New Jersey Pine Barrens Field Guide For Mammals (under construction)

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New Jersey Pine Barrens Field Guide To Mammals 

The NJ Pine Barrens is home to 39 known species of mammals, ranging from more commonly seen animals such as raccoons to more seldom seen animals such as river otters.  If you notice that I have missed some species from the bulleted lists below, please contact me, and I will update the list. 

MAMMALS:

Beaver - Castor canadensis Black Bear - Ursus americanus Bobcat - Lynx Rufus Coyote - Canis latrans Eastern Chipmunk - Tamias striatus Eastern Cottontail - Sylvilagus floridanus Eastern Mole - Scalopus aquaticus Gapper's Red-backed Mouse - Clethrionomys gapperi Gray Fox - Urocyon cinereoargenteus Gray Squirrel - Sciurus carolinensis Long-tailed Weasel - Mustela frenata Masked Shrew - Sorex cinereus Meadow Jumping Mouse - Zapus hudsonicus Meadow Vole - Microtus pennsylvanicus Mink - Mustela vison

Muskrat - Ondatra zibethicus Nutria or Coypu - Myocastor coypus Raccoon - Procyon lotor Red Fox - Vulpes vulpes Red Squirrel - Tamiasciurus hudsonicus River Otter - Lontra canadensis Short-tailed Shrew - Blarina brevicauda Southern Bog Lemming - Synaptomys coopert Southern Flying Squirrel - Glaucomys volans Striped Skunk - Mephitis mephitis Virginia Opossum - Didelphis virginiana White-footed Mouse - Peromyscus leucopus White-tailed Deer - Odocoileus virginianus Woodland Vole - Microtus pinetorum

MAMMALS:   

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Beaver - Castor canadensis	Size: 35 - 46 in

Black Bear - Ursus americanus	Size: 4 - 6 ft

Bobcat - Lynx Rufus	Size: 30 - 48 in (including tail)

Coyote - Canis latrans	Size: head and body length is 30-34 in with a tail of 12 – 16 in

Eastern Chipmunk - Tamias striatus	Size: 8.4 - 11 in

Eastern Cottontail - Sylvilagus floridanus	Size: 15 - 19 in

Eastern Mole - Scalopus aquaticus	Size: 4.3 – 6.6 in

Gapper’s Red-backed Mouse - Clethrionomys gapperi	Size: 2.7 – 4.4 in

Gray Fox - Urocyon cinereoargenteus	Size: 31 - 44 in

Gray Squirrel - Sciurus carolinensis	Size: 15 - 21 in

Long-tailed Weasel - Mustela frenata	Size: 8 - 10 in

Masked Shrew - Sorex cinereus	Size: 3 – 3.9 in

Meadow Jumping Mouse - Zapus hudsonicus	Size: 7 - 9 in

Meadow Vole - Microtus pennsylvanicus	Size: 5 – 7.5 in

Mink - Mustela vison	Size: 18 – 27.5 in

Muskrat - Ondatra zibethicus	Size: 16 - 24 in

Nutria - Myocastor coypus	Size: body length 16 – 24 with a tail of 12 – 18 in

Raccoon - Procyon lotor	Size: 24 - 37 in

Red Fox - Vulpes vulpes	Size: body length 18 – 35 in & tail length 12 - 22 in

Red Squirrel - Tamiasciurus hudsonicus	Size: 11 - 14 in

River Otter - Lontra canadensis	Size: 31 - 51 in

Short-tailed Shrew - Blarina brevicauda	Size: 2.9 - 4 in

Southern Bog Lemming - Synaptomys coopert	Size: 3.7 - 6 in

Southern Flying Squirrel - Glaucomys volans	Size: 8 - 10 in

Striped Skunk - Mephitis mephitis	Size: 13 - 18 in

Virginia Opossum - Didelphis virginiana	Size: 15 - 20 in

White-footed Mouse - Peromyscus leucopus	Size: 6 - 8 in

White-tailed Deer - Odocoileus virginianus	Size: 5.25 - 7 ft

Woodland Vole - Microtus pinetorum	Size: 3.2 – 4.7 in

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