Chesapeake Bay Mammals
A guide to selected mammals of the Chesapeake Bay region
Choose a species to learn about its natural history and role in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem.

Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus

Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina

West Indian Manatee
Trichechus manatus

Raccoon
Procyon lotor

White-tail Deer
Odocoileus virginianus

Eastern Grey Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis (dark morph)

Groundhog
Marmota monax

Human
Homo sapiens

Dog
Canis domesticus