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List of mammals of Nova Scotia
This is a list of
Nova Scotia
n mammals.
Rodents (
Rodentia
)
North American beaver
(
Castor canadensis
)
House mouse
(
Mus musculus
) introduced
American red squirrel
(
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
)
Groundhog
(
Marmota monax
)
Brown rat
(
Rattus norvegicus
) introduced
Black rat
(
Rattus rattus
)
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
)
Coyote
(
Canis latrans
ssp.)
Grey wolf
(
Canis lupus
) extirpated
Red fox
(
Vulpes vulpes
)
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
) introduced
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
) introduced
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
)
Rorqual whales (
Balaenopteridae
)
Humpback whale
(
Megaptera novaeangliae
)
Minke whale
(
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
)
Fin whale
(
Balaenoptera physalus
)
Blue whale
(
Balaenoptera musculus
)
References