NORTH AMERICAN VERTEBRATES

sea lamprey

Petromyzon marinus

Lake Sturgeon

Acipenser fulvescens

American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

Alewife

Alosa pseudoharengus

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

White Sucker

Catostomus commersoni

Brown Bullhead

Ameiuris nebulosus

Chain pickerel

Esox niger

Northern pike

Esox lucius

Pumpkinseed

Lepomis gibbosus

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

smallmouth bass

Micropeterus dolomieui

yellow perch

Perca flavescens

eastern (red-spotted) newt

Notophthalmus viridescens

spring peeper

Pseudacris crucifer

bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeiana

green frog

Lithobates clamitans

snapping turtle

Chelydra serpentina

double-crested cormorant

Phalocrocorax auritus

american black duck

Anas rubripes

mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

blue-winged teal

Anas discors

northern shoveler

Anas clypeata

northern pintail

Anas acuta

common merganser

Mergus merganser

beaver

Castor canadensis

eastern black nosed dace

Rhinichthys atratulus

creek chub

Semotilus atromaculatus

brook trout

Salvelinus fontinalis

brown trout

Salmo trutta

rainbow trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

slimy scuplin

Cottus cognatus

mudpuppy

Nectarus maculosus

eastern spiny softshell

Apalone spinifera

stinkpot

Sternotherus odoratus

great blue heron

Ardea herodias

belted kingfisher

Ceryle alcyon

water shrew

Sorex palustris

mink

Mustela vison

river otter

Lontra canadensis

muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

Spotted Salamander

Ambyystoma maculatum

eastern red-backed (northern redback) salamander

Plethodon cinereus

northern two lined salamander

Eurycea bislineata

five-lined skink

Eumeces fasciatus

american toad

Anaxyrus americanus

eastern box turtle

Terrapene carolina

timber rattlesnake

Crotalus horridus

wood duck

Aix sponsa

ruffed grouse

Bonasa umbellus

downy woodpecker

Picoides pubescens

northern flicker

Colaptus auratus

pileated woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

great horned owl

Bubo virginianus

eastern screech-owl

Otus asio

black-capped chickadee

Poecile atricapallis

red-breasted nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

winter wren

Troglodytes troglodytes

hermit thrush

Catharus guttatus

black-throated blue warbler

Dendrocia caerulescens

white throated sparrow

Zonatrichia albicollis

baltimore oriole

Icterus galbula

dark-eyed or slate colored junco

Junco hyemlis

golden-crowned kinglet

Regulus satrapa

virginia opossum

Didelphis virginiana

sorex shrews

Sorex spp.

snowshoe hare

Lepus americanus

porcupine

Erithizon dorsatum

eastern gray squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

northern flying squirrel

Glaucomys sabrinus

red squirrel

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

eastern chipmunk

Tamias striatus

woodland jumping mouse

Napaeozapus insignus

meadow jumping mouse

Zapus hudsonicus

eastern woodrat

Neotoma floridana

white-footed deer mouse

Peromyscus leucopus

northern American deer mouse

Peromyscus maniculatus

southern red backed vole

Myodes or Clethrionomys gapperi

southern bog lemming

Synaptomys cooperi

red bat

Lasiurus borealis

little brown bat

Muotis lucifigus

bobcat

Lynx rufus

Canadian lynx

Lynx canadensis

coyote

Canis latrans

red fox

Vulpes vulpes

gray fox

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

black bear

Ursus americanus

american marten

Martes americana

fisher

Martes pennanti

ermine

Mustela erminea

moose

Alces alces

great gray owl

Strix nebulosa

common redpoll

Acanthis flammea

white-winged crossbill

Loxia leucoptera

“northern” lemmings

Dicrostonyx spp.

snowshoe hare

Lepus americanus

gray wolf

Canis lupus

arctic fox

Alopex lagopus

polar bear

Ursus maritimus

wolverine

Gulo gulo