1000 Islands Ecology

Species Checklist
for the
Mammals
of the
Thousand Islands
By
Oliver K. Reichl, B.E.S.(Hons)

This checklist contains the Latin names of mammal species whose range includes the Thousand Islands ecosystem. Tracked species should be reported to Ontario's Natural Heritage Resources Centre (NHIC). Simply click the link ("Yes") to go directly to the NHIC's online reporting form.

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Kingdom: Animalia
—Phylum: Chordata
——Subphylum: Vertebrata
Latin Name Synonyms Tracked
Mammalia
Canidae
Canis latrans ----- No
Canis lupus Canis dingo, Canis familiaris No
Urocyon cinereoargenteus ----- Yes
Vulpes vulpes Vulpes fulvus, Vulpes fulva No
Castoridae
Castor canadensis ----- No
Cervidae
Alces alces ----- No
Odocoileus virginianus Dama virginianus, Dama virginiana No
Dipodidae
Erethizon dorsatum ----- No
Erethizontidae
Zapus hudsonius ----- No
Felidae
Felis concolor couguar Puma concolor couguar Yes
Felis silvestris Felis catus, Felis lybica No
Lynx canadensis ----- No
Lynx rufus Felis rufus No
Hominidae
Homo sapiens ----- No
Leporidae
Lepus americanus ----- No
Lepus townsendii ----- Yes
Sylvilagus floridanus ----- No
Mephitidae
Mephitis mephitis ----- No
Muridae
Microtus pennsylvanicus Microtus nesophilus No
Mus musculus ----- No
Ondatra zibethicus Castor zibethicus, Ondatra americana No
Peromyscus leucopus ----- No
Peromyscus maniculatus ----- No
Rattus norvegicus ----- No
Synaptomys cooperi ----- No
Mustelidae
Lutra canadensis Lontra canadensis No
Martes pennanti ----- No
Mustela frenata ----- No
Mustela nivalis ----- Yes
Mustela vison ----- No
Procyonidae
Procyon lotor ----- No
Sciuridae
Glaucomys sabrinus Sciurus sabrinus No
Glaucomys volans Mus volans Yes
Marmota monax ----- No
Sciurus carolinensis ----- No
Tamias striatus ----- No
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus ----- No
Soricidae
Blarina brevicauda Blarina telmalestes No
Cryptotis parva ----- Yes
Sorex cinereus Sorex jacksoni No
Sorex fumeus ----- No
Sorex hoyi Microsorex hoyi, Sorex thompsoni No
Sorex palustris ----- No
Talpidae
Condylura cristata ----- No
Parascalops breweri ----- No
Ursidae
Ursus americanus ----- No
Vespertilionidae
Eptesicus fuscus ----- No
Lasionycteris noctivagans ----- No
Lasiurus borealis ----- No
Lasiurus cinereus ----- No
Myotis leibii Myotis ciliolabrum Yes
Myotis lucifugus Myotis occultus No
Pipistrellus subflavus ----- Yes
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