List of mammals of Newfoundland

This is a list of mammal species recorded in the wild in Newfoundland, the island portion of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Only 14 known species (and one extinct species) are or were native to the island; this list is divided into native species and species introduced to the island since discovery by Europeans and colonization in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.

Several species native to Newfoundland are genetically distinct subspecies of more common species found elsewhere in Canada and North America.

Native species

Northern long-eared bat, Myotis septentrionalis
Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus
Newfoundland black bear, Ursus americanus hamiltoni^[1]
Newfoundland beaver, Castor canadensis caecator^[1]
Migratory woodland caribou, Rangifer tarandus caribou
Ermine, Mustela erminea
Red fox, Vulpes vulpes deletrix,^[1] silver and cross variants
Arctic hare, Lepus arcticus bangsii^[1]
Newfoundland lynx, Lynx canadensis subsolanus^[1]
Newfoundland pine marten, Martes americana atrata^[1]
Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus obscurus^[1]
Northern river otter, Lontra canadensis degener^[1]
Meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus terranovae^[1]

Extinct species

Newfoundland wolf, Canis lupus beothucus^[1]

Naturally incoming species

Labrador wolf, Canis lupus labradorius, apparent natural range expansion in early 21st century. There is no confirmed breeding population on the island.^[2]^[3]
Coyote, Canis latrans, natural range expansion in the late 20th century
Polar bear, Ursus maritimus, periodic appearances on the island in late winter or early spring

Introduced species

Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus, introduced^[1] in 1962^{[citation needed]}
Snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus, introduced around 1860
American mink, Mustela vison, introduced for fur-farming in 1934
Moose, Alces alces, introduced in both 1878 and 1904^[1]
Eastern deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus
House mouse, Mus musculus
Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus
Masked shrew, Sorex cinereus
American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, introduced in 1963
Bank vole, Myodes glareolus, introduced in 1967
Southern red-backed vole, Myodes gapperi

External links

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Fisheries and Land Resources: Mammals Native to Newfoundland, Introduced to Newfoundland, Native to Labrador

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Gros Morne National Park - A Place Mammals Can Call Home". Parks Canada. Archived from the original on 2007-05-15. Retrieved 2007-11-29. Formally classified distinct subspecies of more common mainland species.
^ "Wolf in Newfoundland probably made it to island on ice, experts say". The Telegram. 25 May 2012. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
^ "Genetic Retesting of DNA Confirms Second Wolf on Island of Newfoundland". Department of Environment and Conservation, Newfoundland and Labrador. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.

[multiple-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Gros Morne National Park - A Place Mammals Can Call Home". Parks Canada. Archived from the original on 2007-05-15. Retrieved 2007-11-29. Formally classified distinct subspecies of more common mainland species.

[tele1-2] "Wolf in Newfoundland probably made it to island on ice, experts say". The Telegram. 25 May 2012. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2012.

[3] "Genetic Retesting of DNA Confirms Second Wolf on Island of Newfoundland". Department of Environment and Conservation, Newfoundland and Labrador. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.

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