List of mammals of Nova Scotia

This is a list of Nova Scotian mammals.

Bats (Chiroptera)

• Little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus)
• Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus)
• Red bat (Lasiurus borealis)
• Northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis)
• Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
• Tricolored bat (Perimyotis subflavus)
• Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)^[1]

Carnivores (Carnivora)

Canines (Canidae)

• Coyote (Canis latrans ssp.)^[2]
• Grey wolf (Canis lupus) extirpated^[3]
• Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)^[4]

Bears (Ursidae)

• Black bear (Ursus americanus)^[5]

Raccoons (Procyonidae)

• Raccoon (Procyon lotor)^[6]

Mustelids (Mustelidae)

• River otter (Lontra canadensis)^[7]
• American marten (Martes americana)^[8]
• American mink (Neogale vison)^[9]
• American ermine (Mustela richardsonii)^[10]
• Fisher (Pekania pennanti)^[11]

Skunks (Mephitidae)

• Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)^[12]

Felines (Felidae)

• Eastern cougar (Puma concolor couguar) extirpated,^[13] but sightings continue.^[14]
• Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)^[15]
• Bobcat (Lynx rufus)^[16]

Earless seals (Phocidae)

• Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)
• Harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus)
• Hooded seal (Cystophora cristata)
• Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus)^[17]
• Ringed seal (Pusa hispida)^[18]

Walruses (Otariidae)

• Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) extirpated^[19]

Even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla)

Deer (Cervidae)

• White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) native but left and returned on their own ^[20]
• Moose (Alces alces)^[21]
• Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) extirpated^[22]

Whales (Cetacea)

Oceanic dolphins (Delphinidae)

• Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis)^[23]
• Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus)^[24]
• Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus)^[25]
• Orca (Orcinus orca)^[26]
• Striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba)^[27]