Most people are surprised to learn how many mammals inhabit their region. This is certainly the case in Maryland. I am still in the process of reviewing this list for the more uncommon mammals, but it definitely contains all the most conspicuous mammals one might see if he or she spends the time, and has the right combination of patience and luck.
Opossums (Order Didelphimorphia, Family Didelphidae)
Virginia Oppossum (
Didelphis virginiana)
Shrews (Order Insectivora, Family Soricidae)
Masked Shrew (
Sorex cinereus)
Southeastern Shrew (
Sorex longirostris)
Water Shrew (
Sorex palustris)
Smoky Shrew (
Sorex fumeus)
Long-tailed Shrew (
Sorex dispar)
Pygmy Shrew (
Sorex hoyi)
Maryland Shrew (
Sorex fontinalis)
Northern Short-tailed Shrew (
Blarina brevicauda)
Southern Short-tailed Shrew (
Blarina carolinensis)
Least Shrew (
Cryptotis parva)
Moles (Order Insectivora, Family Talpidae)
Hairy-tailed Mole (
Parascalops breweri)
Eastern Mole (
Scalopus aquaticus)
Star-nosed Mole (
Condylura cristata)
Bats (Order Chiroptera, Several Families)
Little Brown Myotis (
Myotis lucifugus)
Indiana Bat (
Myotis sodalis)
Eastern Small-footed Bat (
Myotis leibii)
Northern Myotis (
Myotis septentrionalis)
Silver-haired Bat (
Lasionycteris noctivagans)
Eastern Pipistrelle (
Pipistrellus subflavus)
Big Brown Bat (
Eptesicus fuscus)
Eastern Red Bat (
Lasiurus borealis)
Hoary Bat (
Lasiurus cinereus)
Evening Bat (
Nycticeius humeralis)
Rabbits and Hares (Order Lagomorpha, Family Leporidae)
Eastern Cottontail (
Sylvilagus floridanus)
Appalachian Cottontail (
Sylvilagus obscurus)
Snowshoe Hare (
Lepus americanus)
Squirrels (Order Rodentia, Family Sciuridae)
Eastern Chipmunk (
Tamias striatus)
Woodchuck (
Marmota monax)
Eastern Gray Squirrel (
Sciurus carolinensis)
Eastern Fox Squirrel (
Sciurus niger)
Delmarva Fox Squirrel (
Sciurus niger cinereus)
Red Squirrel (
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
Southern Flying Squirrel (
Glaucomys volans)
Beavers (Order Rodentia, Family Castoridae)
American Beaver (
Castor canadensis)
Rats, Mice, Voles, and Lemmings (Order Rodentia, Family Muridae)
Marsh Rice Rat (
Oryzomys palustris)
Eastern Harvest Mouse (
Reithrodontomys humulis)
Deer Mouse (
Peromyscus maniculatus)
White-footed Mouse (
Peromyscus leucopus)
Allegheny Woodrat (
Neotoma magister)
Southern Red-backed Vole (
Clethrionomys gapperi)
Meadow Vole (
Microtus pennsylvanicus)
Rock Vole (
Microtus chrotorrhinus)
Woodland Vole (
Microtus pinetorum)
Common Muskrat (
Ondatra zibethicus)
Southern Bog Lemming (
Synaptomys cooperi)
Norway Rat (
Rattus norvegicus)
Black Rat (
Rattus rattus)
House Mouse (
Mus musculus)
Meadow Jumping Mouse (
Zapus hudsonius)
New World Porcupines (Order Rodentia, Family Erethizontidae)
Common Porcupine (
Erethizon dorsatum)
* Rare, but sometimes found in far western Maryland
Nutria (Order Rodentia, Family Myocatoridae)
Nutria (
Myocastor coypus)
Wolves, Foxes, and Coyote (Order Carnivora, Family Canidae)
Coyote (
Canis latrans)
Red Fox (
Vulpes vulpes)
Common Gray Fox (
Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
Bears (Order Carnivora, Family Ursidae)
Black Bear (
Ursus americanus)
Hair Seals (Order Carnivora, Family Phocidae)
Harbor Seal (
Phoca vitulina)
Hooded Seal (
Cystophora cristata
Gray Seal (
Halichoerus gryphus)
Raccoons and Kin (Order Carnivora, Family Procyonidae)
Common Raccoon (
Procyon lotor)
Weasels, Skunks, and Kin (Order Carnivora, Family Mustelidae)
Fisher (
Martes pennanti)
Short-tailed Weasel (
Mustela erminea)
Long-tailed Weasel (
Mustela frenata)
Least weasel (
Mustela nivalis)
Mink (
Mustela vison)
Eastern Spotted Skunk (
Spilogale putorius)
Striped Skunk (
Mephitis mephitis)
Northern River Otter (
Lutra canadensis)
Cats (Order Carnivora, Family Felidae)
Bobcat (
Lynx rufus)
Horses (Order Perissodactyla, Family Equidae)
Feral Horse (Assateague Pony) (
Equus caballus)
Deer and Kin (Order Artiodactyla, Family Cervidae)
Sika deer (
Cervus nippon)
White-tailed deer (
Odocoileus virginianus)
Dolphins and Whales (Order Cetacea, Several Families)
Goose-beaked Whale (
Ziphius cavirostris)
True's Beaked Whale (
Mesoplodon mirus)
Pygmy Sperm Whale (
Kogia breviceps)
Sperm Whale (
Physeter catodon)
Bottle-nosed Dolphin (
Tursiops truncatus)
Spotted Dolphin (
Stenella plagiodon)
Rough-toothed Dolphin (
Steno bredanensis
Atlantic White-sided Dolphin (
Lagenorhynchus acutus)
Melon-headed Whale (
Peponocephala electra)
Atlantic Harbor Porpoise (
Phocoena phocoena)
Risso's Dolphin (
Grampus griseus)
Long-finned Pilot Whale (
Globicephala melas)
Fin Whale (
Balaenoptera physalus)
Sei Whale (
Balaenoptera borealis)
Minke Whale (
Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
Blue Whale (
Balaenoptera musculus)
Humpback Whale (
Megaptera novaeangliae)
Black Right Whale (
Eubalaena glacialis)
Primates (Order Primates)
Human (
Homo sapiens)
Extirpated (Extinct in Maryland)
Gray wolf (
Canis lupus)
Mountain lion (
Felis concolor)
American elk (
Cervus elaphus)
American bison (
Bos bison)
Common Domestic Mammals
Domestic Cat (
Felis catus)
Domestic Cow (
Bos taurus)
Domestic Goat (
Capra hircus)
Domestic Dog (
Canis lupus familiaris)>
Domestic Horse (
Equus caballus)
Domestic Llama (
Lama glama)
Domestic Pig (
Sus scrofa)
Domestic Sheep (
Ovis aries)
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