Common Mammals

Coyote by: Doug Herr/Painet Inc

Eastern Cottontail by: John White

Eastern Chipmunk by: Giles Gonthier, Wikimedia Commons

The following mammals are those that are commonly found in backyard habitats in Maryland. For more information on these species, check out the DNR page on MD’s Mammals: http://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Pages/plants_wildlife/Mammals.aspx

Eastern Gray Squirrel

by: Kerry Wixted

Virginia Opossum by: Cody Pope, Wikimedia Commons

White-tailed Deer by: Scott Bauer, USDA

Gray Fox by: USFWS

Red Fox by: Lisa Haggblom, USFWS

Groundhog by: Dan and Lin Dzurizin

Southern Flying Squirrel by: J.P. Meyers

Common Mammals

Northern Short-tailed Shrew by: NPS

White-footed Deermouse

by: John White

Big Brown Bat by: USFWS

Little Brown Bat by: USFWS

Muskrat by: Russell Verbofsky/Painet Inc

Striped Skunk by: Erwin C Nielsen/Painet Inc

Beaver by: Steve, Wikimedia Commons

Larry Hogan, Governor; Mark Belton, Secretary www.dnr.maryland.gov

Eastern Mole by: Kenneth Catania, Vanderbilt University

Eastern Red Bat by: USGS

Raccoon by: John White