Mammals
Checklist of the Mammals of the Rainy River District
List from “The Mammals of Canada” by A.W.F Banfield (1974)
Class MAMMALIA Mammals
Order INSECTIVORA Insectivores
Soricidae Shrews
Sorex cinereus Masked Shrew
Sorex palustris American Water Shrew
Sorex arcticus Arctic Shrew
Microsorex hoyi Pygmy Shrew
Blarina brevicauda Short-tailed Shrew
Talpidae Moles
Condylura cristata Star-nosed Mole
Order CHIROPTERA Bats
Vespertilionidae Smooth-faced Bats
Myotis lucifugus Little Brown Bat
Myotis keenii Keen’s Bat
Lasionycteris noctivagans Silver-haired Bat
Eptesicus fuscus Big Brown Bat
Lasiurus borealis Red Bat
Lasiurus cinereus Hoary Bat
Order LAGAMORPHA Rabbits and Hares
Leporidae Rabbits and Hares
Lepus americanus Snowshoe Hare
Lepus townsendii White-tailed Jack Rabbit
Order RODENTIA Rodents
Sciuridae Squirrels
Tamias striatus Eastern Chipmunk
Eutamias minimus Least Chipmunk
Marmota monax Woodchuck
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel
Spermophilus franklinii Franklin’s Ground Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis Grey or Black Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus American Red Squirrel
Glaucomys sabrinus Northern Flying Squirrel
Castoridae Beavers
Castor canadensis American Beaver
Muridae Rats, Mice, and Voles
Peromyscus maniculatus Deer Mouse
Clethrionomys gapperi Gapper’s Red-backed Vole
Synaptomys cooperi Southern Bog Lemming
Synaptomys borealis Northern Bog Lemming
Phenacomys intermedius Heather Vole
Ondatra zibethicus Muskrat
Microtus pennsylvanicus Meadow Vole
Rattus norvegicus Norway Rat
Mus musculus House Mouse
Dipodidae Jumping Mice
Zapus hudsonius Jumping Mouse
Napaeozapus insignis Woodland Jumping Mouse
Erethizontidae New World Porcupines
Erethizon dorsatum American Porcupine
CARNIVORA Carnivores
Canidae Dogs
Canis latrans Coyote
Canis lupus Wolf
Vulpes vulpes Red Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus Grey Fox
Ursidae Bears
Ursus americanus American Black Bear
Procyonidae Raccoons
Procyon lotor Raccoon
Mustelidae Weasels
Martes americana American Marten
Martes pennant Fisher
Mustela erminea Ermine
Mustela frenata Long-tailed Weasel
Mustela nivalis Least Weasel
Mustela vison American Mink
Gulo gulo Wolverine
Taxidea taxus American Badger
Mephitis mephitis Striped Skunk
Lontra canadensis River Otter
Felidae Cats
Felis concolor Mountain Lion or Cougar
Lynx lynx Lynx
Lynx rufus Bobcat
ARTIODACTYLA Cloven-hoofed Mammals
Cervidae Deer
Rangifer tarandus Caribou
Odocoileus virginianus White-tailed Deer
Alces alces Moose
Cervus elphus Wapiti or American Elk
References:
Banfield, A.W.F. , 1975 The Mammals of Canada. National Museums of Canada. University of Toronto Press.
Class MAMMALIA Mammals
Order INSECTIVORA Insectivores
Soricidae Shrews
Sorex cinereus Masked Shrew
Sorex palustris American Water Shrew
Sorex arcticus Arctic Shrew
Microsorex hoyi Pygmy Shrew
Blarina brevicauda Short-tailed Shrew
Talpidae Moles
Condylura cristata Star-nosed Mole
Order CHIROPTERA Bats
Vespertilionidae Smooth-faced Bats
Myotis lucifugus Little Brown Bat
Myotis keenii Keen’s Bat
Lasionycteris noctivagans Silver-haired Bat
Eptesicus fuscus Big Brown Bat
Lasiurus borealis Red Bat
Lasiurus cinereus Hoary Bat
Order LAGAMORPHA Rabbits and Hares
Leporidae Rabbits and Hares
Lepus americanus Snowshoe Hare
Lepus townsendii White-tailed Jack Rabbit
Order RODENTIA Rodents
Sciuridae Squirrels
Tamias striatus Eastern Chipmunk
Eutamias minimus Least Chipmunk
Marmota monax Woodchuck
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel
Spermophilus franklinii Franklin’s Ground Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis Grey or Black Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus American Red Squirrel
Glaucomys sabrinus Northern Flying Squirrel
Castoridae Beavers
Castor canadensis American Beaver
Muridae Rats, Mice, and Voles
Peromyscus maniculatus Deer Mouse
Clethrionomys gapperi Gapper’s Red-backed Vole
Synaptomys cooperi Southern Bog Lemming
Synaptomys borealis Northern Bog Lemming
Phenacomys intermedius Heather Vole
Ondatra zibethicus Muskrat
Microtus pennsylvanicus Meadow Vole
Rattus norvegicus Norway Rat
Mus musculus House Mouse
Dipodidae Jumping Mice
Zapus hudsonius Jumping Mouse
Napaeozapus insignis Woodland Jumping Mouse
Erethizontidae New World Porcupines
Erethizon dorsatum American Porcupine
CARNIVORA Carnivores
Canidae Dogs
Canis latrans Coyote
Canis lupus Wolf
Vulpes vulpes Red Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus Grey Fox
Ursidae Bears
Ursus americanus American Black Bear
Procyonidae Raccoons
Procyon lotor Raccoon
Mustelidae Weasels
Martes americana American Marten
Martes pennant Fisher
Mustela erminea Ermine
Mustela frenata Long-tailed Weasel
Mustela nivalis Least Weasel
Mustela vison American Mink
Gulo gulo Wolverine
Taxidea taxus American Badger
Mephitis mephitis Striped Skunk
Lontra canadensis River Otter
Felidae Cats
Felis concolor Mountain Lion or Cougar
Lynx lynx Lynx
Lynx rufus Bobcat
ARTIODACTYLA Cloven-hoofed Mammals
Cervidae Deer
Rangifer tarandus Caribou
Odocoileus virginianus White-tailed Deer
Alces alces Moose
Cervus elphus Wapiti or American Elk
References:
Banfield, A.W.F. , 1975 The Mammals of Canada. National Museums of Canada. University of Toronto Press.