Mammals of Colonial National Historical Park
The mammals most often spotted in Colonial, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed mammals in Colonial
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
437 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
398 observations
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
158 observations
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
70 observations
Groundhog
Marmota monax
68 observations
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
50 observations
Virginia Opossum
Didelphis virginiana
29 observations
North American River Otter
Lontra canadensis
26 observations
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
20 observations
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
15 observations
Big Brown Bat
Eptesicus fuscus
14 observations
Domestic Cat
Felis catus
12 observations
Eastern Red Bat
Lasiurus borealis
9 observations
Evening Bat
Nycticeius humeralis
9 observations
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
9 observations
Tri-coloured Bat
Perimyotis subflavus
9 observations
Tamanend's Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops erebennus
9 observations · iNaturalist
Coyote
Canis latrans
8 observations
Hispid Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hispidus
7 observations
Silver-haired Bat
Lasionycteris noctivagans
6 observations
Southern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys volans
6 observations
Eastern Mole
Scalopus aquaticus
6 observations
Northern Short-tailed Shrew
Blarina brevicauda
6 observations
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
4 observations
White-footed Mouse
Peromyscus leucopus
4 observations
American Mink
Neogale vison
4 observations
Woodland Vole
Microtus pinetorum
2 observations
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
1 observation
Coypu
Myocastor coypus
1 observation
Eastern Meadow Vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus
1 observation
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
1 observation
Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus
1 observation
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