List of mammals of Massachusetts explained

This is a list of mammals of Massachusetts. It includes all mammals currently living in Massachusetts, whether resident or as migrants, as well as extirpated species. For the most part, it does not include each mammal's specific habitat, but instead shows the mammal's range in the state and its abundance.

Chiroptera (bats)

In 2008, white-nose syndrome was recorded in Massachusetts. Afterwards, the bat population declined by 98%, and thus, in 2012, the little brown myotis, northern long-eared myotis, and tricolored bats were listed as endangered in the state.

Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

style=background:navajowhite	Name	style=background:navajowhite	Species/authority	style=background:navajowhite	Family	style=background:navajowhite	Range and status	style=background:navajowhite	IUCN Red List
American bison	Bison bison	Bovidae	Extirpated^[11] ^[12]
Moose	Alces alces	Cervidae	Common; found in north, western, and eastern Massachusetts. Total population is over 1000 individuals	7
Eastern elk	Cervus canadensis canadensis	Cervidae	Extirpated, formerly western Massachusetts; last record in Worcester County in 1732	7
Fallow deer	Dama dama	Cervidae		Introduced in Dukes County; last reported in 1980	7
White-tailed deer	Odocoileus virginianus	Cervidae	Common; statewide	7
Boreal woodland caribou	Rangifer tarandus caribou	Cervidae	Extirpated^[13]

Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares)

style=background:navajowhite	Name	style=background:navajowhite	Species/authority	style=background:navajowhite	Family	style=background:navajowhite	Range and status	style=background:navajowhite	IUCN Red List
Snowshoe hare	Lepus americanus	Leporidae	Common; statewide except Dukes County; introduced to Nantucket	7
Black-tailed jackrabbit	Lepus californicus	Leporidae	Introduced, uncommon; found only in Nantucket	7
European hare	Lepus europaeus	Leporidae	Introduced; found only in Berkshire County	7
European rabbit	Oryctolagus cuniculus	Leporidae	Introduced to Lovells Island and Gallops Island	7
Eastern cottontail	Sylvilagus floridanus	Leporidae	Introduced, common, statewide	7
New England cottontail	Sylvilagus transitionalis	Leporidae	Rare; formerly common and found statewide, now found only in Cape Cod, Nantucket, and southwestern Massachusetts	7

Didelphimorphia (New World opossums)

style=background:navajowhite	Name	style=background:navajowhite	Species/authority	style=background:navajowhite	Family	style=background:navajowhite	Range and status	style=background:navajowhite	IUCN Red List
Virginia opossum	Didelphis virginiana	Didelphinae	Common; statewide except Dukes and Nantucket counties	7

Eulipotyphla (shrews and moles)

style=background:navajowhite	Name	style=background:navajowhite	Species/authority	style=background:navajowhite	Family	style=background:navajowhite	Range and status	style=background:navajowhite	IUCN Red List
Northern short-tailed shrew	Blarina brevicauda	Soricidae	Common; statewide	7
Cinereus shrew	Sorex cinereus	Soricidae	Common; statewide	7
Long-tailed shrew	Sorex dispar	Soricidae	Rare; special concern; found only in Berkshire County	7
Smoky shrew	Sorex fumeus	Soricidae	Uncommon; Central and Western Massachusetts	7
American pygmy shrew	Sorex hoyi	Soricidae	One record; Berkshire County (1991)	7
American water shrew	Sorex palustris	Soricidae	Uncommon; special concern, found in Central and Western Massachusetts	7
Star-nosed mole	Condylura cristata	Talpidae	Common; statewide except Dukes and Nantucket counties	7
Hairy-tailed mole	Parascalops breweri	Talpidae	Uncommon; northeastern, Central, and Western Massachusetts	7
Eastern mole	Scalopus aquaticus	Talpidae	Common; found in southern Plymouth county, southern Connecticut River Valley, Cape Cod, and Dukes and Nantucket counties	7

See also

• Mammals of New England
• List of Massachusetts birds
• List of reptiles of Massachusetts
• List of mammal genera
• Lists of mammals by region
• List of mammals in Connecticut
• List of mammals in North America

References

• Kays, R. W., and Wilson, D. W., Mammals of North America, Princeton University Press,
• Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds) Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press. .
• Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Mammals of North America
• Mammal List of Massachusetts Cardoza, J. E., Jones, G. S., and French, T. W.

External links

• American Society of Mammalogists

Notes and References

1. Miller, B. . Reid, F. . Arroyo-Cabrales, J. . Cuarón, A.D. . de Grammont, P.C. . 2016 . Eptesicus fuscus . 2016 . e.T7928A22118197 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T7928A22118197.en . 25 September 2021.
2. Arroyo-Cabrales, J. . Miller, B. . Reid, F. . Cuarón, A.D. . de Grammont, P.C. . amp . Lasionycteris noctivagans . 2008 . e.T11339A3269157 . 2008 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T11339A3269157.en . 27 December 2017.
3. Arroyo-Cabrales, J. . Miller, B. . Reid, F. . Cuarón, A.D. . de Grammont, P.C. . 2016 . Lasiurus borealis . 2016 . e.T11347A22121017 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T11347A22121017.en . 25 September 2021.
4. Gonzalez, E. . Barquez, R. . Arroyo-Cabrales, J. . 2016 . Lasiurus cinereus . 2016 . e.T11345A22120305 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T11345A22120305.en . 25 September 2021.
5. Arroyo-Cabrales, J. . Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T. . amp . Myotis leibii . 2008 . e.T14172A4414839 . 2008 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T14172A4414839.en . 27 December 2017.
6. Arroyo-Cabrales, J. . Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T. . amp . Myotis lucifugus . 2008 . e.T14176A4415629 . 2008 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T14176A4415629.en . 27 December 2017.
7. Arroyo-Cabrales, J. . Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T. . amp . Myotis septentrionalis . 2008 . e.T14201A4420750 . 2008 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T14201A4420750.en . 27 December 2017.
8. Arroyo-Cabrales, J. . Ospina-Garces, S. . 2016 . Myotis sodalis . 2016 . e.T14136A22053184 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T14136A22053184.en . 25 September 2021.
9. Arroyo-Cabrales, J. . Miller, B. . Reid, F. . Cuarón, A.D. . de Grammont, P.C. . amp . Pipistrellus subflavus . 2008 . e.T17366A7011135 . 2008 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T17366A7011135.en . 27 December 2017.
10. Web site: 9 August 2013 . United States . Wolf.org.
11. Web site: American Bison. 2021-07-02. National Wildlife Federation. en.
12. Aune, K., Jørgensen, D. & Gates, C. 2017. Bison bison (errata version published in 2018). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T2815A123789863. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T2815A45156541.en. Downloaded on 07 July 2021.
13. Guilday. John E.. 1968-05-20. Archaeological Evidence of Caribou from New York and Massachusetts. Journal of Mammalogy. 49. 2. 344–345. 10.2307/1378012. 1378012 . 0022-2372.