General Status - Overview of Mammals
Quick
Facts
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50 species of mammals occur Nova
Scotia
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A population of
Gaspi Shrew on
Cape Breton Island is one of only a few known in the world
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Some of the mammals considered
most at risk or sensitive in Nova Scotia include the American Marten
Canada Lynx and Southern Flying Squirrel
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209 species of mammals occur in
Canada
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There are 4,629 species of
mammals in the world
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Mammals had the highest
proportion of extinct or extirpated species (BLUE ~5.0%) of any
taxonomic group considered
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