This is a list of mammals of Maryland, those mammals native to or immediately off the coast of the U.S. state of Maryland.[1]
Maryland does not have a designated state mammal, but does designate the Calico cat as its state cat, the Chesapeake Bay Retriever as its state dog, and the Thoroughbred as its state horse. Seven species of mammals in Maryland have been extirpated: the eastern wolf, elk, American bison, cougar, snowshoe hare, American marten and eastern harvest mouse. Additionally, some have been introduced. The coypu, an invasive species, has since been extirpated through culling efforts.[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Family | Conservation status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myotis lucifugus | little brown bat | Verspertillionidae | endangered | ||
| Myotis sodalis | Indiana bat | Verspertillionidae | near threatened | ||
| Myotis leeibi | eastern small-footed bat | Verspertillionidae | endangered | ||
| Myotis septentrionalis | northern long-eared bat | Verspertillionidae | near threatened | ||
| Lasionycteris noctivagans | silver-haired bat | Verspertillionidae | least concern | ||
| Perimyotis subflavus | tricolored bat | Verspertillionidae | vulnerable | ||
| Eptesicus fuscus | big brown bat | Verspertillionidae | least concern | ||
| Lasiurus borealis | red bat | Verspertillionidae | least concern | ||
| Lasiurus cinereus | hoary bat | Verspertillionidae | least concern | ||
| Nycticeius humeralis | evening bat | Verspertillionidae | least concern |
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Family | Conservation status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorex cinereus | cinereus shrew | Soricidae | least concern | ||
| Sorex longirostris | southeastern shrew | Soricidae | least concern | ||
| Sorex palustris | American water shrew northern water shrew | Soricidae | least concern | ||
| Sorex fumeus | smoky shrew | Soricidae | least concern | ||
| Sorex dispar | long-tailed shrew | Soricidae | least concern | ||
| Sorex hoyi | American pygmy shrew | Soricidae | least concern | ||
| Blarina brevicauda | northern short-tailed shrew | Soricidae | least concern | ||
| Cryptotis parva | least shrew | Soricidae | least concern | ||
| Parascalops breweri | hairy-tailed mole | Talpidae | least concern | ||
| Scalopus aquaticus | eastern mole | Talpidae | least concern | ||
| Condylura cristata | star-nosed mole | Talpidae | least concern |
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Family | Conservation status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvilagus floridanus | eastern cottontail | Leporidae | least concern | ||
| Sylvilagus obscurus | Appalachian cottontail | Leporidae | near threatened | ||
| Lepus americanus | snowshoe hare | Leporidae | possibly extirpated | ||
| Lepus californicus | black-tailed jackrabbit | Leporidae | introduced |
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Family | Conservation status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamias striatus | eastern chipmunk | Sciuridae | least concern | ||
| Marmota monax | groundhog woodchuck marmot | Sciuridae | least concern | ||
| Sciurus carolinensis | eastern gray squirrel | Sciuridae | least concern | ||
| Sciurus niger cinereus | eastern fox squirrel Delmarva fox squirrel | Sciuridae | least concern | ||
| Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | red squirrel | Sciuridae | least concern | ||
| Glaucomys volans | southern flying squirrel | Sciuridae | least concern | ||
| Castor canadensis | American beaver | Castoridae | least concern | ||
| Oryzomys palustris | marsh rice rat | Sigmodontidae | least concern | ||
| Reithrodontomys humulis | eastern harvest mouse | Sigmodontidae | extirpated | ||
| Peromyscus maniculatus | eastern deer mouse | Sigmodontidae | least concern | ||
| Peromyscus leucopus | white-footed deer mouse | Sigmodontidae | least concern | ||
| Neotoma magister | Allegheny woodrat | Sigmodontidae | least concern | ||
| Zapus hudsonius | meadow jumping mouse | Dipodidae | least concern | ||
| Napaeozapus insignis | woodland jumping mouse | Dipodidae | least concern | ||
| Rattus rattus | black rat roof rat ship rat house rat | Murinae | least concern (introduced) | ||
| Rattus norvegicus | Norway rat brown rat sewer rat wharf rat street rat | Murinae | least concern (introduced) | ||
| Mus musculus | house mouse | Murinae | least concern (introduced) | ||
