List of mammals of Oklahoma
This list of mammals of Oklahoma lists all 101 wild mammal species recorded in the state of Oklahoma.[1][2] This includes mammals that are extirpated from the state and species introduced into the state. It does not include species that are domesticated.
Didelphimorphia
Eulipotyphla
Shrews
Order: Eulipotyphla Family: Soricidae
- Southern short-tailed shrew, Blarina carolinensis
- Elliot's short-tailed shrew, Blarina hylophaga
- Least shrew, Cryptotis parva
- Desert shrew, Notiosorex crawfordi
- Southeastern shrew, Sorex longirostris
Cingulata
Rodentia
Pocket gophers
Order: Rodentia Family: Geomyidae
- Yellow-faced pocket gopher, Cratogeomys castanops
- Plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius
Kangaroo rats and pocket mice
Order: Rodentia Family: Heteromyidae
- Texas kangaroo rat, Dipodomys elator
- Ord's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ordii
- Hispid pocket mouse, Perognathus fasciatus
- Plains pocket mouse, Perognathus flavescens
- Silky pocket mouse, Perognathus flavus
New World rats, mice, and voles
Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae
- Eastern harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys humulis
- Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus
- Texas mouse, Peromyscus attwateri
- Fulvous harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys fulvescens
- Marsh rice rat, Oryzomys palustris
- Eastern woodrat, Neotoma floridana
- Mexican woodrat, Neotoma mexicana
- White-throated woodrat, Neotoma albigula
- Southern plains woodrat, Neotoma micropus
- Brush mouse, Peromyscus boylii
- Rock mouse, Peromyscus difficilis
- Cotton mouse, Peromyscus gossypinus
- White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
- Deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus
- Pinyon mouse, Peromyscus truei
- Western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis
- White-ankled mouse, Peromyscus pectoralis
- Plains harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys montanus
- Northern grasshopper mouse, Onychomys leucogaster
- Northern pygmy mouse, Baiomys taylori
- Hispid cotton rat, Sigmodon hispidus
- Sagebrush vole, Lemmiscus curtatus
- Long-tailed vole, Microtus longicaudus
- Prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster
- Woodland vole, Microtus pinetorum
Old World rats and mice
Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae
- Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus (introduced)
- House mouse, Mus musculus (introduced)
- Black rat, Rattus rattus (introduced)
Chipmunks, marmots, and squirrels
Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae
- Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis
- Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger
- Black-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus
- Southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans
- Groundhog, Marmota monax
- Spotted ground squirrel, Xeropermophilus spilosoma
- Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictodomys tridecemlineatus
- Rock squirrel, Otospermophilus variegatus
- Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus
- Colorado chipmunk, Neotamias quadrivittatus
Lagomorpha
Rabbits and hares
Order: Lagomorpha Family: Leporidae
- Black-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus californicus
- Swamp rabbit, Sylvilagus aquaticus
- Desert cottontail, Sylvilagus audubonii
- Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus
Chiroptera
Vesper bats
Order: Chiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae
- Pallid bat, Antrozous pallidus
- Rafinesque's big-eared bat, Plecotus rafinesquii
- Townsend's big-eared bat, Plecotus townsendii
- Evening bat, Nycticeius humeralis
- Seminole bat, Lasiurus seminolus
- Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
- Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
- Yuma myotis, Myotis yumanensis
- Cave myotis, Myotis velifer
- Indiana myotis, Myotis sodalis
- Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus
- Small-footed myotis, Myotis leibii
- Northern myotis, Myotis keenii
- Gray bat, Myotis grisescens
- Southeastern myotis, Myotis austroriparius
- Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
- Spotted bat, Euderma maculatum
- Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
- Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
- Western pipistrelle, Parastrellus hesperus
- Eastern pipistrelle, Pipistrellus subflavus
- Townsend's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus townsendii
Free-tailed bats
Order: Chiroptera Family: Molossidae
- Big free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops macrotis
- Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis
Carnivora
Canids
Bears
Order: Carnivora Family: Ursidae
- American black bear, Ursus americanus
- Brown bear, Ursus arctos
- Grizzly bear, Ursus arctos horribilis (extirpated)
Skunks
Order: Carnivora Family: Mephitidae
- Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
- Western spotted skunk, Spilogale gracilis
- Eastern spotted skunk, Spilogale putorius
Weasels
Order: Carnivora Family: Mustelidae
- North American river otter, Lontra canadensis
- Least weasel, Mustela nivalis
- Long-tailed weasel, Mustela frenata
- Black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes (extirpated)
- American mink, Neovison vison
- American badger, Taxidea taxus
Artiodactyla
Deer
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Cervidae
- Elk, Cervus canadensis
- Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus
- White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus
See also
- List of chordate orders
- List of regional mammals lists
References
- The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and culture. Oklahoma: Oklahoma Historical Society. 2016.
- Caire, William; Glass, Bryan P.; Michael A., Mares; Tyler, Jack D. (1989). Mammals of Oklahoma. University of Oklahoma (published December 1, 1989).
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