List of mammals of the United States
About 490 species of mammals are recorded in the United States. This list is probably incomplete. Unincorporated territories like for example Puerto Rico, Guam or Northern Mariana Islands are not covered. Mammals introduced and extinct in the Holocene except Pleistocene/Holocene boundary are included.
According to the IUCN Red List 3 of these species are critically endangered, 20 endangered, 15 vulnerable, 20 near threatened and 4 extinct.[1]
Some species are identified as indicated below:
- (A) - Accidental
- (E) - Extinct
- (Ex) - Extirpated (extinct in the US, but exists elsewhere in the world)
- (I) - Introduced
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
EX | Extinct | No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. |
EW | Extinct in the wild | Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized population well outside its previous range. |
CR | Critically endangered | The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild. |
EN | Endangered | The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. |
VU | Vulnerable | The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. |
NT | Near threatened | The 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. |
LC | Least concern | There are no current identifiable risks to the species. |
DD | Data deficient | There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species. |
(v. 2013.2, the data are current as of March 5, 2014[1])
and the Endangered Species Act:
E | Endangered |
T | Threatened |
XN, XE | eXperimental Nonessential or Essential population |
E(S/A), T(S/A) | Endangered or Threatened due to Similarity of Appearance |
(the data are current as of March 28, 2014[2])
Subclass: Theria
Order: Didelphimorphia (common opossums)
Didelphimorphia is the order of common opossums of the Western Hemisphere. Opossums probably diverged from the basic South American marsupials in the late Cretaceous or early Paleocene. They are small to medium-sized marsupials, about the size of a large house cat, with a long snout and prehensile tail.
- Family: Didelphidae (American opossums)
- Subfamily: Didelphinae
- Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana [n 1][n 2] LC
- Subfamily: Didelphinae
Order: Cingulata (armadillos)
The armadillos are small mammals with a bony armored shell. They are native to the Americas. There are around 20 extant species. Only the nine-banded armadillo is found in the United States.
- Family: Dasypodidae (armadillos)
- Subfamily: Dasypodinae
- Nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus [n 3] LC
- Subfamily: Dasypodinae
Order: Rodentia (rodents)
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Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (99 lb).
- Suborder: Hystricognathi
- Family: Erethizontidae (New World porcupines)
- Subfamily: Erethizontinae
- North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum [n 3] LC
- Subfamily: Erethizontinae
- Family: Erethizontidae (New World porcupines)
- Suborder: Sciurognathi
- Family: Aplodontiidae (mountain beaver)
- Mountain beaver, Aplodontia rufa [n 3] LC (ssp. nigra: E)
- Family: Castoridae (beavers)
- American beaver, Castor canadensis [n 3] LC
- Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
- Subfamily: Sciurinae
- Tribe: Pteromyini
- Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus [n 3] LC
(Carolina northern flying squirrel G. s. coloratus and Virginia northern flying squirrel G. s. fuscus: E) - Humboldt's flying squirrel, Glaucomys oregonensis
- Southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans [n 3] LC
- Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus [n 3] LC
- Tribe: Sciurini
- Abert's squirrel, Sciurus aberti [n 3] LC
- Arizona gray squirrel, Sciurus arizonensis [n 3] DD
- Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis [n 3] LC
- Western gray squirrel, Sciurus griseus [n 3] LC
- Mexican fox squirrel, Sciurus nayaritensis [n 4] LC
- Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger [n 3] LC
(Delmarva fox squirrel, S. n. cinereus: E) - Douglas squirrel, Tamiasciurus douglasii [n 3] LC
- North American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus [n 3] LC
(Mount Graham red squirrel, T. h. grahamensis: E)
- Tribe: Pteromyini
- Subfamily: Xerinae
- Tribe: Marmotini
- Harris's antelope squirrel, Ammospermophilus harrisii [n 3] LC
- Texas antelope squirrel, Ammospermophilus interpres LC
- White-tailed antelope squirrel, Ammospermophilus leucurus LC
- San Joaquin antelope squirrel, Ammospermophilus nelsoni [n 3] EN
- Gunnison's prairie dog, Cynomys gunnisoni LC
- White-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys leucurus [n 1][n 5] LC
- Black-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus [n 3] LC
- Utah prairie dog, Cynomys parvidens [n 1][n 5] EN T
- Alaska marmot, Marmota broweri [n 1] (Alaska only) LC
- Hoary marmot, Marmota caligata [n 3] LC
- Yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris [n 3] LC
- Groundhog, Marmota monax [n 3] LC
- Olympic marmot, Marmota olympus [n 3] LC
- California ground squirrel, Otospermophilus beecheyi [n 3] LC
- Rock squirrel, Otospermophilus variegatus [n 3] LC
- Golden-mantled ground squirrel, Callospermophilus lateralis [n 3][n 6] LC
- Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel, Callospermophilus saturatus [n 1][n 5] LC
- Mohave ground squirrel, Xerospermophilus mohavensis [n 3] VU
- Spotted ground squirrel, Xerospermophilus spilosoma [n 3] LC
- Round-tailed ground squirrel, Xerospermophilus tereticaudus [n 3] LC
- Franklin's ground squirrel, Poliocitellus franklinii [n 3] LC
- Mexican ground squirrel, Ictidomys mexicanus [n 3] LC
- Rio Grande ground squirrel, Ictidomys parvidens [8]
- Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictidomys tridecemlineatus [n 3] LC
- Uinta ground squirrel, Urocitellus armatus [n 3] LC
- Belding's ground squirrel, Urocitellus beldingi [n 3] LC
- Northern Idaho ground squirrel, Urocitellus brunneus [n 3] CR
- Southern Idaho ground squirrel, Urocitellus endemicus [n 3] VU
- Columbian ground squirrel, Urocitellus columbianus [n 3] LC
- Wyoming ground squirrel, Urocitellus elegans [n 1] LC
- Arctic ground squirrel, Urocitellus parryii [n 3] (Alaska only) LC
- Richardson's ground squirrel, Urocitellus richardsonii [n 3] LC
- Townsend's ground squirrel, Urocitellus townsendii [n 3] VU and:
- Merriam's ground squirrel, Urocitellus canus [n 1] LC
- Piute ground squirrel, Urocitellus mollis [n 1][9] LC
- Townsend's ground squirrel, Urocitellus (townsendii) nancyae [10] VU
- Washington ground squirrel, Urocitellus washingtoni [n 3] NT
- Alpine chipmunk, Neotamias alpinus [n 3] LC
- Yellow-pine chipmunk, Neotamias amoenus [n 3] LC
- Gray-footed chipmunk, Neotamias canipes [n 1] LC
- Gray-collared chipmunk, Neotamias cinereicollis [n 3] LC
- Cliff chipmunk, Neotamias dorsalis [n 3] LC
- Merriam's chipmunk, Neotamias merriami [n 3] LC
- Least chipmunk, Neotamias minimus [n 3] LC
- California chipmunk, Neotamias obscurus [n 1] LC
- Yellow-cheeked chipmunk, Neotamias ochrogenys [n 1] LC
- Palmer's chipmunk, Neotamias palmeri [n 3] EN
- Panamint chipmunk, Neotamias panamintinus [n 3] LC
- Long-eared chipmunk, Neotamias quadrimaculatus [n 3] LC
- Colorado chipmunk, Neotamias quadrivittatus [n 3] LC
- Red-tailed chipmunk, Neotamias ruficaudus [n 3] LC
- Hopi chipmunk, Neotamias rufus [n 1] LC
- Allen's chipmunk, Neotamias senex [n 1] LC
- Siskiyou chipmunk, Neotamias siskiyou [n 1] LC
- Sonoma chipmunk, Neotamias sonomae [n 3] LC
- Lodgepole chipmunk, Neotamias speciosus [n 3] LC
- Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus [n 3] LC
