Mammals of Barnegat Bay
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Blarina brevicauda - Short-tailed shrew
Cryptotis parva - Least shrew
Lontra canadensis - River otter
Microtus pennsylvanicus - Eastern meadow vole
Myotis septentrionalis - Northern long-eared bat
Odocoileus virginanus - White-tailed deer
Phoca vitulina - Harbor seal
Sciurus carolinensis - Eastern gray squirrel
Synaptomys cooperi - Southern bog lemming
Zapus hudsonius - Meadow jumping mouse
Castor canadensis - American beaver
Didelphis virginiana - Oppossum
Marmota monax - Woodchuck
Microtus pinetorum - Woodland vole
Neogale frenata - Long-tailed weasel
Ondatra zibethicus - Muskrat
Procyon lotor - Raccoon
Sylvilagus floridanus - Eastern cottontail
Urocyon cinereoargenteus - Grey fox
Clethrionomys gapperi - Southern red-backed vole
Halichoerus grypus - Grey seal
Mephitis mephitis - Striped skunk
Neogale vison - American mink
Peromyscus leucopus - White-footed mouse
Scalopus aquaticus - Eastern mole
Sorex cinereus - Masked shrew
Tamias striatus - Eastern chipmunk
Vulpes vulpes - Red fox
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Kennish, M. J. (Ed.). (2001). The Scientific Characterization of the Barnegat Bay-Little Egg Harbor Estuary and Watershed. Barnegat Bay Estuary Program.
Wnek, J. P. (2000). Barnegat Bay Field Guide. Barnegat Bay Estuary Program.
