state dog, and the Thoroughbred as its state horse. Seven species of mammals in Maryland have been extirpated: the eastern wolf, elk, American bison, cougar, snowshoe hare, American marten and eastern harvest mouse. Additionally, some have been introduced. The coypu, an invasive species, has since been extirpated through culling efforts.[2]

Didelphimorphia edit

Image Scientific name Common name Family Conservation status
  Didelphis virginiana Virginia opossum
opossum
North American opossum
Didelphidae least concern

Chiroptera edit

Image Scientific name Common name Family Conservation status
  Myotis lucifugus little brown bat Verspertillionidae endangered
  Myotis sodalis Indiana bat Verspertillionidae near threatened
  Myotis leeibi eastern small-footed bat Verspertillionidae endangered
  Myotis septentrionalis northern long-eared bat Verspertillionidae near threatened
  Lasionycteris noctivagans silver-haired bat Verspertillionidae least concern
  Perimyotis subflavus tricolored bat Verspertillionidae vulnerable
  Eptesicus fuscus big brown bat Verspertillionidae least concern
  Lasiurus borealis red bat Verspertillionidae least concern
Lasiurus cinereus hoary bat Verspertillionidae least concern
  Nycticeius humeralis evening bat Verspertillionidae least concern

Eulipotyphla edit

Image Scientific name Common name Family Conservation status
  Sorex cinereus cinereus shrew Soricidae least concern
  Sorex longirostris southeastern shrew Soricidae least concern
  Sorex palustris American water shrew
northern water shrew
Soricidae least concern
  Sorex fumeus smoky shrew Soricidae least concern
  Sorex dispar long-tailed shrew Soricidae least concern
Sorex hoyi American pygmy shrew Soricidae least concern
  Blarina brevicauda northern short-tailed shrew Soricidae least concern
  Cryptotis parva least shrew Soricidae least concern
  Parascalops breweri hairy-tailed mole Talpidae least concern
  Scalopus aquaticus eastern mole Talpidae least concern
  Condylura cristata star-nosed mole Talpidae least concern

Lagomorpha edit

Image Scientific name Common name Family Conservation status
  Sylvilagus floridanus eastern cottontail Leporidae least concern
  Sylvilagus obscurus Appalachian cottontail Leporidae near threatened
  Lepus americanus snowshoe hare Leporidae possibly extirpated
  Lepus californicus black-tailed jackrabbit Leporidae introduced

Rodentia edit

Image Scientific name Common name Family Conservation status
  Tamias striatus eastern chipmunk Sciuridae least concern
  Marmota monax groundhog
woodchuck
marmot
Sciuridae least concern
  Sciurus carolinensis eastern gray squirrel Sciuridae least concern
  Sciurus niger cinereus eastern fox squirrel
Delmarva fox squirrel
Sciuridae least concern
  Tamiasciurus hudsonicus red squirrel Sciuridae least concern
  Glaucomys volans southern flying squirrel Sciuridae least concern
  Castor canadensis American beaver Castoridae least concern
  Oryzomys palustris marsh rice rat Sigmodontidae least concern
  Reithrodontomys humulis eastern harvest mouse Sigmodontidae extirpated
  Peromyscus maniculatus eastern deer mouse Sigmodontidae least concern
  Peromyscus leucopus white-footed deer mouse Sigmodontidae least concern
  Neotoma magister Allegheny woodrat Sigmodontidae least concern
  Zapus hudsonius meadow jumping mouse Dipodidae least concern
  Napaeozapus insignis woodland jumping mouse Dipodidae least concern
  Rattus rattus black rat
roof rat
ship rat
house rat
Murinae least concern (introduced)
  Rattus norvegicus Norway rat
brown rat
sewer rat
wharf rat
street rat
Murinae least concern (introduced)
  Mus musculus house mouse Murinae least concern (introduced)
  Clethrionomys gapperi southern red-backed vole
Gapper's red-backed vole
Cricetidae least concern
  Microtus pennsylvanicus meadow vole Cricetidae least concern
Microtus chrotorrhinus rock vole Cricetidae least concern
  Microtus pinetorum woodland vole Cricetidae least concern
  Ondatra zibethicus muskrat Cricetidae least concern
  Synaptomys cooperi southern bog lemming Cricetidae least concern
  Erethizon dorsatum north American porcupine Erethizontidae least concern
  Myocastor coypus coypu
nutria
Echimyidae least concern (introduced), extirpated

