List of mammals of New Hampshire
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The list of mammals of New Hampshire includes all mammal species living in the US state of New Hampshire. Four species of mammals are currently extirpated from the state: gray wolf,[1] cougar,[2] wolverine,[3] and caribou.[4] The list does not include species found only in captivity.
While New Hampshire does not have a state mammal, it does have a state animal (the white-tailed deer)[5] and a state wildcat (the bobcat).[6]
Marsupials, order Didelphimorphia
Opossums
Family: Didelphidae
- Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana[7][8]
North America's only marsupial[7] is found in all but the northernmost parts of the state.[9]
Insectivores, order Eulipotyphla
Shrews
Family: Soricidae
- American water shrew, Sorex palustris[10]
Found throughout the state.[11]
- Eastern water shrew, Sorex albibarbis[12][13]
Possibly a subspecies of the American water shrew.[14]
- Cinereus shrew, Sorex cinereus[15]
Found throughout the state.[15]
- Long-tailed shrew, Sorex dispar[16]
Secure and found in all but the far northern and southeastern portions of the state.[17][16]
- Smoky shrew, Sorex fumeus[18][19]
Found throughout the state.[18]
- American pygmy shrew, Sorex hoyi[20][21]
Secure and found in the northern part of the state.[21]
- Northern short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda[22]
Secure and found throughout the state.[22]
Moles
Family: Talpidae
- Star-nosed mole, Condylura cristata[23]
Stable and secure throughout the state.[24]
- Hairy-tailed mole, Parascalops breweri[25]
Stable and secure throughout the state.[26]
Bats, order Chiroptera
Vesper bats
Family: Vespertilionidae
- Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus[27]
Increasing and found throughout the state.[28]
- Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans[27]
Stable and found throughout the state.[29]
- Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis[27]
- Eastern small-footed myotis, Myotis leibii - state endangered[27]
- Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus - state endangered[27][30]
Endangered and in decline.[31]
- Northern long-eared bat, Myotis septentrionalis - federally threatened and state endangered[27][32][33]
- Indiana bat, Myotis sodalis[34][35][better source needed]
- Tricolored bat, Perimyotis subflavus - state endangered[27]
- Evening bat, Nycticeius humerali[36][unreliable source?] Some sources fail to note the presence of this species in New Hampshire.[37]
Lagomorphs, order Lagomorpha
Hares and rabbits
Family: Leporidae
- Snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus[38]
- Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus[39] - introduced[40]
Found in southern part of the state.[39]
- New England cottontail, Sylvilagus transitionalis - endangered[41]
Rodents, order Rodentia
Beavers
Family: Castoridae
- North American beaver, Castor canadensis[42]
Porcupines
Family: Erethizontidae
- North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum[43]
Jumping mice
Family: Dipodidae
- Woodland jumping mouse, Napaeozapus insignis[44][45]
- Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius[46][47]
New World rats, mice, and voles
Family: Cricetidae
- Southern red-backed vole, Clethrionomys gapperi[48][49]
- Eastern meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus[52][53]
- Woodland vole, Microtus pinetorum[54][55]
- White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus[58][59]
- Eastern deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus[60][61]
- Northern bog lemming, Synaptomys borealis[62][63]
- Southern bog lemming, Synaptomys cooperi[64][65]
Old World rats, mice
Family: Muridae
- House mouse, Mus musculus - introduced[66][67]
- Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus - introduced[68][69]
Chipmunks, marmots, squirrels
Family: Sciuridae
- Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus[71][72]
- Southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans[73][74]
- Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis[77][78]
- Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus[79][80]
- American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus[81][82]
Carnivores, order Carnivora
Cats
Family: Felidae
- Canada lynx, Lynx canadensis[83]
Canines
Family: Canidae
- Eastern Coyote, Canis latrans[88]
Bears
Family: Ursidae
- American black bear, Ursus americanus[92]
Skunks
Family: Mephitidae
- Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis[93][94]
Weasels
Family: Mustelidae
- North American river otter, Lontra canadensis[95]
- American marten, Martes americana[96]
- American ermine, Mustela richardsonii[97]
- Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata[98][99]
- American mink, Neogale vison[95]
Raccoons
Family: Procyonidae
Ungulates, order Artiodactyla
Deer
Family: Cervidae
- White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus[103]
The New Hampshire State Animal is the white-tailed deer.[5]
Whales, Dolphins, Porpoises
Families: Monodontidae, Physeteroidea, Ziphioidea, Delphinidae, Phocoenidae
Various whales,[104] dolphins,[105] and porpoises[106] are sometimes visible off the coast of New Hampshire.[107]