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This list of mammals of Vermont includes all mammal species living in the US state of Vermont. Three species, the eastern cottontail, house mouse, and Norway rat have been introduced, into the state.^[1] Four species of mammals are currently extirpated from the state: elk, gray wolf, wolverine, and caribou.^[2]^[3] Vermont does not have a designated state mammal, but does designate the Morgan horse as its state horse. The list does not include species found only in captivity.

Didelphimorphia

Opossums

Family: Didelphidae

Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana^[4]^[5]
Secure^[6] and increasing throughout the state.^[7]

Eulipotyphla

Shrews

Family: Soricidae

Eastern water shrew, Sorex albibarbis^[8]
Possibly a subspecies of the American water shrew^[9]
Cinereus shrew, Sorex cinereus
Long-tailed shrew, Sorex dispar
Smoky shrew, Sorex fumeus
American pygmy shrew, Sorex hoyi
Northern short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda^[10]

Moles

Family: Talpidae

Star-nosed mole, Condylura cristata
Hairy-tailed mole, Parascalops breweri

Rodents

Beavers

Family: Castoridae

North American beaver, Castor canadensis

Porcupines

Family: Erethizontidae

North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum

Jumping mice

Family: Dipodidae

Woodland jumping mouse, Napaeozapus insignis
Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius

New World rats, mice, and voles

Family: Cricetidae

Southern red-backed vole, Clethrionomys gapperi
Rock vole, Microtus chrotorrhinus
Eastern meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus
Woodland vole, Microtus pinetorum
Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus
White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
Eastern deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus
Southern bog lemming, Synaptomys cooperi

Old World rats, mice

Family: Muridae

House mouse, Mus musculus introduced
Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus introduced

Chipmunks, marmots, squirrels

Family: Sciuridae

Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus
Southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans
Groundhog, Marmota monax
Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis
Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus
American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Lagomorpha

Hares and rabbits

Family: Leporidae

Snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus
Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus introduced
New England cottontail, Sylvilagus transitionalis

Chiroptera

Vesper bats

Family: Vespertilionidae

Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
Eastern small-footed myotis, Myotis leibii
Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus
Endangered and in decline.^[11]
Northern long-eared bat, Myotis septentrionalis
Indiana bat, Myotis sodalis
Tricolored bat, Perimyotis subflavus

Carnivora

Cats

Family: Felidae

Canada lynx, Lynx canadensis
Bobcat, Lynx rufus
Cougar, Puma concolor possibly extirpated^[12]
- Eastern cougar, P. c. couguar

Canines

Family: Canidae

Coyote, Canis latrans
Gray wolf, Canis lupus extirpated
Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Red fox, Vulpes vulpes

Bears

Family: Ursidae

American black bear, Ursus americanus

Skunks

Family: Mephitidae

Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis

Weasels

Family: Mustelidae

Wolverine, Gulo gulo extirpated
North American river otter, Lontra canadensis
American marten, Martes americana
American ermine, Mustela richardsonii
Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata
American mink, Neogale vison
Fisher, Pekania pennanti

Raccoons

Family: Procyonidae

Raccoon, Procyon lotor

Artiodactyla

Deer

Family: Cervidae

Moose, Alces alces
Elk, Cervus canadensis extirpated
White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus
Caribou, Rangifer tarandus extirpated

Notes

^ "Mammals of Vermont" (PDF). Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
^ Osgood, F.L. (1938). "The mammals of Vermont". Journal of Mammalogy. 19 (4) (published November 1938): 435–441. doi:10.2307/1374228. JSTOR 1374228.
^ Rogers, Tom. "History Space: Vermont's great outdoors". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
^ "North American Opossum - Didelphis virginiana". val.vtecostudies.org. Norwich, Vermont: Vermont Center for Ecostudies. June 25, 2024. Archived from the original on August 5, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
^ "Didelphis virginiana - Virginia opossum". animaldiversity.org. Regents of the University of Michigan. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
^ "Didelphis virginiana - Virginia Opossum". explorer.natureserve.org. NatureServe. July 5, 2024. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
^ Pérez-Hernandez, R.; Lew, D.; Solari, S. (2016). "Didelphis virginiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources: e.T40502A22176259. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T40502A22176259.en. Archived from the original on August 5, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
^ "Sorex albibarbis - Eastern Water Shrew". explorer.natureserve.org. NatureServe. July 5, 2024. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
^ "American Water Shrew (Sorex palustris)". val.vtecostudies.org. Vermont Center for Ecostudies. January 31, 2022. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
^ "Northern Short-tailed Shrew - Blarina brevicauda". www.iucnredlist.org. International Union for Conservation of Nature. August 19, 2016. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ Solari, S. (2021) [amended version of 2018 assessment]. "Myotis lucifugus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T14176A208031565. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T14176A208031565.en. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved January 15, 2023.

References

Burt, William Henry (Text and Maps); Grossenheider, Richard Philip (Illustrations) (1980) [1952]. A Field Guide to the Mammals: North America North of Mexico. Peterson Field Guides (Third ed.). Boston, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 0-395-91098-6.

[1] "Mammals of Vermont" (PDF). Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. Retrieved December 7, 2022.

[2] Osgood, F.L. (1938). "The mammals of Vermont". Journal of Mammalogy. 19 (4) (published November 1938): 435–441. doi:10.2307/1374228. JSTOR 1374228.

[3] Rogers, Tom. "History Space: Vermont's great outdoors". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved November 11, 2017.

[4] "North American Opossum - Didelphis virginiana". val.vtecostudies.org. Norwich, Vermont: Vermont Center for Ecostudies. June 25, 2024. Archived from the original on August 5, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.

[5] "Didelphis virginiana - Virginia opossum". animaldiversity.org. Regents of the University of Michigan. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.

[6] "Didelphis virginiana - Virginia Opossum". explorer.natureserve.org. NatureServe. July 5, 2024. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.

[7] Pérez-Hernandez, R.; Lew, D.; Solari, S. (2016). "Didelphis virginiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources: e.T40502A22176259. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T40502A22176259.en. Archived from the original on August 5, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.

[8] "Sorex albibarbis - Eastern Water Shrew". explorer.natureserve.org. NatureServe. July 5, 2024. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.

[9] "American Water Shrew (Sorex palustris)". val.vtecostudies.org. Vermont Center for Ecostudies. January 31, 2022. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.

[10] "Northern Short-tailed Shrew - Blarina brevicauda". www.iucnredlist.org. International Union for Conservation of Nature. August 19, 2016. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[iucn-11] Solari, S. (2021) [amended version of 2018 assessment]. "Myotis lucifugus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T14176A208031565. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T14176A208031565.en. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

[12] "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved January 15, 2023.

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