Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Details |
Photos |
Mammals |
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Beaver | Castor canadensis | Beavers have not been recorded from the Park, but beaver workings can be seen less than 1km N of the campus along Buffalo Creek. It is possible they may occasionally wander upstream as far as Peabody Park (O’Hara, May 1998). | ![]() Image by Marie Hale @ flickr.com. |
Domestic Cat | Felis catus | Domestic cats from the local neighborhood often pass through the campus, and feral individuals sometimes take up residence in the Park near buildings (O’Hara, November 1997). | ![]() Image by Robert Couse-Baker @ flickr.com. |
Domestic Dog | Canis familiaris | Domestic dogs from the local neighborhood often pass through the Park (O’Hara, November 1997). | ![]() Image taken on campus trail cam. |
Eastern Chipmunk | Tamias striatus | Fairly common on the borders of the park, but not often seen (O’Hara, November 1997). | ![]() Image by Gilles Gonthier @ flickr.com. |
Eastern Cottontail | Sylvilagus floridanus | Common in the Park and elsewhere on campus. Most often seen in summer on lawns at dusk (O’Hara, November 1997). | ![]() Image by Dan Dzurisin @ flickr.com. |
Eastern Gray Squirrel | Sciurus carolinensis | Common in the Park woods and fields and throughout the entire campus (O’Hara, September 1997). | ![]() Image taken on campus via trail cam. |
Little Brown Bat | Myotis lucifugus | The hunting chirps of little brown bats have been detected on campus via bat detector. | ![]() Image by J.N. Stuart @ flickr.com. |
Muskrat | Ondatra zibetheca | Resident in section D11 of the Park fields along Buffalo Creek (O’Hara, September 1997). | ![]() Image by Benny Mazur @ flickr.com. |
Raccoon | Procyon lotor | Like the Opossum, a common though inconspicuous resident of the Park and the surrounding neighborhood, most often seen at night (O’Hara, September 1997). | ![]() Image taken on campus via trail cam. |
Southern Flying Squirrel | Glaucomys volans | Resident in the Park woods and occasionally seen gliding among the trees at dusk. Probably more common than it appears to be (O’Hara, September 1997). | ![]() Image taken on campus via trail cam. |
Virginia Oppossum | Didelphis virginiana | A common though inconspicuous resident of the Park and the surrounding neighborhood, most often seen at night (O’Hara, September 1997). | ![]() Image taken on campus via trail cam. |
Grey fox | Urocyon cinereoargenteus | Rarer in this area than its cousin the red fox, this grizzled grey fox can climb trees and might be spotted in the early morning or at dusk | ![]() Photo by Terrance Hale Jr. |