White-tailed Deer (male & fawn) - approx. 2 m length
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae (Deer, Moose, Elk & Caribou)
Genus: Odocoileus
Species: Virginianus
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Updated November 8 2010
White-tailed (Virginia) Deer (male & fawn) - approx. 2 m length - Humber Valley (Humber Arboretum) - August 2010
White-tailed Deer (female) - approx. 1.5 m length
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae (Deer, Moose, Elk & Caribou)
Genus: Odocoileus
Species: Virginianus
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Updated November 8 2010
White-tailed (Virginia) Deer (female) - approx. 1.5 m length - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - July 2007
Common Raccoon - approx. 75 cm
Order: Carnivora
Family: Procyonidae (Raccoons, Ringtails & Coati)
Genus: Procyon
Species: Lotor
Raccoon from the Algonquin "Aroughcoune" (he
scratches with his hands) - omnivorous
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Updated November 10 2009
Common Raccoon - approx. 75 cm - West Don Valley (E.T. Seton Park) - September 2007
Common Muskrat - approx. 50 cm
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae (Rats & Mice)
Sub-Family: Arvicolinae (Muskrats, Lemmings & Voles)
Genus: Ondatra
Species: Zibethicus
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Updated December 29 2009
Common Muskrat - approx. 50 cm - Humber Bay Park - December 2009
House Mice (sexes similar) - approx. 15 cm
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae (Rats & Mice)
Genus: Mus
Species: Musculus
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Updated November 10 2009
House Mice (sexes similar) - approx. 15 cm - Lower Don Valley (Riverdale Park West) - August 2007
American Beaver - approx. 1 m
Order: Rodentia
Family: Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus: Castor
Species: Canadensis
Beavers living along a river (Bank Beavers) generally live
in a burrow in the riverbank with an underwater entrance -
Beavers living in slow streams, lakes and ponds usually
build dams and lodges - primarily nocturnal
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Updated March 14 2011
American Beaver - approx 1 m - Lower Don River (Leaside) - October 2007
Red Squirrel - approx. 32 cm
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae (Squirrels, Chipmunks, Groundhogs)
Genus: Tamiasciurus
Species: Hudsonicus
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Updated March 18 2011
Red Squirrel - approx. 32 cm - East Don Parkland - June 2007
Eastern Gray Squirrel - approx. 45 cm
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae (Squirrels, Chipmunks, Groundhogs)
Genus: Sciurus
Species: Carolinensis
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Updated December 5 2010
Eastern Gray Squirrel - approx. 45 cm - High Park - August 2007
Eastern Gray Squirrel (black phase) - approx. 45 cm
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae (Squirrels, Chipmunks, Groundhogs)
Genus: Sciurus
Species: Carolinensis
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Updated December 5 2010
Eastern Gray Squirrel (black phase) - approx. 45 cm - West Don Valley (E.T. Seton Park) - July 2007
Eastern Chipmunk - approx. 25 cm
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae (Squirrels, Chipmunks, Groundhogs)
Genus: Tamias
Species: Striatus
Tamias (treasurer, storer) - Striatus (striped) - Chipmunk
from Ojibwe?
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Updated October 23 2011
Eastern Chipmunk - approx. 25 cm - West Don Valley (Edwards Gardens) - June 2007
Groundhog - approx. 60 cm
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae (Squirrels, Chipmunks, Groundhogs)
Genus: Marmota
Species: Monax
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Updated August 3 2011
Groundhog - approx. 60 cm - Humber Valley (Humber Arboretum) - July 2007
Eastern Cottontail Rabbit - approx. 40 cm
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus: Sylvilagus
Species: Floridanus
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Updated June 20 2011
Eastern Cottontail Rabbit - approx. 40 cm - Humber Valley (Humber Arboretum) - July 2007
Coyote (female) - approx. 1.3 m
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae (Wolves, Foxes, Coyote)
Genus: Canis
Species: Latrans
Canis latrans: Barking dog
Coyote (female) - approx. 1.3 m - Leslie Spit - April 2008
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Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae (Wolves, Foxes, Coyote)
Genus: Vulpes
Species: Vulpes
Red Foxes (juveniles) - approx. 90 cm - Richmond Hill (Beaver Creek) - June 2008
Red Foxes (juveniles) - approx. 90 cm
Mink - approx. 60 cm (female smaller) - Lake Ontario (Humber Bay Park) - February 2009
Mink - approx. 60 cm (female smaller)
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae (Weasels, Otters & Relatives)
Genus: Mustela
Species: Vison
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Updated February 5 2009
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Skunks now in separate family - Mustela vison: Weasel
scout? - common name from the Swedish "Maenk"
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Striped Skunk - approx. 70 cm (including tail) -  Richmond Hill (Beaver Creek) - May 2009
Striped Skunk - approx. 70 cm
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mephitidae (Skunks)
Genus: Mephitis
Species: Mephitis
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Skunks were formerly grouped with Weasels and Otters
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Also known as Pine Squirrel or Chickaree
Also known as Woodchuck or Marmot
Meadow? Vole (sexes similar) - approx. 15 cm (with tail)
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae (Rats & Mice)
Genus: Microtus
Species: Pennsylvanicus?
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Updated February 26 2010
Meadow? Vole (sexes similar) - approx. 15 cm (with tail) - Lynde Shores Conservation Area (Whitby) - February 2010
Also known as Meadow Mouse, Field Mouse
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Updated February 13 2011
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Updated October 24 2011
Coyote (juvenile?) - approx. 1.3 m
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae (Wolves, Foxes, Coyote)
Genus: Canis
Species: Latrans
Canis latrans: Barking dog
Coyote (juvenile?) - approx. 1.3 m - West Don Valley (Thorncliffe Park) - October 2011
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
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Updated October 24 2011