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Appendix (continued)
Mammals
This list contains all mammals recorded in the park, and 10 species (in brackets) which occur in adjacent areas and may be expected to occur in the park. It is based primarily on Dr. Richard H. Manville's The Mammals of Shenandoah National Park, 1956. Distribution by elevation, which roughly indicates climatic tolerances of a species or distribution of suitable habitat, is given where known.
Occurrence symbols (where known): C common; U uncommon; R rare. The more secretive species and those difficult to identify in the field, such as bats, may be more common than indicated.
Elevation range symbols: 1 below 2,000 feet; 2 2,000 to 3,000 feet; 3 above 3,000 feet. Most of these animals inhabit either forest or a variety of habitats. Common names follow Burt and Grossenheider's A Field Guide to the Mammals.
| Common Name | Occurrence Form | Elevation |
| Virginia Opossum | C(1) U(2-3) | 1-2-3 |
| [Hairytail Mole] | ||
| Eastern Mole | C | 1-2-3 |
| [Starnose Mole] | ||
| Masked Shrew | C? | |
| Smoky Shrew | U | 2-3 |
| [Southeastern Shrew] | ||
| [Pigmy Shrew] | ||
| Least Shrew | R? (park hdqs.) | 1? |
| Shorttail Shrew | C | 1-2-3 |
| Little Brown Myotis (Little Brown Bat) | C | |
| Keen Myotis | U | |
| [Indiana Myotis] | ||
| [Small-footed Myotis] | ||
| [Silver-haired Bat] | ||
| Eastern Pipistrel | U | |
| Big Brown Bat | C | 1-2-3 |
| Red Bat | U | 1-2-3 |
| [Hoary Bat] | ||
| Black Bear | U | 1-2-3 |
| Raccoon | C | 1-2-3 |
| Fisher (formerly) | ||
| [Least Weasel] | ||
| Longtail Weasel | U | 1-2-3 |
| Mink | U | 1 (streams) |
| River Otter | (one record, in 1890's) | |
| Spotted Skunk | U | 1-2-3 |
| Striped Skunk | C | 1-2-3 |
| Red Fox | U | 1-2 |
| Gray Fox | C | 1-2-3 |
| Gray Wolf (formerly) | ||
| Mountain Lion (Cougar) | (current status unknown) | |
| Bobcat | C | 1-2-3 |
| Woodchuck | C | 1-2-3 |
| Eastern Chipmunk | C(2-3) U(1) | 1-2-3 |
| Red Squirrel | U | 1-2-3 |
| Gray Squirrel | C | 1-2-3 |
| Fox Squirrel | R | |
| Southern Flying Squirrel | C | 1-2-3 |
| Beaver | R | 1 (streams) |
| Eastern Harvest Mouse | (one record) | |
| Deer Mouse | C | 2-3 |
| White-footed Mouse | C | 1-2-3 |
| Northeastern Woodrat | U? | 1-2-3 |
| [Southern Bog Lemming] | ||
| Boreal Redback Vole | C | 2-3 |
| Meadow Vole | C | 1-2-3 (openings) |
| Pine Vole | U | 1?-2-3 |
| Muskrat | U | 1 (streams) |
| Black Rat | U | 1-2-3 (buildings |
| Norway Rat | U? | (buildings) |
| House Mouse | U? | 1-2-3 (buildings and old homesites) |
| Meadow Jumping Mouse | C? | 1-2-3 (openings) |
| Woodland Jumping Mouse | (one record) | |
| Eastern Cottontail | C | 1-2-3 |
| New England Cottontail | (one record) | |
| Elk (formerly) | ||
| Whitetail Deer | C | 1-2-3 |
| Bison (formerly) | ||
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Last Modified: Sat, Nov 4 2006 10:00:00 pm PST |