List of mammals of Nova Scotia

This is a list of Nova Scotian mammals.

Bats (Chiroptera)

 * Little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus)
 * Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus)
 * Red bat (Lasiurus borealis)
 * Northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis)
 * Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
 * Tricolored bat (Perimyotis subflavus)
 * Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)

Canines (Canidae)

 * Coyote (Canis latrans ssp.)
 * Grey wolf (Canis lupus) extirpated
 * Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Bears (Ursidae)

 * Black bear (Ursus americanus)

Raccoons (Procyonidae)

 * Raccoon (Procyon lotor)

Mustelids (Mustelidae)

 * River otter (Lontra canadensis)
 * American marten (Martes americana)
 * American mink (Neogale vison)
 * American ermine (Mustela richardsonii)
 * Fisher (Pekania pennanti)

Skunks (Mephitidae)

 * Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)

Felines (Felidae)

 * Eastern cougar (Puma concolor couguar) extirpated, but sightings continue.
 * Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)
 * Bobcat (Lynx rufus)

Earless seals (Phocidae)

 * Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)
 * Harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus)
 * Hooded seal (Cystophora cristata)
 * Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus)
 * Ringed seal (Pusa hispida)

Walruses (Otariidae)

 * Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) extirpated

Deer (Cervidae)

 * White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) native but left and returned on their own
 * Moose (Alces alces)
 * Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) extirpated

Oceanic dolphins (Delphinidae)

 * Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis)
 * Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus)
 * Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus)
 * Orca (Orcinus orca)
 * Striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba)