List of mammals of Ohio

This list of mammals of Ohio includes a total of 70 mammal species recorded in the state of Ohio.[1] Of these, three (the black bear, Indiana bat, and Allegheny woodrat) are listed as endangered in the state, four (the brown rat, black rat house mouse, and wild boar) are introduced, two (the gray bat and Mexican free-tailed bat) are considered accidental, and nine (the American bison, elk, North American porcupine, fisher cougar, Canada lynx, gray wolf, American marten, and wolverine) have been extirpated from the state.

The white-tailed deer is the state mammal of Ohio

The following codes are used to designate some species:

  • (E) - Species listed as endangered in Ohio
  • (A) - Species considered accidental in Ohio
  • (Ex) - Species that has been extirpated from Ohio, but can still be found elsewhere
  • (I) - Species established in Ohio as a result of human intervention

Order: Didelphimorphia

Opossums

Family: Didelphidae

Order: Eulipotyphla

Shrews

Family: Soricidae

Moles

Family: Talpidae

Order: Chiroptera

Vesper bats

Family: Vespertilionidae

Free-tailed bats

Family: Molossidae

Order: Lagomorpha

Rabbits and hares

Family: Leporidae

Order: Rodentia

Squirrels

Family: Sciuridae

Beavers

Family: Castoridae

Jumping mice

Family: Dipodidae

New World mice, rats, and voles

Family: Cricetidae

Old World mice and rats

Family: Muridae

New World porcupines

Family: Erethizontidae

Order: Carnivora

Canids (wolves, coyotes, and foxes)

Family: Canidae

Bears

Family: Ursidae

Raccoons

Family: Procyonidae

Mustelids

Family: Mustelidae

Skunks

Family: Mephitidae

Cats

Family: Felidae

Order: Artiodactyla

Deer

Family: Cervidae

Bovids

Family: Bovidae

Pigs

Family: Suidae

See also

References

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