List of mammals of Minnesota
This list of mammals of Minnesota includes all the mammals native to Minnesota. It also shows their status in the wild. There are 80 mammal species found in the state.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature; those on the left are used here, those in the second column in some other articles:
| EX | EX | Extinct | No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. |
| EW | EW | Extinct in the wild | Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized population well outside its historic range. |
| CR | CR | Critically endangered | The species is in imminent danger of extinction in the wild. |
| EN | EN | Endangered | The species is facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. |
| VU | VU | Vulnerable | The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. |
| NT | NT | Near threatened | The species does not qualify as being at high risk of extinction but is likely to do so in the future. |
| LC | LC | Least concern | The species is not currently at risk of extinction in the wild. |
| DD | DD | Data deficient | There is inadequate information to assess the risk of extinction for this species. |
| NE | NE | Not evaluated | The conservation status of the species has not been studied. |
Didelphimorphs
Opossums
- Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana - LC
Rodents
Squirrels
- Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus - LC
- Southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans - LC
- Woodchuck, Marmota monax - LC
- Least chipmunk, Neotamias minimus - LC
- Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis - LC
- Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger - LC
- Franklin's ground squirrel, Spermophilus franklinii - LC
- Richardson's ground squirrel, Spermophilus richardsonii - LC
- Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Spermophilus tridecemlineatus - LC
- Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus - LC
- American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus - LC
Beavers
- American beaver, Castor canadensis - LC
Gophers
- Plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius - LC
- Northern pocket gopher, Thomomys talpoides - LC
Pocket mice
- Plains pocket mouse, Perognathus flavescens - LC
Cricetids
- Deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus - LC
- White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus - LC
- Western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis - LC
- Northern grasshopper mouse, Onychomys leucogaster - LC
- Northern bog lemming, Synaptomys borealis - LC
- Southern bog lemming, Synaptomys cooperi - LC
- Rock vole, Microtus chrotorrhinus - LC
- Prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster - LC
- Woodland vole, Microtus pinetorum - LC
- Meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus - LC
- Eastern heather vole, Phenacomys ungava - LC
- Southern red-backed vole, Myodes gapperi - LC
- Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus - LC
Murids
- House mouse, Mus musculus - LC (introduced)
- Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus - LC (introduced)
Jumping mice
- Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius - LC
- Woodland jumping mouse, Napaeozapus insignis - LC
Porcupines
- North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum - LC
Lagomorphs
Hares
Snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus - LC White-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii - LC
Cottontail rabbits
- Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus - LC
Eulipotyphlans
Shrews
- Northern short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda - LC
- North American least shrew, Cryptotis parva - LC
- Arctic shrew, Sorex arcticus - LC
- Masked shrew, Sorex cinereus - LC
- American pygmy shrew, Sorex hoyi - LC
- American water shrew, Sorex palustris - LC
Moles
- Star-nosed mole, Condylura cristata - LC
- Eastern mole, Scalopus aquaticus - LC
Bats
Evening bats
- Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus - LC
- Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans - LC
- Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus - LC
- Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis - LC
- Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus - LC
- Northern long-eared myotis, Myotis septentrionalis - LC
- Eastern pipistrelle, Pipistrellus subflavus - LC
Carnivorans
Procyonids
- Common raccoon, Procyon lotor - LC
Mustelids
- Wolverine, Gulo gulo - LC
- Northern river otter, Lontra canadensis - LC
- American marten, Martes americana - LC
- Ermine, Mustela erminea - LC
- Long-tailed weasel, Mustela frenata - LC
- Least weasel, Mustela nivalis - LC
- American mink, Neovison vison - LC
- Fisher, Pekania pennanti - LC
- American badger, Taxidea taxus - LC
Skunks
- Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis - LC
- Eastern spotted skunk, Spilogale putorius - LC
Canines
Felines
- Canada lynx, Lynx canadensis - LC
- Bobcat, Lynx rufus - LC
- Cougar, Puma concolor - LC (extirpated, but occasional sightings occur)
Bears
- American black bear, Ursus americanus - LC
Artiodactyls
Deer
- Moose, Alces alces - LC
- Elk, Cervus canadensis - LC
- White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus - LC
- Caribou, Rangifer tarandus
- Woodland caribou, Rangifer tarandus caribou - EN (extirpated)
Bovids
- American bison, Bison bison - LC (extirpated)
References
- Burt, W. H., and R. P. Grossenheider. 1976. Field guide to the mammals: North America north of Mexico. Third edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- Gunderson, H. L., and J. R. Beer. 1953. Mammals of Minnesota. Occasional Papers, Minnesota Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota 6:1-190.
- Hazard, E. B. 1982. Mammals of Minnesota . University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota .
- Heany, L. R., and E. C. Birney. 1975. Comments on the distribution and natural history of some mammals in Minnesota. Canadian Field-Naturalist 89(1):29-34.
- Wiche, J. M. and J. F. Cassel. 1978. Checklist of North Dakota mammals. (Revised). The Prairie Naturalist 10(3):81-88.
- Wilson, D. E., and F. R. Cole. 2000. Common names of the mammals of the world. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D. C., USA.
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