White-tailed Deer (male & fawn) - approx. 2 m length
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae (Deer, Moose, Elk & Caribou)
Genus: Odocoileus
Species: Virginianus
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Updated April 18 2016
White-tailed Deer (female) - approx. 1.5 m length
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae (Deer, Moose, Elk & Caribou)
Genus: Odocoileus
Species: Virginianus
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Updated April 18 2016
Eastern Raccoon - approx. 75 cm
Order: Carnivora
Family: Procyonidae (Raccoons, Ringtails & Coati)
Genus: Procyon
Species: Lotor
Raccoon from the Algonquin "Aroughcoune" (he
scratches with his hands) - omnivorous
scratches with his hands) - omnivorous
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Updated March 28 2021
Common Muskrat - approx. 50 cm
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae (Rats & Mice)
Sub-Family: Arvicolinae (Muskrats, Lemmings & Voles)
Genus: Ondatra
Species: Zibethicus
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Updated April 11 2016
House Mice (sexes similar) - approx. 15 cm
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae (Rats & Mice)
Genus: Mus
Species: Musculus
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Updated November 10 2009
American Beaver - approx. 1 m
Order: Rodentia
Family: Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus: Castor
Species: Canadensis
Beavers living along a river (Bank Beavers) generally live
in a burrow in the riverbank with an underwater entrance -
Beavers living in slow streams, lakes and ponds usually
build dams and lodges - primarily nocturnal
in a burrow in the riverbank with an underwater entrance -
Beavers living in slow streams, lakes and ponds usually
build dams and lodges - primarily nocturnal
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Updated April 9 2012
Red Squirrel - approx. 32 cm
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae (Squirrels, Chipmunks, Groundhogs)
Genus: Tamiasciurus
Species: Hudsonicus
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Updated April 18 2016
Eastern Gray Squirrel - approx. 45 cm
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae (Squirrels, Chipmunks, Groundhogs)
Genus: Sciurus
Species: Carolinensis
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Updated October 27 2018
Eastern Gray Squirrel (black phase) - approx. 45 cm
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae (Squirrels, Chipmunks, Groundhogs)
Genus: Sciurus
Species: Carolinensis
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Updated October 27 2018
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae (Squirrels, Chipmunks, Groundhogs)
Genus: Tamias
Species: Striatus
Tamias (treasurer, storer) - Striatus (striped) - Chipmunk
from Ojibwe?
from Ojibwe?
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Updated February 25 2016
Groundhog - approx. 60 cm
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae (Squirrels, Chipmunks, Groundhogs)
Genus: Marmota
Species: Monax
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Updated November 20 2014
Eastern Cottontail Rabbit - approx. 40 cm
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus: Sylvilagus
Species: Floridanus
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Updated December 10 2014
Coyote - approx. 1.3 m
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae (Wolves, Foxes, Coyote)
Genus: Canis
Species: Latrans
Canis latrans: Barking dog
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Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae (Wolves, Foxes, Coyote)
Genus: Vulpes
Species: Vulpes
Red Foxes (juveniles) - approx. 90 cm
American Mink - approx. 60 cm (female smaller)
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae (Weasels, Otters & Relatives)
Genus: Mustela
Species: Vison
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Updated January 25 2015
Skunks now in separate family - Mustela vison: Weasel
scout? - common name from the Swedish "Maenk"
scout? - common name from the Swedish "Maenk"
Striped Skunk - approx. 70 cm
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mephitidae (Skunks)
Genus: Mephitis
Species: Mephitis
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Updated May 5 2009
Skunks were formerly grouped with Weasels and Otters
in the Mustelidae family
in the Mustelidae family
19 species
Also known as Pine Squirrel or Chickaree
Also known as Woodchuck or Marmot
Meadow? Vole (sexes similar) - approx. 15 cm (with tail)
Order: Rodentia
Genus: Microtus
Species: Pennsylvanicus?
