A white-tailed deer , the state animal of Pennsylvania , in Berwyn, Pennsylvania [ 1]
This list of mammals in Pennsylvania consists of 66 species currently believed to occur wild in the state. This excludes feral domesticated species such as feral cats and dogs .
Several species recently lived wild in Pennsylvania, but are now extirpated (locally, but not globally, extinct). They are the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris ), eastern wolf (Canis lycaon ), American marten (Martes americana ), wolverine (Gulo gulo ), cougar (Puma concolor ), Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis ), moose (Alces alces ), and bison (Bison bison ).
Opossums
Order : Didelphimorphia
Family : Didelphidae
One species of opossum occurs in Pennsylvania.
Common name
Scientific name
Status[ 2]
Notes
Distribution[ 2]
Virginia opossum
Didelphis virginiana
Common
D. virginiana virginiana
Statewide
Shrews and moles
Order : Eulipotyphla
Family : Soricidae
Seven species of shrews live in Pennsylvania.
Family : Talpidae
Three species of moles occur in Pennsylvania.
Bats
Order : Chiroptera
Family : Vespertilionidae
Eleven species of evening bats occur in Pennsylvania.
Rabbits and hares
Order : Lagomorpha
Family : Leporidae
Three species of rabbits and hares occur in Pennsylvania.
Rodents
Order : Rodentia
Family : Castoridae
One species of beaver occurs in Pennsylvania.
Common name
Scientific name
Status
Notes
Distribution
North American beaver
Castor canadensis
Reintroduced
Statewide
Family : Myocastoridae
One species of porcupine occurs in Pennsylvania.
Common name
Scientific name
Status
Notes
Distribution
North American porcupine
Erethizon doratum
Uncommon
Northern and central
Family : Zapodidae
Two species of jumping mice occur in Pennsylvania.
Family : Cricetidae
Nine species of voles and New World rats and mice occur in Pennsylvania.
Subfamily Arvicolinae (lemmings, voles, and muskrats)
Subfamily Neotominae (North American rats and mice)
Family : Muridae
Three species of Old World rats and mice occur in Pennsylvania.
Common name
Scientific name
Status
Notes
Distribution
House mouse
Mus musculus
Introduced
Statewide
Brown rat
Rattus norvegicus
Introduced
Statewide
Black rat
Rattus rattus
Introduced
Statewide
Family : Sciuridae
Eight species of squirrels , chipmunks , and marmots occur in Pennsylvania.
Subfamily Sciurinae (tree squirrels and flying squirrels)
Subfamily Xerinae (chipmunks and ground squirrels)
Carnivorans
Order : Carnivora
Family : Felidae
One species of cat occurs in Pennsylvania.
Family : Canidae
Three species of canids occur in Pennsylvania.
Family : Ursidae
One species of bear occurs in Pennsylvania.
Common name
Scientific name
Status
Notes
Distribution
Black bear
Ursus americanus
Common
U. americanus americanus
Appalachian Mountains in Central Pennsylvania
Family : Mephitidae
Two species of skunks occur in Pennsylvania.
Family : Mustelidae
Seven species of mustelids occur in Pennsylvania.
Common name
Scientific name
Status
Notes
Distribution
River otter
Lontra canadensis
Rare
L. canadensis canadensis
Northern
Least weasel
Mustela nivalis
Uncommon
M. nivalis allegheniensis
Western two-thirds
American ermine
Mustela richardsonii
Uncommon
Statewide except southwest
Long-tailed weasel
Neogale frenata
Common
Statewide
Mink
Neogale vison
Common
N. vison mink
Statewide
Fisher
Pekania pennanti
Reintroduced
North central
Badger
Taxidea taxus
Rare
only four confirmed records since 1946[ 3]
Southwest Pennslvania[ 4]
Family : Procyonidae
One species of raccoon occurs in Pennsylvania.
Common name
Scientific name
Status
Notes
Distribution
Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Common
Eastern raccoon, P. lotor lotor
Statewide
Hoofed mammals
Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Cervidae
Two species of deer occur in Pennsylvania.
Common name
Scientific name
Status
Notes
Distribution
Elk
Cervus canadensis
Reintroduced
Eastern elk once inhabited the state, but were driven to extinction. Rocky Mountain elk were introduced in their place in the early 20th century, and the population has risen steadily since then.
North central
White-tailed deer
Odocoileus virginianus
Common
Northern white-tailed deer, O. virginianus borealis
Statewide
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