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This is a list of mammals of Massachusetts. It includes all mammals currently living in Massachusetts , whether resident or as migrants , as well as extirpated species. For the most part, it does not include each mammal's specific habitat, but instead shows the mammal's range in the state and its abundance.
Scientists have reported that two endangered whales have been found entangled in fishing gear off the coast of Massachusetts. According to a statement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
A number of endangered species in Massachusetts, such as the timber rattlesnake and copperhead snake, reside in the reservation. Other flora and fauna include dogwood, lady's slipper, white-tailed deer, coyotes, wild turkey, red fox, and turkey vultures. [2]
At least 13 rare and endangered species of plant and animal reside in the Hockomock, including the Long's bulrush, ringed boghaunter dragonfly, gypsywort, Blanding's turtle, round-fruited false-loosestrife, two-flowered bladderwort, blue-spotted salamander, spotted turtle, Mystic Valley amphipod, chain fern borer moth, Plymouth gentian, eastern ...
Venomous, but very rare, these critically endangered rattlesnakes prefer to keep their coils on the ground but are still amazing climbers and have been found in trees as high up as 80 feet. They ...
New England states are indicated in red. There are 7 orders, 17 families, 40 genera, and 60 species represented among the mammals of New England.If extirpated, coastal, introduced, and accidental species are included these numbers increase to 8 orders, 26 families, 67 genera, and 105 species.
An IUCN Red List critically endangered (CR or sometimes CE) species is one that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. [1] As of 2021, of the 120,372 species currently tracked by the IUCN, there are 8,404 species that are considered to be critically ...
Fifty-two endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtles suffering from “cold stun” are rehabbing at four facilities in Florida after a flight on a private jet from the New England Aquarium in ...