• Highlights from the 2000 Terrestrial Mammal General Status Assessments
• 2000 General Status of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Terrestrial Mammals
• Summary of the 2000 General Status Ranks for Newfoundland and Labrador Terrestrial Mammals

Newfoundland and Labrador is home to 43 terrestrial mammals, with three species occasionally appearing within our borders. Some of these species are not well known, like flying squirrels or jumping mice in Labrador; while others are elusive, such as lynx. Some of them have become so rare they are threatened or endangered, specifically the Newfoundland marten and the wolverine.

• Newfoundland is home to 30 mammal species. Fourteen are considered native, and one species, the Grey Wolf, has been Extirpated. There are 12 exotic species in Newfoundland, and three Accidental/Vagrant species.
• Labrador has 41 terrestrial mammal species, including 35 native, three exotic, and three Accidental/Vagrant species. The only animal considered At Risk in Labrador is the Wolverine.

Highlights from the 2000 Terrestrial Mammal General Status Assessments

• Two Species are At Risk: America Marten (Newfoundland), and Wolverine (Labrador).
• Five Species have been assigned the Status of Sensitive: Northern Myotis (province wide), Little Brown Myotis (Newfoundland), Polar Bear (Labrador), Arctic Hare (Newfoundland), and Rock Vole (Labrador).
• 10% of the mammals in Labrador have a status Undetermineddue to lack of information.
• 12 of the 26 Newfoundland’s resident mammals are Exotic.
• Of native mammals, 82% in Labrador and 72% in Newfoundland are Secure.

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2000 General Status of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Terrestrial Mammals

Order	Family	Common Name	Scientific Name	Newfoundland	Labrador	Provincal
Chiroptera – Bats
		Hoary Bat	Lasiurus cinereus	Accidental		Accidental
	Vespertilionidae	Northern Myotis	Myotis septentrionalis	Sensitive		Sensitive
		Little Brown Myotis	Myotis lucifugus	Sensitive	Secure	Secure
Carnivora-Carnivores
	Canidae	Arctic Fox	Alopex lagopus	Accidental	Secure	Secure
		Eastern Coyote	Canis latrans	Secure	Accidental	Secure
The Newfoundland Wolf, thought to be a separate subspecies, is Extirpated.		Gray Wolf	Canis lupus	EXTIRPATED	Secure	Secure
		Red Fox	Vulpes vulpes	Secure	Secure	Secure
	Felidae	Feral Cat	Felis catus	Exotic	Exotic	Exotic
		Canada Lynx	Lynx lynx	Secure	Secure	Secure
	Mustelidae	Wolverine	Gulo gulo		At Risk	At Risk
		Northern River Otter	Lontra canadensis	Secure	Secure	Secure
		American Marten	Martes americana	At Risk	Secure	Secure
		American Marten	M. a. americana		Secure	Secure
Newfoundland Marten subspecies is listed as Endangered.		Newfoundland Marten	M. a. atrata	At Risk		At Risk
		Fisher	Martes pennanti		Accidental	Accidental
		Ermine	Mustela erminea	Secure	Secure	Secure
	Least Weasel	Mustela nivlalis		Undetermined	Undetermined
		Mink	Mustela vison	Exotic	Secure	Secure
	Ursidae	Black Bear	Ursus americanus	Secure	Secure	Secure
Polar Bear has been listed as Vulnerable.		Polar Bear	Ursus maritimus	Accidental	Sensitive	Sensitive
Lagomorpha-Rabbits, Hares or Pikas
	Leporidae	Snowshoe Hare	Lepus americanus	Exotic	Secure	Secure
		Arctic Hare	Lepus arcticus	Sensitive	Secure	Secure
Insectivora – Insectivores
	Soricidae	Masked Shrew	Sorex cinerius	Exotic	Secure	Secure
	Pigmy Shrew	Sorex hoyi		Undetermined	Undetermined
	Water Shrew	Sorex palustris		Undetermined	Undetermined
	Talpidae	Star-nosed Mole	Condylura cristata		Secure	Secure
Artiodactyla-Ungulates
	Bovidae	Muskox	Ovibus moschatus		Accidental	Accidental
	Cervidae	Moose	Alces alces	Exotic	Secure	Secure
The Lac Joseph, Mealy Mountain, and Red Wine Woodland Caribou herds are listed as Threatened.		Woodland Caribou	Rangifer tarandus	Secure	Secure	Secure
Rodentia-Rodents
	Castoridae	American Beaver	Castor canadensis	Secure	Secure	Secure
	Dipodidae	Woodland Jumping Mouse	Napaeozapus insignis		Undetermined	Undetermined
	Meadow Jumping Mouse	Zapus hudsonius		Secure	Secure
	Erethizontidae	Common Porcupine	Erethizon dorsatum		Secure	Secure
	Muridae	Southern Red-backed Vole	Clethrionomys gapperi	Exotic	Secure	Secure
		Northern Bank Vole	Clethrionomys glareolus	Exotic		Exotic
	Labrador Collared Lemming	Dicrostonyx hudsonius		Secure	Secure
	Rock Vole	Microtus chrotorrhinus		Sensitive	Sensitive
		Meadow Vole	Microtus pennsylvanicus	Secure	Secure	Secure
		House Mouse	Mus musculus	Exotic	Exotic	Exotic
		Muskrat	Ondatra zibethicus	Secure	Secure	Secure
		Deer Mouse	Peromyscus maniculatus	Exotic	Secure	Secure
		Heather Vole	Phenacomys intermidius		Secure	Secure
		Norway Rat	Rattus norvegicus	Exotic	Exotic	Exotic
		Northern Bog Lemming	Synaptomys borealis		Secure	Secure
	Sciuridae	Northern Flying Squirrel	Glaucomys sabrinus		Secure	Secure
	Woodchuck	Marmota monax		Secure	Secure
		Eastern Chipmunk	Tamias striatus	Exotic		Exotic
		Red Squirrel	Tamiasciurus hudsonicus	Exotic	Secure	Secure

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Summary of the 2000 General Status Ranks for Newfoundland and Labrador Terrestrial Mammals

Rank	Newfoundland	Labrador	Provincal
Extinct/Extirpated	1	0	1
At Risk	1	1	1
May be at Risk	0	0	0
Sensitive	3	2	3
Secure	10	29	30
Undetermined	0	4	4
Not Assessed	0	0	0
Exotic	12	3	5
Accidental/Vagrant	3	3	3
Grand Total	30	41	47

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