List of mammals of Maryland

This is a list of mammals of Maryland, those mammals native to or immediately off the coast of the U.S. state of Maryland.

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.

Didelphimorphia ImageScientific nameCommon nameFamilyConservation statusDidelphis virginianaVirginia opossumopossumNorth American opossumDidelphidaeleast concern

Chiroptera ImageScientific nameCommon nameFamilyConservation statusMyotis lucifuguslittle brown batVerspertillionidaeendangeredMyotis sodalisIndiana batVerspertillionidaenear threatenedMyotis leeibieastern small-footed batVerspertillionidaeendangeredMyotis septentrionalisnorthern long-eared batVerspertillionidaenear threatenedLasionycteris noctivaganssilver-haired batVerspertillionidaeleast concernPerimyotis subflavustricolored batVerspertillionidaevulnerable Eptesicus fuscusbig brown batVerspertillionidaeleast concernLasiurus borealisred batVerspertillionidaeleast concernLasiurus cinereushoary batVerspertillionidaeleast concernNycticeius humeralisevening batVerspertillionidaeleast concern

Eulipotyphla ImageScientific nameCommon nameFamilyConservation statusSorex cinereuscinereus shrewSoricidaeleast concernSorex longirostrissoutheastern shrewSoricidaeleast concernSorex palustrisAmerican water shrewnorthern water shrewSoricidaeleast concernSorex fumeussmoky shrewSoricidaeleast concernSorex disparlong-tailed shrewSoricidaeleast concernSorex hoyiAmerican pygmy shrewSoricidaeleast concernBlarina brevicaudanorthern short-tailed shrewSoricidaeleast concernCryptotis parvaleast shrewSoricidaeleast concernParascalops brewerihairy-tailed moleTalpidaeleast concernScalopus aquaticuseastern moleTalpidaeleast concernCondylura cristatastar-nosed moleTalpidaeleast concern

Lagomorpha ImageScientific nameCommon nameFamilyConservation statusSylvilagus floridanuseastern cottontailLeporidaeleast concernSylvilagus obscurusAppalachian cottontailLeporidaenear threatenedLepus americanussnowshoe hareLeporidaepossibly extirpatedLepus californicusblack-tailed jackrabbitLeporidaeintroduced

Rodentia ImageScientific nameCommon nameFamilyConservation statusTamias striatuseastern chipmunkSciuridaeleast concernMarmota monaxgroundhogwoodchuckmarmotSciuridaeleast concernSciurus carolinensiseastern gray squirrelSciuridaeleast concernSciurus niger cinereuseastern fox squirrelDelmarva fox squirrelSciuridaeleast concernTamiasciurus hudsonicusred squirrelSciuridaeleast concernGlaucomys volanssouthern flying squirrelSciuridaeleast concernCastor canadensisAmerican beaverCastoridaeleast concernOryzomys palustrismarsh rice ratSigmodontidaeleast concernReithrodontomys humuliseastern harvest mouseSigmodontidaeextirpatedPeromyscus maniculatuseastern deer mouseSigmodontidaeleast concernPeromyscus leucopuswhite-footed deer mouseSigmodontidaeleast concernNeotoma magisterAllegheny woodratSigmodontidaeleast concernZapus hudsoniusmeadow jumping mouseDipodidaeleast concernNapaeozapus insigniswoodland jumping mouseDipodidaeleast concernRattus rattusblack ratroof ratship rathouse ratMurinaeleast concern (introduced)Rattus norvegicusNorway ratbrown ratsewer ratwharf ratstreet ratMurinaeleast concern (introduced)Mus musculushouse mouseMurinaeleast concern (introduced)Clethrionomys gapperisouthern red-backed voleGapper's red-backed voleCricetidaeleast concernMicrotus pennsylvanicusmeadow voleCricetidaeleast concernMicrotus chrotorrhinusrock voleCricetidaeleast concernMicrotus pinetorumwoodland voleCricetidaeleast concernOndatra zibethicusmuskratCricetidaeleast concernSynaptomys cooperisouthern bog lemmingCricetidaeleast concernErethizon dorsatumNorth American porcupineErethizontidaeleast concernMyocastor coypuscoypunutriaEchimyidaeleast concern (introduced), extirpated

