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Mammals
Insectivores
- Masked shrew (Sorex cinereus)
- Arctic Shrew (Sorex arcticus)
- Water Shrew (Sorex palustris)
- Smoky Shrew (Sorex fumens)
- Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina brevicauda)
- Star-nosed Mole (Condylura cristata)
Bats
- Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus)
- Northern Myotis (Myotis septentrionalis)
- Silver-haired Bat(Lasionycteris noctivagans)
- Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus Fuscus)
- Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis)
- Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus)
Lagomorphs
- Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
- Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus)
Rodents
- Woodchuck (Groundhog) (Marmota monax)
- Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
- Least Chipmunk (Eutamias minimus)
- Franklin's Ground Squirrel* (Spermophilis franklinii)
- Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
- Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
- Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus)
- Beaver (Castor canadensis)
- Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
- Southern Red-backed Vole (Clethrionomys gapperi)
- Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus)
- Muskrat (Ondatra zibethica)
- Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius)
- Woodland Jumping Mouse (Napaeozapus insignis)
- Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
*Franklin's ground squirrels, non-native to the North Shore, are found in Gooseberry Falls State Park.
Carnivores
- Red Fox ( Vulpes vulpes)
- Coyote (Canis latrans)
- Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)
- Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
- Black Bear, American (Ursus americanus)
- Pine Marten (Martes americana)
- Fisher (Martes pennanti)
- Ermine (Short-tailed Weasel) (Mustela erminea)
- Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata)
- Mink (Mustela vison)
- Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
- River Otter (Lutra canadensis)
- Mountain Lion (Cougar, Puma) (Felis concolor)
- Lynx (Lynx canadensis)
- Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
Ungulates
- White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
- Moose (Alces alces)
Amphibians
Toads and frogs
(Listed in the order they are heard as spring and summer progress.)
- Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica)
- Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)
- Western Chorus Frog (Pseudacris triseriata)
- Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens)
- American Toad (Bufo americanus)
- Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor)
- Mink Frog (Rana septentrionalis)
- Green Frog (Rana clamitans)
Salamanders
- Blue-Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma laterale)
- Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)
- Redback Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)
- Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)
Reptiles
Turtles
- Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
- Snapping Turtle (Cheldyra serpentina)
Snakes
- Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)
- Redbelly Snake (Soreria occipitomaculata)
- Ringneck Snake (Diadophis punctatus)