Mammals

Below is a listing of several mammals that have been spotted in Saint John's Arboretum.

Plains Pocket Gopher (Geomys bursarius)
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus tridecemlineatus)
Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
Whitetail Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
Mink (Mustela vision)
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Grey Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
Coyote (Canis latrans)
Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)
Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
Woodchuck (Marmota monax)
Beaver (Castor canadensis)
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
White-footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)
Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius)

House Mouse (Mus musculus)
Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus)
Southern Red-backed Vole (Clethrionomys gapperi)
Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina brevicauda)
Arctic Shrew (Sorex arcticus)
Masked Shrew (Sorex cinereus)
Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata)
Short-tailed weasel (Mustela erminea)
Cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus)
Snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus)
White-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii)
Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
Spotted Skunk (Spilogale putorius)
Porcupine (Erethizon dorstatum)
Cougar (Felis concolor)
Eastern Mole (Scalopus aquaticus)

Compiled by land management
Begun on August 26, 1995
Update by Bros. Mike and Greg, Norm Ford 8-30-95
Included 1996 sightings