Cetacea ImageScientific nameCommon nameFamilyConservation statusKogia brevicepspygmy sperm whaleKogiidaeleast concernKogia simusdwarf sperm whaleKogiidaeleast concernPhyseter macrocephalussperm whalecachalotPhyseteridaevulnerableZiphius cavirostrisCuvier's beaked whaleZiphidaeleast concernMesoplodon mirusTrue's beaked whaleZiphidaeleast concernDelphinus delphisshort-beaked common dolphinDelphinidaeleast concernTursiops truncatuscommon bottlenose dolphinDelphinidaeleast concernStenella frontalisAtlantic spotted dolphinDelphinidaeleast concernStenella coeruleoalbastriped dolphinDelphinidaeleast concernLeucopleurus acutusAtlantic white-sided dolphinDelphinidaeleast concernGrampus griseusRisso's dolphinDelphinidaeleast concernOrcinus orcakiller whaleorcaDelphinidaeleast concernGlobicephala melaslong-finned pilot whaleDelphinidaeleast concernGlobicephala macrorhynchusshort-finned pilot whaleDelphinidaeleast concernPeponocephala electramelon-headed whaleDelphinidaeleast concernPhocoena phocoenaharbour porpoisePhocoenidaeleast concernBalaenoptera musculusblue whaleBalaenopteridaeendangeredBalaenoptera physalusfin whaleBalaenopteridaevulnerableBalaenoptera borealissei whaleBalaenopteridaeendangeredBalaenoptera acutorostratacommon minke whaleBalaenopteridaeleast concernMegaptera novaeangliaehumpback whaleBalaenopteridaeleast concernEubalaena glacialisnorth Atlantic right whaleBalaenidaecritically endangered

Sirenia ImageScientific nameCommon nameFamilyConservation statusTrichechus manatusWest Indian manateeTrichechidaeleast concern, vagrant

Carnivora ImageScientific nameCommon nameFamilyConservation statusCanis latranscoyoteCanidaeleast concernCanis rufusred wolfCanidaeextirpatedUrocyon cinereoargenteusgray foxCanidaeleast concernVulpes vulpesred foxCanidaeleast concernUrsus americanusblack bearUrsidaeleast concernProcyon lotorraccoonProcyonidaeleast concernMephitis mephitisstriped skunkMephitidaeleast concernSpilogale putoriuseastern spotted skunkMephitidaevulnerableLontra canadensisAmerican river otterMustelidaeleast concernMartes americanaAmerican martenMustelidaeextirpatedMustela nivalisleast weaselMustelidaeleast concernMustela richardsoniiAmerican ermineMustelidaenot evaluatedNeogale frenatalong-tailed weaselMustelidaeleast concernNeogale visonAmerican minkMustelidaeleast concernPekania pennantifisherMustelidaeleast concernCystophora cristatahooded sealPhocidaevulnerableHalichoerus grypusgrey sealPhocidaeleast concernPagophilus groenlandicusharp sealPhocidaeleast concernPhoca vitulinaharbor sealPhocidaeleast concernLynx rufusbobcatFelidaeleast concernPuma concolormountain lionpumacougarFelidaeextirpated

Artiodactyla ImageScientific nameCommon nameFamilyConservation statusBison bisonAmerican bisonBovidaeextirpatedCervus canadensiselkCervidaeextirpatedCervus nipponsika deerCervidaeleast concern, introducedOdocoileus virginianuswhite-tailed deerCervidaeleast concern

References

External links https://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Pages/plants_wildlife/Mammals.aspx https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/wildlife/mammals/html/mammals.html