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List of mammals of New York

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List of mammals of New York
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This is a full list of the mammals native to the U.S. state of New York.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] [8] [9] [10]

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The North American beaver is the state mammal of New York.

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:

EXExtinctNo reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
EWExtinct in the wildKnown only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range.
CRCritically endangeredThe species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
ENEndangeredThe species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
VUVulnerableThe species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
NTNear threatenedThe species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorize it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future.
LCLeast concernThere are no current identifiable risks to the species.
DDData deficientThere is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.
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Opossums, order Didelphimorphia

Didelphimorphia is the order of common opossums of the Western Hemisphere. Opossums probably diverged from the basic South American marsupials in the late Cretaceous or early Paleocene. The Virginia opossum is the only marsupial/opossum species in New York.

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Virginia opossum

Insectivores, order Eulipotyphla

Eulipotyphlans are insectivorous mammals. Shrews closely resemble mice, while moles are stout-bodied burrowers.

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Northern short-tailed shrew
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Star-nosed mole
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Lagomorphs, order Lagomorpha

Though lagomorphs can resemble rodents, and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early 20th century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two.

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Snowshoe hare

Rodents, order Rodentia

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Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually, and must be kept short by gnawing.

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Beaver
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Muskrat
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North American porcupine
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Eastern gray squirrel in Manhattan
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American red squirrel
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Bats, order Chiroptera

The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.

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Little brown bat
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Tricolored bat
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Carnivores, order Carnivora

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There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.

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Coyote
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Black bear
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Canada lynx
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Pine marten
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Mink
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Striped skunk
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Even-toed ungulates, order Artiodactyla

The even-toed ungulates are ungulates whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls.

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Moose
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Two white-tailed deer in Broome County
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Cetaceans, order Cetacea

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Cetaceans are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.

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