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)

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American bisonBison bisonBovidaeExtirpated[11] [12]
Moose
Alces alces
CervidaeCommon; found in north, western, and eastern Massachusetts. Total population is over 1000 individuals

7

Eastern elk
Cervus canadensis canadensis
CervidaeExtirpated, formerly western Massachusetts; last record in Worcester County in 1732

7

Fallow deer
Dama dama
CervidaeIntroduced in Dukes County; last reported in 1980

7

White-tailed deer
Odocoileus virginianus
CervidaeCommon; statewide

7

Boreal woodland caribouRangifer tarandus caribouCervidaeExtirpated[13]

Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares)

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Snowshoe hare
Lepus americanus
LeporidaeCommon; statewide except Dukes County; introduced to Nantucket

7

Black-tailed jackrabbit
Lepus californicus
LeporidaeIntroduced, uncommon; found only in Nantucket

7

European hare
Lepus europaeus
LeporidaeIntroduced; found only in Berkshire County

7

European rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
LeporidaeIntroduced to Lovells Island and Gallops Island

7

Eastern cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
LeporidaeIntroduced, common, statewide

7

New England cottontail
Sylvilagus transitionalis
LeporidaeRare; formerly common and found statewide, now found only in Cape Cod, Nantucket, and southwestern Massachusetts

7

Didelphimorphia (New World opossums)

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Virginia opossum
Didelphis virginiana
DidelphinaeCommon; statewide except Dukes and Nantucket counties

7

Eulipotyphla (shrews and moles)

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Northern short-tailed shrew
Blarina brevicauda
SoricidaeCommon; statewide

7

Cinereus shrew
Sorex cinereus
SoricidaeCommon; statewide

7

Long-tailed shrew
Sorex dispar
SoricidaeRare; special concern; found only in Berkshire County

7

Smoky shrew
Sorex fumeus
SoricidaeUncommon; Central and Western Massachusetts

7

American pygmy shrew
Sorex hoyi
SoricidaeOne record; Berkshire County (1991)

7

American water shrew
Sorex palustris
SoricidaeUncommon; special concern, found in Central and Western Massachusetts

7

Star-nosed mole
Condylura cristata
TalpidaeCommon; statewide except Dukes and Nantucket counties

7

Hairy-tailed mole
Parascalops breweri
TalpidaeUncommon; northeastern, Central, and Western Massachusetts

7

Eastern mole
Scalopus aquaticus
TalpidaeCommon; found in southern Plymouth county, southern Connecticut River Valley, Cape Cod, and Dukes and Nantucket counties

7

See also

References

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Notes and References

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  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.