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Updated February 26 2010
Also known as Meadow Mouse, Field Mouse
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Updated November 1 2020
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
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Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
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Updated October 26 2018
Coyote (juvenile?) - approx. 1.3 m
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae (Wolves, Foxes, Coyote)
Genus: Canis
Species: Latrans
Canis latrans: Barking dog
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
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Updated October 26 2018
Order: Didelphimorphia (formerly Marsupialia)
Family: Didelphidae
Genus: Didelphis
Species: Virginiana
Native to southern United States but progressively moving
northward
northward
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Audio - updated January 15 2019
White-tailed (Virginia) Deer (male & fawn) - approx. 2 m length - Humber Valley (Humber Arboretum) - August 2010
White-tailed (Virginia) Deer (female) - approx. 1.5 m length - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - July 2007
Eastern Raccoon among Virginia Creeper - approx. 45 cm - Thorncliffe Park - July 2012
Common Muskrat - approx. 50 cm - Humber Bay Park - December 2009
American Beaver - approx. 1 m - Lower Don River (Leaside) - October 2007
Red Squirrel - approx. 32 cm - Humber Valley (Lambton Woods) - May 2012
Eastern Gray Squirrel - approx. 45 cm - Thorncliffe Park - November 2007
Eastern Gray Squirrel (black phase) - approx. 45 cm - West Don Valley (E.T. Seton Park) - July 2007
Eastern Chipmunk - approx. 25 cm - West Don Valley (Edwards Gardens) - June 2007
Groundhog - approx. 60 cm - Humber Valley (Humber Arboretum) - July 2007
Eastern Cottontail Rabbit - approx. 40 cm - Humber Valley (Humber Arboretum) - July 2007
American Mink - approx. 60 cm (female smaller) - Humber Bay Park - February 2009
Meadow? Vole (sexes similar) - approx. 15 cm (with tail) - Lynde Shores Conservation Area (Whitby) - February 2010
Virginia Opossum - length to 90 cm (including tail to 45 cm) - Humber Bay Park - January 2012
House Mice (sexes similar) - approx. 15 cm - Lower Don Valley (Riverdale Farm) - August 2007
Red Foxes (juveniles) - approx. 90 cm - Beaver Creek (Richmond Hill) - June 2008
Striped Skunk - approx. 70 cm (including tail) - Beaver Creek (Richmond Hill) - May 2009
Coyote (juvenile?) - approx. 1.3 m - Thorncliffe Park (Walmsley Brook) - October 2011
Melanistic form of Eastern Gray Squirrel (see above)
Order: Chiroptera (Bats)
Family: Vespertilionidae (Vesper, Evening or Common bats)
Genus: Eptesicus
Species: Fuscus
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Updated August 10 2016
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
Big Brown Bat - length 10 to 13 cm - wingspan 28 to 33 cm - High Park - August 2016
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae (New World Rats & Mice)
Genus: Napaeozapus
Species: Insignis
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Updated September 5 2016
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
Woodland Jumping Mouse (sexes similar) - body approx. 4 cm - York Regional Forest (Hollidge Tract) - August 2016
Family: Cricetidae (New World Rats & Mice)
White-footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) and Deer
Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) are similar but hind feet
are smaller - bi-coloured tail (dark above, pale below) with
white tail tip
Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) are similar but hind feet
are smaller - bi-coloured tail (dark above, pale below) with
white tail tip
Coyote - approx. 1.3 m - Mount Pleasant Cemetery - September 2016
Subspecies: Lotor
Order: Eulipotyphla
Genus: ?
Species: ?
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
Family: Soricidae (Shrews)
Shrew (sexes similar) - approx. 7 cm - West Don Valley (Wilket Creek Park) - July 2018
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae (Wolves, Foxes, Coyote)
Genus: Vulpes
Species: Vulpes
Red Fox (melanistic juvenile) - approx. 90 cm
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Updated November 1 2020
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
Red Fox (melanistic juvenile) - approx. 90 cm - Samuel Smith Park - October 2020