- Townsend's chipmunk, Neotamias townsendii [n 3] LC
- Uinta chipmunk, Neotamias umbrinus [n 3] LC
- Tribe: Marmotini
- Subfamily: Sciurinae
- Family: Geomyidae
- Desert pocket gopher, Geomys arenarius [n 1][n 5] NT
- Attwater's pocket gopher, Geomys attwateri [n 1] LC
- Baird's pocket gopher, Geomys breviceps [n 1] LC
- Plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius [n 3][n 6] LC and:
- Knox Jones's pocket gopher, Geomys knoxjonesi [n 1] LC
- Texas pocket gopher, Geomys personatus [n 3] LC and:
- Strecker's pocket gopher, Geomys streckeri [8]
- Southeastern pocket gopher, Geomys pinetis [n 3] LC
- Llano pocket gopher, Geomys texensis [n 1] LC
- Yellow-faced pocket gopher, Pappogeomys castanops [n 3] LC
- Botta's pocket gopher, Thomomys bottae [n 7] LC
- Camas pocket gopher, Thomomys bulbivorus [n 3] LC
- Wyoming pocket gopher, Thomomys clusius [n 1] LC
- Idaho pocket gopher, Thomomys idahoensis [n 1] LC
- Mazama pocket gopher, Thomomys mazama [n 3] LC
- Mountain pocket gopher, Thomomys monticola [n 3] LC
- Northern pocket gopher, Thomomys talpoides [n 3] LC
- Townsend's pocket gopher, Thomomys townsendii [n 3] LC
- Southern pocket gopher, Thomomys umbrinus [n 3] LC
- Family: Heteromyidae
- Subfamily: Dipodomyinae
- Agile kangaroo rat, Dipodomys agilis [n 3] LC
- California kangaroo rat, Dipodomys californicus [n 1] LC
- Gulf Coast kangaroo rat, Dipodomys compactus [n 1] LC
- Desert kangaroo rat, Dipodomys deserti [n 3] LC
- Texas kangaroo rat, Dipodomys elator [n 3] VU
- Heermann's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys heermanni [n 3] LC
(Morro Bay kangaroo rat, D. h. morroensis: E) - Giant kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ingens [n 3] EN E
- Merriam's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys merriami [n 3] LC (San Bernardino kangaroo rat, D. m. parvus: E)
- Chisel-toothed kangaroo rat, Dipodomys microps [n 3] LC
- Fresno kangaroo rat, Dipodomys nitratoides [n 3] VU (Fresno subspecies D. n. exilis and Tipton kangaroo rat, D. n. nitratoides: E)
- Ord's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ordii [n 3] LC
- Panamint kangaroo rat, Dipodomys panamintinus [n 3] LC
- Banner-tailed kangaroo rat, Dipodomys spectabilis [n 3] NT
- Stephens' kangaroo rat, Dipodomys stephensi [n 3] EN E
- Dulzura kangaroo rat, Dipodomys simulans [n 1] LC
- Narrow-faced kangaroo rat, Dipodomys venustus [n 3][n 8] LC and:
- Big-eared kangaroo rat, Dipodomys (venustus) elephantinus [n 9][n 8]
(D. venustus: LC)
- Big-eared kangaroo rat, Dipodomys (venustus) elephantinus [n 9][n 8]
- Dark kangaroo mouse, Microdipodops megacephalus [n 3] LC
- Pale kangaroo mouse, Microdipodops pallidus [n 3] LC
- Subfamily: Heteromyinae
- Mexican spiny pocket mouse, Liomys irroratus [n 3] LC
- Subfamily: Perognathinae
- Bailey's pocket mouse, Chaetodipus baileyi [n 3] LC
- California pocket mouse, Chaetodipus californicus [n 3] LC
- Nelson's pocket mouse, Chaetodipus nelsoni [n 3] LC
- Chihuahuan pocket mouse, Chaetodipus eremicus [n 1] LC
- San Diego pocket mouse, Chaetodipus fallax [n 3] LC
- Long-tailed pocket mouse, Chaetodipus formosus [n 3] LC
- Hispid pocket mouse, Chaetodipus hispidus [n 3] LC
- Rock pocket mouse, Chaetodipus intermedius [n 3] LC
- Desert pocket mouse, Chaetodipus penicillatus [n 3] LC
- Baja pocket mouse, Chaetodipus rudinoris [n 10] LC
- Spiny pocket mouse, Chaetodipus spinatus [n 3] LC
- White-eared pocket mouse, Perognathus alticola [n 3] EN
- Arizona pocket mouse, Perognathus amplus [n 3] LC
- Olive-backed pocket mouse, Perognathus fasciatus [n 3] LC
- Plains pocket mouse, Perognathus flavescens [n 7] LC
- Silky pocket mouse, Perognathus flavus [n 3] LC
- San Joaquin pocket mouse, Perognathus inornatus [n 3] LC
- Little pocket mouse, Perognathus longimembris [n 3] LC
(Pacific pocket mouse, P. l. pacificus: E) - Merriam's pocket mouse, Perognathus merriami [n 3] LC
- Columbia Plateau pocket mouse, Perognathus parvus [n 7] LC
- Subfamily: Dipodomyinae
- Family: Dipodidae (jerboas)
- Subfamily: Zapodinae
- Woodland jumping mouse, Napaeozapus insignis [n 3] LC
- Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius [n 3] LC
(Preble's meadow jumping mouse, Z. h. preblei: T) - Western jumping mouse, Zapus princeps [n 3] LC
- Pacific jumping mouse, Zapus trinotatus [n 3] LC
- Subfamily: Zapodinae
- Family: Cricetidae
- Subfamily: Arvicolinae
- White-footed vole, Arborimus albipes [n 3] LC
- Red tree vole, Arborimus longicaudus [n 3] NT
- California red tree mouse, Arborimus pomo [n 1] NT
- Western red-backed vole, Clethrionomys californicus [n 3] LC
- Southern red-backed vole, Clethrionomys gapperi [n 7] LC
- Northern red-backed vole, Clethrionomys rutilus [n 3] (Alaska only) LC
- Northern collared lemming, Dicrostonyx groenlandicus [n 11] (Alaska only) LC
- Nelson's collared lemming, Dicrostonyx nelsoni [n 12] (Alaska only) LC
- Unalaska collared lemming, Dicrostonyx unalascensis [n 13] (Alaska only) DD
- Sagebrush vole, Lemmiscus curtatus [n 3] LC
- North American brown lemming, Lemmus trimucronatus [n 3] (Alaska only) LC
- Insular vole, Microtus abbreviatus [n 3] (Alaska only) LC
- Beach vole, Microtus breweri [n 14][n 5] VU
- California vole, Microtus californicus [n 3] LC (ssp. scirpen: E)
- Gray-tailed vole, Microtus canicaudus [n 1] LC
- Rock vole, Microtus chrotorrhinus [n 3] LC
- Long-tailed vole, Microtus longicaudus [n 7] LC
- Mexican vole, Microtus mexicanus [n 15] LC
(including M. mogollonensis: LC, ssp. hualpaiensis: E)) and:- Mogollon vole, Microtus mogollonensis [n 15]
- Singing vole, Microtus miurus [n 3] (Alaska only) LC
- Montane vole, Microtus montanus [n 3] LC
- Prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster [n 3] LC
- Tundra vole, Microtus oeconomus [n 3] (Alaska only) LC
- Creeping vole, Microtus oregoni [n 3] LC
- Eastern meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus [n 3][n 6] LC and:
- Western meadow vole, Microtus drummondii [8]
- Florida salt marsh vole, Microtus dukecampbelli [8] (M. p. dukecampbelli: E)
- Woodland vole, Microtus pinetorum [n 3] LC
- Water vole, Microtus richardsoni [n 3] LC
- Townsend's vole, Microtus townsendii [n 3] LC
- Taiga vole, Microtus xanthognathus [n 3] (Alaska only) LC
- Round-tailed muskrat, Neofiber alleni [n 3] LC
- Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus [n 3] LC
- Western heather vole, Phenacomys intermedius [n 3] LC
- Eastern heather vole, Phenacomys ungava [n 16] LC
- Northern bog lemming, Synaptomys borealis [n 3] LC
- Southern bog lemming, Synaptomys cooperi [n 3] LC
- Subfamily: Neotominae
- Northern pygmy mouse, Baiomys taylori [n 3] LC
- White-throated woodrat, Neotoma albigula [n 3] LC
- Bryant's woodrat, Neotoma bryanti [14] LC
- Bushy-tailed woodrat, Neotoma cinerea [n 3] LC
- Arizona woodrat, Neotoma devia [n 1] LC
- Eastern woodrat, Neotoma floridana [n 3] LC (Key Largo woodrat, N. f. smalli: E)
- Dusky-footed woodrat, Neotoma fuscipes [n 3] LC (ssp. riparia: E)
- Desert woodrat, Neotoma lepida [n 3] {{IUCN status|LC|14589}
- White-toothed woodrat, Neotoma leucodon [n 10] LC
- Big-eared woodrat, Neotoma macrotis [n 10] LC
- Allegheny woodrat, Neotoma magister [n 1] NT
- Mexican woodrat, Neotoma mexicana [n 3] LC
- Southern plains woodrat, Neotoma micropus [n 3] LC
- Stephen's woodrat, Neotoma stephensi [n 3] LC
- Golden mouse, Ochrotomys nuttalli [n 3] LC
- Texas mouse, Peromyscus attwateri [n 1] LC
- Brush mouse, Peromyscus boylii [n 3] LC
- California mouse, Peromyscus californicus [n 3] LC
- Canyon mouse, Peromyscus crinitus [n 3] LC
- Cactus mouse, Peromyscus eremicus [n 3] LC
