Mammals

36 expected or confirmed mammal species of Glen Helen.

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Common Name	Scientific Name	Family	Notes
Virginia opossum	Didelphis virginiana	Didelphidae
Eastern mole	Scalopus aquaticus	Talpidae
Least shrew	Cryptotis parva	Soricidae
Shorttail shrew	Blarina sp.	Soricidae
Lumpnosed bat	Plecotus spp.	Vespertilionidae
Hoary bat	Lasiurus cinereus	Vespertilionidae	rare
Little brown bat	Myotis lucifugus	Vespertilionidae	common
Red bat	Lasiurus borealis	Vespertilionidae	rare
Big brown bat	Eptesicus fuscus	Vespertilionidae	common
Silver haired bat	Lasionycteris noctivagans	Vespertilionidae	rare
Eastern pipistrelle	Pipistrellus subflavus	Vespertilionidae	rare
Raccoon	Procyon lotor	Procyonidae	Common
Bobcat	Lynx rufus	Felidae
Coyote	Canis latrans	Canidae
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae
Gray fox	Urocyon cinereoargenteus	Canidae
Longtail weasel	Mustela frenata	Mustelidae	Observed June 7, 2007
Mink	Mustela vison	Mustelidae
Striped skunk	Mephitis mephitis	Mephitidae	Common
Red squirrel	Sciurus vulgaris	Sciuridae
Eastern gray squirrel	Sciurus carolinensis	Sciuridae	Abundant
Eastern fox squirrel	Sciurus niger	Sciuridae
Thirteen-lined ground squirrel	Spermophilus tridecemlineatus	Sciuridae
Eastern chipmunk	Tamias striatus	Sciuridae
Woodchuck/Groundhog	Marmota monax	Sciuridae
Eastern cottontail rabbit	Sylvilagus floridanus	Leporidae
House mouse	Mus musculus	Muridae
Meadow mouse	Microtus pennsylvanicus	Cricetidae
Deer mouse	Peromyscus sp.	Cricetidae
White-footed mouse	Peromyscus leucopus	Cricetidae
Harvest mouse	Micromys minutus	Muridae
Wood rat	Neotoma sp.	Cricetidae
Norway rat/Brown rat	Rattus norvegicus	Muridae
Muskrat	Ondatra zibethicus	Cricetidae
Whitetail deer	Odocoileus virginianus	Cervidae	Common

List compiled from "Glen Guides," Jane Black and Carol Reichert, 1956. Bat information supplimented by 1998 Ohio Biological Survey on bats.