Mammals

Common Name	Scientific Name	Details	Photos
Mammals
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.