This is a list of Nova Scotian mammals.
Rodents (Rodentia)
Squirrels and marmots (Sciuridae)
Eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) Southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) Northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) Groundhog (Marmota monax)
Beavers (Castoridae) North American beaver (Castor canadensis)
Voles, rats and mice (Muridae) Red-backed vole (Clethrionomys gapperi) Southern bog lemming (Synaptomis cooperi) Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) Meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) Rock vole (Microtus chrotorrhinus) House mouse (Mus musculus) introduced Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) introduced Black rat (Rattus rattus) introduced Deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) White-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) Woodland jumping mouse (Napaeozapus insignis) Meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius)
New World porcupines (Erethizontidae)
North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
Lagomorphs (Lagomorpha)
Snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus)
Insectivores (Insectivora)
Shrews (Soricidae)
Arctic shrew (Sorex arcticus) Common shrew (Sorex cinereus) Smoky shrew (Sorex fumeus) Gaspé shrew (Sorex gaspensis) Long-tailed shrew (Sorex dispar) Water shrew (Sorex palustris) Pygmy shrew (Sorex hoyi) Short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda)
Moles (Talpidae)
Star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata)
Bats (Chiroptera)
Little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) Red bat (Lasiurus borealis) Northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus) Tricolored bat (Perimyotis subflavus) Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)
Carnivores (Carnivora)
Canines (Canidae)
Coyote (Canis latrans ssp.) Grey wolf (Canis lupus) extirpated Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Bears (Ursidae)
Black bear (Ursus americanus)
Raccoons (Procyonidae)
Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
Mustelids (Mustelidae)
River otter (Lontra canadensis) American marten (Martes americana) American mink (Neogale vison) American ermine (Mustela richardsonii) Fisher (Pekania pennanti) Sea mink (Mustela macrodon) extinct
Skunks (Mephitidae)
Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
Felines (Felidae)
Eastern cougar (Puma concolor couguar) extirpated, but sightings continue. Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) Bobcat (Lynx rufus) introduced
Earless seals (Phocidae)
Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) Harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) Hooded seal (Cystophora cristata) Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) Ringed seal (Pusa hispida)
Walruses (Otariidae)
Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) extirpated
Even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla)
Deer (Cervidae)
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) native but left and returned on their own Moose (Alces alces) Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) extirpated
Whales (Cetacea)
Oceanic dolphins (Delphinidae)
Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) Orca (Orcinus orca) Striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba)
Rorqual whales (Balaenopteridae)
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
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