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| Douglas Squirrel, photo by David Blevins | Coyote, photo by David Blevins | Black-tailed Deer, photo by B. Klinkenberg |
Squirrels of Richmond Bats of the lower mainland Return to home page
Checklist of the Mammals of Richmond
| Dusky/Vagrant Shrew | Sorex vagrans Baird | Collected in the Richmond Nature Park (Bell 1984, MacQueen 2004 (trapped) |
| Townsend's Vole | Microtus monticolus | Collected in the Richmond Nature Park, Macueen 2004 (trapped) |
| Deer Mouse | Peromyscus maniculatus artemisiae (Wagner) | Collected in the Richmond Nature Park, and elsewhere is frequnetly observed. |
| Coast Mole | Scapanus townsendii (Bachman) | Found throughout Richmond. |
| Eastern Cottontail | Sylvilagus nuttallii (Bachman) | The Eastern Cottontail first arrived in British Columbia in 1952, presumably from an introduced population in Washington State (McTaggart-Cowan and Guiguet 1965). Readily observed in Richmond. |
| Washington Snowshoe Hare | Lepus americanus washingtonii Erxleben | This species requires confirmation in Richmond. Possible sightings in the Richmond Nature Park (pers. comm., Hugh Griffith, Richmond Nature Park Assistant Naturalist). Roadkill of possible young Snowshoe Hare 2006 (photo). |
| Northern Flying Squirrel | Glaucomys sabrinus (Shaw) | Specimen records from Richmond have been reported (Gonzales, 2000, pers. com.). |
| Douglas Squirrel | Tamiasciurus douglasii (Bachman) | This species persists in the Richmond Nature Park, where it co-exists with the introduced Eastern Grey Squirrel. They do not appear to be competing. |
| Eastern Grey Squirrel | Sciurus carolinensis Gmelin | Eastern Gray Squirrels are native to the eastern US and Canada, and were introduced to Stanley Park sometime prior to 1914 (Robinson and McTaggart-Cowan, 1954). It was not until the 1970's that they were seen outside of Stanley Park. Now they are spreading quickly throughout the lower mainland, and can be observed throughout Richmond. |
| Silver-haired Bat | Lasionycteris noctivagans | There is a specimen for this species from the Richmond Nature Park collection. |
| Big-brown Bat | Eptesicus fuscus | Minchkin 2006, Richmond Nature Park |
| Beaver | Castor canadensis Kuhl | Numerous colonies are found throughout Richmond, including Green Slough and Scotch Pond. |
| Muskrat | Ondatra zebethicus (Linnaeus) | Frequently observed throughout the municipality in sloughs and wetlands. |
| Norway Rat | Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout) | Introduced and abundant. |
| Black Rat | Rattus rattus | Trapped in DND and RNP east (across from Richmond Automall) Davis and Klinkenberg 2007 |
| Coyote | Canis latrans Say | Scats regularly observed in the Richmond Nature Park, and frequently observed elsewhere in Richmond. |
| Black-tailed Deer | Odocoileus hemionus columbianus | Tracks observed in the DND property (Klinkenberg et al 2004), deer observed and photographed in the nature park property, tracks observed in the East Property (RNSC). |
| Red Fox | Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus) | Historical records from the Richmond Nature Park, RNP files. |
| Raccoon | Procyon lotor (Linnaeus) | Common throughout Richmond. |
| Striped Skunk | Mephitis mephitis (Schreber) | Trapped in the Richmond Nature Park (MacQueen 2004), and frequently observed elsewhere throughout Richmond. |
| Short-tailed Weasel | Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmerman) | Unconfirmed observation of tracks in the RNP in 1999/2000/2001 (Griffith, pers comm.) |
| Mink | Mustela vison | Unconfirmed sighting, Bauder 2005, Richmond Nature Park boardwalk (Bauder, personal communication to Neil Davis) |
| Harbour Seal | Phoca vitulina | Frequently observed around Steveston. |
| California Sea Lion | Zalophus californianus | Frequently observed around Steveston; Sea lion tours can be taken from Steveston harbour. |
Other Possible Mammal Species in Richmond Nutria: Pacific Water Shrew:
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Sources: Bauder, Kris. 2003. Personal Communiciation. Richmond Nature Park. Davis, Neil and R. Klinkenberg. 2007. The Mammals of the Lulu Island Bog. IN: A Biophysical Inventory and Evaluation of the Lulu Island Bog, Richmond, BC. Richmond Nature Park Society, Richmond. Gonzales, Emily. 2000. Personal Communication. Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia. Grifith, Hugh. 2002-2005. Personal Communication. Richmond Nature Park. Klinkenberg, Rose and Brian Klinkenberg. Personal Observations. McTaggart-Cowan and Guiguet 1965. Minchkin 2006 Nagorsen, David. 2007. Personal Communication. |
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