- Northern Baja deer mouse, Peromyscus fraterculus [n 10] LC
- Cotton mouse, Peromyscus gossypinus [n 3] LC (ssp. allapaticola: E)
- Osgood's mouse, Peromyscus gratus [n 1] LC
- Northwestern deer mouse, Peromyscus keeni [n 3] LC
- southern white-ankled mouse, Peromyscus pectoralis [n 3] LC
- White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus [n 3] LC
- Eastern deermouse, Peromyscus maniculatus [n 3] LC and:
- Black-eared mouse, Peromyscus melanotis [n 13] LC
- Mesquite mouse, Peromyscus merriami [n 3] LC
- Northern rock mouse, Peromyscus nasutus [n 1][n 17] LC
- Oldfield mouse, Peromyscus polionotus [n 3] LC (Choctawatchee beach mouse, P. p. allophrys, Perdido Key beach mouse, P. p. trissyllepsis, St. Andrews beach mouse, P. p. peninsularis, Alabama beach mouse, P. p. ammobates and Anastasia Island beach mouse, P. p. phasma: E, Southeastern beach mouse, P. p. niveiventris: T)
- Pinyon mouse, Peromyscus truei [n 3] LC
- Florida mouse, Podomys floridanus [n 3] VU
- Fulvous harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys fulvescens [n 3] LC
- Eastern harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys humulis [n 3] LC
- Western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis [n 3] LC
- Plains harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys montanus [n 3] LC
- Salt marsh harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys raviventris [n 3] EN E
- Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
- Chihuahuan grasshopper mouse, Onychomys arenicola [n 1] LC
- Northern grasshopper mouse, Onychomys leucogaster [n 3] LC
- Southern grasshopper mouse, Onychomys torridus [n 3] LC
- Coues' rice rat, Oryzomys couesi [n 1] LC
- Common marsh rice rat, Oryzomys palustris [n 3][n 18] LC (ssp. natator: E)
- Arizona cotton rat, Sigmodon arizonae [n 1] LC
- Tawny-bellied cotton rat, Sigmodon fulviventer [n 3] LC
- Hispid cotton rat, Sigmodon hispidus [n 3] LC
- Yellow-nosed cotton rat, Sigmodon ochrognathus [n 3] LC
- Subfamily: Arvicolinae
- Family: Aplodontiidae (mountain beaver)
Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)
The lagomorphs comprise two families, Leporidae (hares and rabbits), and Ochotonidae (pikas). Though they can resemble rodents, and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early 20th century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two.
- Family: Ochotonidae (pikas)
- Collared pika, Ochotona collaris [n 3] (Alaska only) LC
- American pika, Ochotona princeps [n 3] LC
- Family: Leporidae (rabbits, hares)
- Pygmy rabbit, Brachylagus idahoensis [n 3] LC E
- Swamp rabbit, Sylvilagus aquaticus [n 3] LC
- Desert cottontail, Sylvilagus audubonii [n 3] LC
- Brush rabbit, Sylvilagus bachmani [n 3] LC (ssp. riparius: E)
- Manzano mountain cottontail, Sylvilagus cognatus [n 13] DD (formerly in Sylvilagus floridanus)
- Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus [n 3] LC
- Mountain cottontail, Sylvilagus nuttallii [n 3] LC
- Appalachian cottontail, Sylvilagus obscurus [n 1] NT
- Marsh rabbit, Sylvilagus palustris [n 3] LC (Lower Keys marsh rabbit, S. p. hefneri: E)
- Robust cottontail, Sylvilagus robustus [n 16] EN
- New England cottontail, Sylvilagus transitionalis [n 3] VU
- Antelope jackrabbit, Lepus alleni [n 3][n 6] LC
- Snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus [n 3] LC
- Black-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus californicus [n 3] LC
- White-sided jackrabbit, Lepus callotis [n 1][n 5] NT
- Alaskan hare, Lepus othus [n 3] (Alaska only) LC
- White-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii [n 3] LC
Order: Eulipotyphla (shrews, hedgehogs, moles, and solenodons)
Eulipotyphlans are insectivorous mammals. Shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice, hedgehogs carry spines, while moles are stout-bodied burrowers.
- Family: Soricidae (shrews)
- Subfamily: Soricinae
- Tribe: Blarinini
- Northern short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda [n 3] LC
- Southern short-tailed shrew, Blarina carolinensis [n 1] LC and:
- Sherman's short-tailed shrew, Blarina shermani [8]
- Everglades short-tailed shrew, Blarina peninsulae [5]
- Elliot's short-tailed shrew, Blarina hylophaga [n 1] LC
- North American least shrew, Cryptotis parva [n 3] LC and:
- Berlandier's least shrew, Cryptotis berlandieri [8]
- Tribe: Notiosoricini
- Cockrum's gray shrew, Notiosorex cockrumi [n 10] LC
- Crawford's gray shrew, Notiosorex crawfordi [n 3] LC and:
- Ticul's gray shrew, Notiosorex tataticuli [8]
- Tribe: Soricini
- Glacier Bay water shrew, Sorex alaskanus [6][n 5] (Alaska only) DD
- Arctic shrew, Sorex arcticus [n 3][n 6] LC
- Arizona shrew, Sorex arizonae [n 1] LC
- Baird's shrew, Sorex bairdi [n 1] LC
- Marsh shrew, Sorex bendirii [n 3] LC
- Cinereus shrew, Sorex cinereus [n 3] LC and:
- Long-tailed shrew, Sorex dispar [n 19] LC and:
- Gaspé shrew, Sorex gaspensis [n 20]
- Smoky shrew, Sorex fumeus [n 3] LC
- Prairie shrew, Sorex haydeni [n 1] LC
- American pygmy shrew, Sorex hoyi [n 3] LC and:
- Western pygmy shrew, Sorex eximius [8]
- Pribilof Island shrew, Sorex pribilofensis [n 7] (Alaska only) EN
- Saint Lawrence Island shrew, Sorex jacksoni [n 16][n 5] (Alaska only) LC
- Southeastern shrew, Sorex longirostris [n 3] LC
- Mount Lyell shrew, Sorex lyelli [n 3] LC
- Merriam's shrew, Sorex merriami [n 3] LC
- Southern montane shrew, Sorex monticolus [n 3] LC and:
- Northern montane shrew, Sorex obscurus [8]
- Dwarf shrew, Sorex nanus [n 3] LC
- New Mexico shrew, Sorex neomexicanus [n 10] DD
- Ornate shrew, Sorex ornatus [n 7] LC (ssp. relictus: E)
- Pacific shrew, Sorex pacificus [n 3] LC
- American water shrew, Sorex palustris [n 3][n 6] LC and:
- Preble's shrew, Sorex preblei [n 3] LC
- Olympic shrew, Sorex rohweri [n 16] LC (formerly in Sorex cinereus)
- Fog shrew, Sorex sonomae [n 1] LC
- Inyo shrew, Sorex tenellus [n 3] LC
- Trowbridge's shrew, Sorex trowbridgii [n 3] LC
- Tundra shrew, Sorex tundrensis [n 1] (Alaska only) LC
- Barren ground shrew, Sorex ugyunak [n 1] (Alaska only) LC
- Vagrant shrew, Sorex vagrans [n 7] LC
- Alaska tiny shrew, Sorex yukonicus [n 13] (Alaska only) LC
- Tribe: Blarinini
- Subfamily: Soricinae
- Family: Talpidae (moles)
- Subfamily: Scalopinae
- Tribe: Condylurini
- Star-nosed mole, Condylura cristata [n 3] LC
- Tribe: Scalopini
- Hairy-tailed mole, Parascalops breweri [n 3] LC
- Eastern mole, Scalopus aquaticus [n 3] LC
- Broad-footed mole, Scapanus latimanus [n 3] LC
- Coast mole, Scapanus orarius [n 3] LC
- Townsend's mole, Scapanus townsendii [n 3] LC
- Tribe: Condylurini
- Subfamily: Talpinae
- Tribe: Neurotrichini
- Shrew-mole, Neurotrichus gibbsii [n 3] LC
- Tribe: Neurotrichini
- Subfamily: Scalopinae
Order: Chiroptera (bats)
The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.
- Family: Vespertilionidae
- Subfamily: Myotinae
- Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans [n 3] LC
- Southwestern myotis, Myotis auriculus [n 1] [n 21] LC
- Southeastern myotis, Myotis austroriparius [n 3] LC
- California myotis, Myotis californicus [n 3] LC
- Western small-footed myotis, Myotis ciliolabrum [n 1] LC
- Long-eared myotis, Myotis evotis [n 3][n 6] LC
- Gray bat, Myotis grisescens [n 3] NT E
- Keen's myotis, Myotis keenii [n 3] LC
- Eastern small-footed myotis, Myotis leibii [n 3] LC
- Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus [n 3] LC
- Dark-nosed small-footed myotis, Myotis melanorhinus [n 10] LC
- Arizona myotis, Myotis occultus [n 22] LC
- Northern long-eared myotis, Myotis septentrionalis [n 1] LC
- Indiana bat, Myotis sodalis [n 3] EN E
- Fringed myotis, Myotis thysanodes [n 3] LC
- Cave myotis, Myotis velifer [n 3] LC
- Long-legged myotis, Myotis volans [n 3] LC
- Yuma myotis, Myotis yumanensis [n 3] LC
- Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
- Pallid bat, Antrozous pallidus [n 3] LC
- Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus [n 3] LC
- Spotted bat, Euderma maculatum [n 3] LC
- Allen's big-eared bat, Idionycteris phyllotis [n 3] LC
- Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis [n 23] LC
- Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus [n 3] LC (Hawaiian hoary bat, L. c. semotus: E)
- Southern yellow bat, Lasiurus ega [n 23] LC
- Desert red bat, Lasiurus frantzii [8] - split from southern red bat, Lasiurus blossevillii [n 14] LC
- Northern yellow bat, Lasiurus intermedius [n 3] LC
- Seminole bat, Lasiurus seminolus [n 3] LC
- Western yellow bat, Lasiurus xanthinus [n 1] LC
- Evening bat, Nycticeius humeralis [n 3] LC
- Western pipistrelle, Pipistrellus hesperus [n 3] LC
- Eastern pipistrelle, Pipistrellus subflavus [n 3] LC
- Rafinesque's big-eared bat, Plecotus rafinesquii [n 3] LC
- Townsend's big-eared bat, Plecotus townsendii [n 3] LC
(ssp. virginianus and ingens: E)
- Subfamily: Myotinae
- Family: Molossidae
- Wagner's bonneted bat, Eumops glaucinus [n 3] LC
- Florida bonneted bat, Eumops floridanus [6] CR E (formerly in Eumops glaucinus)
- Western mastiff bat, Eumops perotis [n 3] LC
- Underwood's bonneted bat, Eumops underwoodi [n 3] LC
- Velvety free-tailed bat, Molossus molossus [n 24] LC
- Pocketed free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops femorosaccus [n 3] LC
- Big free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops macrotis [n 3] LC
- Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis [n 3] LC
- Family: Mormoopidae
- Ghost-faced bat, Mormoops megalophylla [n 3] LC
- Family: Phyllostomidae
- Subfamily: Phyllostominae
- California leaf-nosed bat, Macrotus californicus [n 3][n 6] LC
- Subfamily: Glossophaginae
- Mexican long-tongued bat, Choeronycteris mexicana [n 3] NT
- Lesser long-nosed bat, Leptonycteris yerbabuenae [n 3][n 25] VU (Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae: E)
- Greater long-nosed bat, Leptonycteris nivalis [n 26] EN E
- Subfamily: Stenodermatinae
- Velvety fruit-eating bat, Enchisthenes hartii [n 13] LC
- Subfamily: Desmodontinae
- Hairy-legged vampire bat, Diphylla ecaudata [n 3] LC
- Subfamily: Phyllostominae
Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
- Suborder: Feliformia
- Suborder: Caniformia
- Family: Canidae (dogs)
- Coyote, Canis latrans [n 3] LC
- Gray wolf, Canis lupus [n 3] LC E (and XN)
- Arctic wolf, Canis lupus arctos [n 3] (Alaska only) LC E (and XN)
- Red wolf, Canis lupus rufus [n 28] CR E (and XN)
- Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus [n 3][n 6] LC
- Island fox, Urocyon littoralis [n 1][n 5] NT
(ssp. littoralis, catalinae, santarosae and santacruzae: E) - Arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus [n 3] (Alaska only - introduced) LC
- Kit fox, Vulpes macrotis [n 3] LC (ssp. mutica: E)
- Swift fox, Vulpes velox [n 3] LC (ssp. hebes: E)
- Red fox, Vulpes vulpes [n 29][n 30] LC
