Eastern gray squirrels perched in brush in the woods. NPS Photo
A mammal inventory in 2002 documented the following seven species through photography or capture and release stations throughout the park:
Blarina brevicauda (Northern short-tailed shrew)
Glaucomys volans (Southern flying squirrel)
Peromyscus leucopus (White-footed mouse)
Sciurus carolinensis (Eastern gray squirrel)
Vulpes vulpes (Red fox)
Procyon lotor (Raccoon)
Odocoileus virginianus (White-Tailed Deer)
Bats are Mammals Too!
At least four species of bats have been identified within the park.
Common Name Scientific Name
Virginia Opposum
Didelphis virginiana
Southeastern Shrew
Sorex longirostris
Pygmy Shrew
Sorex hoyi
Northern Short-tailed Shrew
Blarina brevicauda
Least Shrew
Cryptotis parva
Eastern Mole
Scalopus aquaticus
Star-nosed Mole
Condylura cristata
Little Brown Bat
Myotis lucifugus
Northern Long-eared Myotis
Myotis septentrionalis
Silver-haired Bat
Lasionycteris noctivagans
Eastern Pipistrelle
Pipestrellus subflavus
Big Brown Bat
Eptesicus fuscus
Red Bat
Lasiurus borealis
Hoary Bat
Lasiurus cinereus
Evening Bat
Nycticeius humeralis
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus
Woodchuck
Marmota monax
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Southern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys volans
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
Eastern Harvest Mouse
Reithrodontomys humulis
White-footed Mouse
Peromyscus leucopus
Meadow Vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Woodland Vole
Microtus pinetorum
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
Southern Bog Lemming
Synaptomys cooperi
Norway Rat
Rattus norvegicus
House Mouse
Mus musculus
Meadow Jumping Mouse
Zapus hudsonius
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Northern Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Long-tailed Weasel
Mustela frenata
Mink
Mustela vison
Striped Skunk
Mephites mephites
Northern River Otter
Lontra canadensis
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
Feral Mammals:
Domestic Dog
Canis familiaris
Domestic Cat
Felis sylvestris
Total Species
41
