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www.duke.edu/~jspippen/nature.htm.
Wildlife

Mammals
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Common Name Scientific Name
Beaver Castor canadensis
Black bear Ursus americanus
Eastern chipmunk Tamias striatus
Eastern cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus
Eastern coyote Canis latrans
Eastern mole Scalopus aquaticus
Gray fox Urocyon cinereoagenteus
Gray squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
Groundhog Marmota monax
House cat (feral) Felis catus
House mouse Mus musculus
Least shrew Cryptotis parva
Little brown myotis Myotis lucifigus
Meadow vole Microtus pensylvanicus
Mink Mustela vison
Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus
Opossum Didelphis virginianus
Pigmy shrew Sorex hoyi
Pine vole Microtis pinetorum
Raccoon Procyon lotor
Red bat Lasiurus borealis
Red fox Vulpes vulpes
Red squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
River otter Lutra canadensis
Short-tailed shrew Blarina brevicauda
Southeastern shrew Sorex longirostris
Southern flying squirrel Glaucomys volans
Star-nosed mole Condylura cristata
Striped skunk Mephitis mephitis
White-footed mouse Peromyscus leucopus
White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus