Question: What mammals live in Pennsylvania?
Answer: The following is a list of the 70 mammals known to live or have lived in Pennsylvania. The list provides common names and currently recognized scientific names. Each mammal is grouped with its closest relatives. Groupings are described in common terms as well as by family or order names. Specimens of all these species are found in the research collection of the Section of Mammals at Carnegie Museum of Natural History. However, we do not have Pennsylvania specimens for some of the “long-gone” species such as the wolf and the mountain lion. Please click on highlighted names to see information on that mammal. If you wish to return to this menu after reading about the selected mammal, please use the “Back” key at the top of your browser.