Cetacea edit

Image Scientific name Common name Family Conservation status
  Kogia breviceps pygmy sperm whale Kogiidae least concern
  Kogia simus dwarf sperm whale Kogiidae least concern
  Physeter macrocephalus sperm whale
cachalot
Physeteridae vulnerable
  Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier's beaked whale Ziphidae least concern
  Mesoplodon mirus True's beaked whale Ziphidae least concern
  Delphinus delphis short-beaked common dolphin Delphinidae least concern
  Tursiops truncatus common bottlenose dolphin Delphinidae least concern
  Stenella frontalis Atlantic spotted dolphin Delphinidae least concern
  Stenella coeruleoalba striped dolphin Delphinidae least concern
  Leucopleurus acutus Atlantic white-sided dolphin Delphinidae least concern
  Grampus griseus Risso's dolphin Delphinidae least concern
  Orcinus orca killer whale
orca
Delphinidae least concern
  Globicephala melas long-finned pilot whale Delphinidae least concern
  Globicephala macrorhynchus short-finned pilot whale Delphinidae least concern
  Peponocephala electra melon-headed whale Delphinidae least concern
  Phocoena phocoena harbour porpoise Phocoenidae least concern
  Balaenoptera musculus blue whale Balaenopteridae endangered
  Balaenoptera physalus fin whale Balaenopteridae vulnerable
  Balaenoptera borealis sei whale Balaenopteridae endangered
  Balaenoptera acutorostrata common minke whale Balaenopteridae least concern
  Megaptera novaeangliae humpback whale Balaenopteridae least concern
  Eubalaena glacialis north Atlantic right whale Balaenidae critically endangered

Sirenia edit

Image Scientific name Common name Family Conservation status
  Trichechus manatus West Indian manatee Trichechidae least concern, vagrant

Carnivora edit

Image Scientific name Common name Family Conservation status
  Canis latrans coyote Canidae least concern
  Canis rufus red wolf Canidae extirpated
  Urocyon cinereoargenteus gray fox Canidae least concern
  Vulpes vulpes red fox Canidae least concern
  Ursus americanus black bear Ursidae least concern
  Procyon lotor raccoon Procyonidae least concern
  Mephitis mephitis striped skunk Mephitidae least concern
  Spilogale putorius eastern spotted skunk Mephitidae vulnerable
  Lontra canadensis American river otter Mustelidae least concern
  Martes americana American marten Mustelidae extirpated
  Mustela nivalis least weasel Mustelidae least concern
  Mustela richardsonii American ermine Mustelidae Not Evaluated
  Neogale frenata long-tailed weasel Mustelidae least concern
  Neogale vison American mink Mustelidae least concern
  Pekania pennanti fisher Mustelidae least concern
  Cystophora cristata hooded seal Phocidae vulnerable
  Halichoerus grypus grey seal Phocidae least concern
  Pagophilus groenlandicus harp seal Phocidae least concern
  Phoca vitulina harbor seal Phocidae least concern
  Lynx rufus bobcat Felidae least concern
  Puma concolor mountain lion
puma
cougar
Felidae extirpated

Artiodactyla edit

Image Scientific name Common name Family Conservation status
  Bison bison American bison Bovidae extirpated
  Cervus canadensis elk Cervidae extirpated
  Cervus nippon sika deer Cervidae least concern, introduced
  Odocoileus virginianus white-tailed deer Cervidae least concern

References edit

  1. ^ "Maryland Mammals". Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  2. ^ Price, Angela. "Partnership eradicates destructive nutria from Maryland". MyEasternShoreMD. Retrieved September 23, 2022.

External links edit

  • https://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Pages/plants_wildlife/Mammals.aspx
  • https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/wildlife/mammals/html/mammals.html