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