Mammals of PEI

• Little brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
• Red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
• Eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
• Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus)
• Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus)
• Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus)
• Red-backed vole (Clethrionomys gapperi)
• Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
• Least weasel (or ermine) (Mustela rixosa)
• Water Shrew (Sorex palustris)
• Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina brevicauda)
• Woodland Jumping Mouse (Napaeozapus insignis)
• Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius)
• American Mink (Mustela vison)
• Beaver (Castor canadensis)
• Muskrat (Ondatra zibethica)
• Red fox (Vulpes fulva)

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Introduced or recent Arrivals

• Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
• Eastern coyote (Canis latrans)
Coyote Management in PEI - Requires Adobe Reader.
• Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
• Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus)
• House mouse (Mus musculus)

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Extinct to PEI

• Marten (Martes americana)
• Lynx (Lynx canadensis)
• Woodland caribou (Rangifer caribou)
• Moose (Alces alces)
• Black bear (Ursus americanus)
• River Otter (Lutra canadensis)
• Fisher (Martes pennanti)

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Wildlife Enhancement Sheets ECO-PEI - Macphail Woods Ecological Forestry Project a member of the Island Sustainable Forest Partnership Cooperative with assistance from Natural Resources Canada - Canadian Forest Service and the Model Forest Program have put together a series of Wildlife enhancement sheets on Prince Edward Island.

• The Squirrels
• Mice and Voles

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Mammals in the News

• Muskrats in sharp decline on P.E.I.
• Province should embrace study into muskrat decline

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Nuisance Animals series from PEI Gov. - These are nice little phamplets from the province website that give a good description of each species and the role they play in our island environment. There is a receipe for removing skunk smell which may be useful. Most important is that if you are having problems with nuisance wildlife, read up, or contact Fish and Wildlife Deptartment for assistance. Note that these phamplets are in PDF format.

• When foxes become a problem
• When skunks become a problem
• When racoons become a problem

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More Resources:

• Nova Scotia - Mammals
• New Brunswick - Mammals
• Mammal Species of the World
The Mammal Species of the World (MSW) contains the names of the 4,629 currently recognized species of mammals, in a taxonomic hierarchy that includes Order, Family, Subfamily, and Genus. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
• Beartracker’s Animal Tracks Den

  A great place to learn how to identify animal tracks, and tracking in general.

• Outdoor Action Animal Tracking Cards

  Animal Tracking Cards are a great way to learn basic track identification. Each Card shows a general type of animal showing the basic track shape, standard walking gait and some basic facts about the tracks of the animals in that family.

• The Rodent Zone

  All about rodents. A good site to learn the various members of the Rodentia Order.

• The Ecology of Urban Foxes
• Northern Flying Squirrels
• World Wide Racoon Web
• Bat Conservation International