| Clethrionomys gapperi | southern red-backed vole Gapper's red-backed vole | Cricetidae | least concern | ||
| Microtus pennsylvanicus | meadow vole | Cricetidae | least concern | ||
| Microtus chrotorrhinus | rock vole | Cricetidae | least concern | ||
| Microtus pinetorum | woodland vole | Cricetidae | least concern | ||
| Ondatra zibethicus | muskrat | Cricetidae | least concern | ||
| Synaptomys cooperi | southern bog lemming | Cricetidae | least concern | ||
| Erethizon dorsatum | north American porcupine | Erethizontidae | least concern | ||
| Myocastor coypus | coypu nutria | Echimyidae | least concern (introduced), extirpated |
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Family | Conservation status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kogia breviceps | pygmy sperm whale | Kogiidae | least concern | ||
| Kogia simus | dwarf sperm whale | Kogiidae | least concern | ||
| Physeter macrocephalus | sperm whale cachalot | Physeteridae | vulnerable | ||
| Ziphius cavirostris | Cuvier's beaked whale | Ziphidae | least concern | ||
| Mesoplodon mirus | True's beaked whale | Ziphidae | least concern | ||
| Delphinus delphis | short-beaked common dolphin | Delphinidae | least concern | ||
| Tursiops truncatus | common bottlenose dolphin | Delphinidae | least concern | ||
| Stenella frontalis | Atlantic spotted dolphin | Delphinidae | least concern | ||
| Stenella coeruleoalba | striped dolphin | Delphinidae | least concern | ||
| Leucopleurus acutus | Atlantic white-sided dolphin | Delphinidae | least concern | ||
| Grampus griseus | Risso's dolphin | Delphinidae | least concern | ||
| Orcinus orca | killer whale orca | Delphinidae | least concern | ||
| Globicephala melas | long-finned pilot whale | Delphinidae | least concern | ||
| Globicephala macrorhynchus | short-finned pilot whale | Delphinidae | least concern | ||
| Peponocephala electra | melon-headed whale | Delphinidae | least concern | ||
| Phocoena phocoena | harbour porpoise | Phocoenidae | least concern | ||
| Balaenoptera musculus | blue whale | Balaenopteridae | endangered | ||
| Balaenoptera physalus | fin whale | Balaenopteridae | vulnerable | ||
| Balaenoptera borealis | sei whale | Balaenopteridae | endangered | ||
| Balaenoptera acutorostrata | common minke whale | Balaenopteridae | least concern | ||
| Megaptera novaeangliae | humpback whale | Balaenopteridae | least concern | ||
| Eubalaena glacialis | north Atlantic right whale | Balaenidae | critically endangered |
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Family | Conservation status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canis latrans | coyote | Canidae | least concern | ||
| Canis rufus | red wolf | Canidae | extirpated | ||
| Urocyon cinereoargenteus | gray fox | Canidae | least concern | ||
| Vulpes vulpes | red fox | Canidae | least concern | ||
| Ursus americanus | black bear | Ursidae | least concern | ||
| Procyon lotor | raccoon | Procyonidae | least concern | ||
| Mephitis mephitis | striped skunk | Mephitidae | least concern | ||
| Spilogale putorius | eastern spotted skunk | Mephitidae | vulnerable | ||
| Lontra canadensis | American river otter | Mustelidae | least concern | ||
| Martes americana | American marten | Mustelidae | extirpated | ||
| Mustela nivalis | least weasel | Mustelidae | least concern | ||
| Mustela richardsonii | American ermine | Mustelidae | Not Evaluated | ||
| Neogale frenata | long-tailed weasel | Mustelidae | least concern | ||
| Neogale vison | American mink | Mustelidae | least concern | ||
| Pekania pennanti | fisher | Mustelidae | least concern | ||
| Cystophora cristata | hooded seal | Phocidae | vulnerable | ||
| Halichoerus grypus | grey seal | Phocidae | least concern | ||
| Pagophilus groenlandicus | harp seal | Phocidae | least concern | ||
| Phoca vitulina | harbor seal | Phocidae | least concern | ||
| Lynx rufus | bobcat | Felidae | least concern | ||
| Puma concolor | mountain lion puma cougar | Felidae | extirpated |
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Family | Conservation status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bison bison | American bison | Bovidae | extirpated | ||
| Cervus canadensis | elk | Cervidae | extirpated | ||
| Cervus nippon | sika deer | Cervidae | least concern, introduced | ||
| Odocoileus virginianus | white-tailed deer | Cervidae | least concern |