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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

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

Chiroptera

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carnivora

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

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

  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

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mammals_of_Maryland