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List of mammals of Vermont
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This list of mammals of Vermont includes all mammal species living in the US state of Vermont. Three species, the eastern cottontail, house mouse, and Norway rat have been introduced, into the state.[1] Four species of mammals are currently extirpated from the state: elk, gray wolf, wolverine, and caribou.[2][3] Vermont does not have a designated state mammal, but does designate the Morgan horse as its state horse. The list does not include species found only in captivity.
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Didelphimorphia
Opossums
Family: Didelphidae
- Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana[4][5]
Secure[6] and increasing throughout the state.[7]
Eulipotyphla
Shrews
Family: Soricidae
- Eastern water shrew, Sorex albibarbis[8]
Possibly a subspecies of the American water shrew[9] - Cinereus shrew, Sorex cinereus
- Long-tailed shrew, Sorex dispar
- Smoky shrew, Sorex fumeus
- American pygmy shrew, Sorex hoyi
- Northern short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda[10]
Moles
Family: Talpidae
- Star-nosed mole, Condylura cristata
- Hairy-tailed mole, Parascalops breweri
Rodents
Beavers
Family: Castoridae
- North American beaver, Castor canadensis
Porcupines
Family: Erethizontidae
- North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum
Jumping mice
Family: Dipodidae
- Woodland jumping mouse, Napaeozapus insignis
- Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius
New World rats, mice, and voles
Family: Cricetidae
- Southern red-backed vole, Clethrionomys gapperi
- Rock vole, Microtus chrotorrhinus
- Eastern meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus
- Woodland vole, Microtus pinetorum
- Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus
- White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
- Eastern deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus
- Southern bog lemming, Synaptomys cooperi
Old World rats, mice
Family: Muridae
- House mouse, Mus musculus introduced
- Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus introduced
Chipmunks, marmots, squirrels
Family: Sciuridae
- Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus
- Southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans
- Groundhog, Marmota monax
- Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis
- Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus
- American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Lagomorpha
Hares and rabbits
Family: Leporidae
- Snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus
- Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus introduced
- New England cottontail, Sylvilagus transitionalis
Chiroptera
Vesper bats
Family: Vespertilionidae
- Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
- Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
- Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
- Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
- Eastern small-footed myotis, Myotis leibii
- Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus
Endangered and in decline.[11] - Northern long-eared bat, Myotis septentrionalis
- Indiana bat, Myotis sodalis
- Tricolored bat, Perimyotis subflavus
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Carnivora
Cats
Family: Felidae
- Canada lynx, Lynx canadensis
- Bobcat, Lynx rufus
- Cougar, Puma concolor possibly extirpated[12]
- Eastern cougar, P. c. couguar
Canines
Family: Canidae
Bears
Family: Ursidae
- American black bear, Ursus americanus
Skunks
Family: Mephitidae
- Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
Weasels
Family: Mustelidae
- Wolverine, Gulo gulo extirpated
- North American river otter, Lontra canadensis
- American marten, Martes americana
- American ermine, Mustela richardsonii
- Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata
- American mink, Neogale vison
- Fisher, Pekania pennanti
Raccoons
Family: Procyonidae
- Raccoon, Procyon lotor
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Artiodactyla
Deer
Family: Cervidae
- Moose, Alces alces
- Elk, Cervus canadensis extirpated
- White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus
- Caribou, Rangifer tarandus extirpated
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Notes
References
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