Dynamic Dunes Mammal Collection

Below is a list of mammals in our collection. You may view the mammals we have found from Presque Isle or mammals we found from other locations throughout Pennsylvania. The lists can be sorted by clicking on the column heading.

Qualified researchers may apply for a user ID and password for detailed collection information by sending an email to dunes@psu.edu.

OrderFamilyFamily Common NameSpeciesAuthorSpecies Common NameCountyCollection Count
ArtiodactyliaCervidaeCaribou, Deer, Moose, WapitiOdocoileus virginianus(Zimmerman)White-tailed DeerErie1
CarnivoraCanidaecoyotesCanis latransSayCoyoteErie1
CarnivoraCanidaeCoyoteVulpes vulpes(Linnaeus)Red FoxErie2
CarnivoraMephitidaeskunksMephitis mephitis(Schreber)Striped SkunkErie1
CarnivoraMustelidaeMustelidsLontra canadensis(Schreber)North American River OtterErie3
CarnivoraMustelidaeMustelidsMustela frenataLichtensteinLong-tailed WeaselErie1
CarnivoraMustelidaeMustelidsNeogale vison(Schreber)American MinkErie1
CarnivoraMustelidaeMustelidsNeovison vison(Schreber)American MinkErie2
CarnivoraMustelidaeMustelidsPekania pennanti(Erxleben, 1777)FisherErie1
CarnivoraN/A Ursus americanusPallasAmerican Black BearErie1
CarnivoraProcyonidaeprocyonidsProcyon lotor(LinnaeusCommon RaccoonErie1
ChiropteraVespertilionidaeVespertilionid BatsEptesicus fuscus(Beauvois, 1796)Big Brown BatErie1
ChiropteraVespertilionidaeVespertilionid BatsLasionycteris noctivagans(Le Conte)Silver-haired BatErie1
ChiropteraVespertilionidaeVespertilionid BatsLasiurus borealis(Müller)Red BatErie1
ChiropteraVespertilionidaeVespertilionid BatsMyotis lucifugus(LeConte)Little Brown BatErie2
DidelphimorphiaDidelphidaeOpossomsDidelphis virginiana(Kerr)Virginia OpossumErie1
LagomorphaLeporidaeHares, RabbitsSylvilagus floridanus(J. A. Allen)Eastern CottontailErie1
RodentiaCastoridaeBeaversCastor canadensisKuhlBeaverErie1
RodentiaCricetidae Microtus pennsylvanicus(Ord)Meadow VoleErie1
RodentiaCricetidae Ondatra zibethicus(Linnaeus)MuskratErie2
RodentiaSciuridaeChipmunks, Marmots, SquirrelsGlaucomys sabrinus(Shaw)Northern Flying SquirrelErie1
RodentiaSciuridaeChipmunks, Marmots, SquirrelsMarmota monax(Linnaeus)Woodchuck, GroundhogErie1
RodentiaSciuridaeChipmunks, Marmots, SquirrelsSciurus nigerLinnaeusFox SquirrelErie3
RodentiaSciuridaeChipmunks, Marmots, SquirrelsTamias striatus(Linnaeus)Eastern ChipmunkErie2
RodentiaSciuridaeChipmunks, Marmots, SquirrelsTamiasciurus hudsonicus(Erxleben)American Red SquirrelErie1
SoricomorphaTalpidaeDesmans, Moles, Shrew-molesParascalops breweri(Bachman)Hairy-tailed MoleErie3