kids encyclopedia robot

List of mammals of New York facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts

This is a full list of the mammals native to the U.S. state of New York.

American Beaver
The North American beaver is the state mammal of New York.

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:

Extinct No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
Extinct in the wild Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range.
Critically endangered The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
Endangered The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
Vulnerable The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
Near threatened The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorize it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future.
Least concern There are no current identifiable risks to the species.
Data deficient There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.

Opossums, order Didelphimorphia

Didelphimorphia is the order of common opossums of the Western Hemisphere. Opossums probably diverged from the basic South American marsupials in the late Cretaceous or early Paleocene. The Virginia opossum is the only marsupial/opossum species in New York.

AwesomePossum-AmericanOpossum
Virginia opossum

Insectivores, order Eulipotyphla

Eulipotyphlans are insectivorous mammals. Shrews closely resemble mice, while moles are stout-bodied burrowers.

Blarina brevicauda
Northern short-tailed shrew
Condylura
Star-nosed mole

Lagomorphs, order Lagomorpha

Though lagomorphs can resemble rodents, and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early 20th century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two.

Snowshoe hare
Snowshoe hare

Rodents, order Rodentia

Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually, and must be kept short by gnawing.

Castor canadensis
Beaver
Ondatra zibethicus FWS
Muskrat
Porcupine NPS11952
North American porcupine
Squirrel in New York
Eastern gray squirrel in Manhattan
AmericanRedSquirrel
American red squirrel

Bats, order Chiroptera

The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.

Little Brown Bat FWS
Little brown bat
Tri-colored bat in torpor
Tricolored bat

Carnivores, order Carnivora

There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.

Coyote portrait
Coyote
Ursus americanus sequoia forest 2003-09-21
Black bear
Lynx-canadensis
Canada lynx
AmericanMarten23
Pine marten
Mink headshot
Mink
Striped skunk
Striped skunk

Even-toed ungulates, order Artiodactyla

The even-toed ungulates are ungulates whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls.

Lonesome-Lake-Moose
Moose
Deer (5917415664)
Two white-tailed deer in Broome County

Cetaceans, order Cetacea

Cetaceans are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.

See also

Black History Month on Kiddle
Renowned African-American Artists:
Selma Burke
Pauline Powell Burns
Frederick J. Brown
Robert Blackburn
kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
List of mammals of New York Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.