List of mammals of Nebraska

This is a full list of the mammals indigenous to the U.S state of Nebraska. It consists of 89 mammals either live or have lived in the state.[1][2][3] As a state located in the northern Great Plains, Nebraska has a diverse mammalian fauna, due to the intersection of major climatic and environmental zones within its boundaries.

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:

EXExtinctNo reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
EWExtinct in the wildKnown only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range.
CRCritically endangeredThe species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
ENEndangeredThe species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
VUVulnerableThe species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
NTNear threatenedThe species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorize it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future.
LCLeast concernThere are no current identifiable risks to the species.
DDData deficientThere is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.

Opossums

Armadillos

Insectivores

Eulipotyphlans are insectivorous mammals. Shrews closely resemble mice, while moles are stout-bodied burrowers.

Lagomorphs

Rodents

Bats

Carnivores


Even-toed ungulates

References
  1. Genoways, Hugh H.; Hoffman, Justin D.; Freeman, Patricia W. (October 2008). Mammals of Nebraska: Checklist, Key, and Bibliography. Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum.
  2. Watchable wildlife - Mammals
  3. Jones Jr., J. Knox (1957). "Checklist of Mammals of Nebraska". Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science (1903-). Kansas Academy of Science. 60 (3): 273–282. doi:10.2307/3626860. JSTOR 3626860.
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