- Family: Ursidae (bears)
- American black bear, Ursus americanus [n 3] LC T(S/A)
(Louisiana black bear U. a. luteolus: T) - Brown bear, Ursus arctos [n 31] LC
(includes grizzly bear, Ursus arctos horribilis: T, XN,
Alaskan brown bear Ursus arctos middendorffi, also known as the Kodiak bear,
and Ursus arctos californicus†, the California grizzly bear EX) - Polar bear, Ursus maritimus [n 3] (Alaska only) VU T
- American black bear, Ursus americanus [n 3] LC T(S/A)
- Family: Procyonidae (raccoons)
- Ring-tailed cat, Bassariscus astutus [n 3] LC
- White-nosed coati, Nasua narica [n 3] LC
- Raccoon, Procyon lotor [n 3] LC
- Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
- Sea otter, Enhydra lutris [n 3] EN (ssp. nereis and kenyoni: T, ssp. nereis also XN)
- Wolverine, Gulo gulo [n 3][n 32] LC
- North American river otter, Lontra canadensis [n 3] LC
- American marten, Martes americana [n 3] LC and:
- Pacific marten, Martes caurina [8]
- Ermine, Mustela erminea [n 3] LC
- Long-tailed weasel, Mustela frenata [n 3] LC
- Black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes [n 3] EN E (and XN)
- Least weasel, Mustela nivalis [n 3][n 33] LC
- American mink, Neovison vison [n 3] LC
- Sea mink, †Neovison macrodon [n 13] (E) EX
- Fisher, Pekannia pennanti [n 3] LC
- American badger, Taxidea taxus [n 3] LC
- Family: Otariidae (eared seals, sealions)
- Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi [n 3][n 34] NT T
- Northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus [n 3] VU
- Steller sea lion, Eumetopias jubatus [n 3] NT T
(except west of 144° W, where E) (ssp. monteriensis: LC) - California sea lion, Zalophus californianus [n 3] LC
- Family: Mephitidae
- American hog-nosed skunk, Conepatus leuconotus [n 35] LC
(merged with western hog-nosed skunk C. mesoleucus) - Hooded skunk, Mephitis macroura [n 3] LC
- Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis [n 3] LC
- Western spotted skunk, Spilogale gracilis [n 1] LC
- Eastern spotted skunk, Spilogale putorius [n 3][n 18] LC
- American hog-nosed skunk, Conepatus leuconotus [n 35] LC
- Family: Odobenidae
- Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
- Hooded seal, Cystophora cristata [n 22] VU
- Bearded seal, Erignathus barbatus [n 3] LC
- Gray seal, Halichoerus grypus [n 22] LC
- Ribbon seal, Histriophoca fasciata [n 3] (Alaska almost only) DD
- Northern elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris [n 3] LC
- Hawaiian monk seal, Monachus schauinslandi [n 13] (Hawaiian Islands only) CR E
- Caribbean monk seal, †Neomonachus tropicalis [n 36] (E) EX
- Harp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus [n 37] LC
- Spotted seal, Phoca largha [n 1] (Alaska only) DD T
- Harbor seal, Phoca vitulina [n 3] LC
- Ringed seal, Pusa hispida [n 3] LC
- Family: Canidae (dogs)
Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)
The even-toed ungulates are ungulates whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls. There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to humans.
- Family: Tayassuidae (peccaries)
- Collared peccary, Tayassu tajacu [n 3] LC
- Family: Cervidae (deer)
- Subfamily: Cervinae
- Elk, Cervus canadensis [n 38] (sometimes as C. elaphus canadensis; C. elaphus: LC)
- Subfamily: Capreolinae
- Moose, Alces americanus [n 39] LC (sometimes as Alces alces)
- Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus [n 3] LC
- White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus [n 3] LC (Columbian white-tailed deer, O. v. leucurus, and key deer, O. v. clavium: E)
- Caribou, Rangifer tarandus [n 40] LC
(includes migratory woodland caribou, R. t. caribou: E,
see also: barren-ground caribou, R. t. groenlandicus)
- Subfamily: Cervinae
- Family: Antilocapridae (pronghorn)
- Pronghorn, Antilocapra americana [n 3] LC (Sonoran pronghorn, A. a. sonoriensis: E)
- Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
- Subfamily: Bovinae
- American bison, Bison bison [n 3] NT (wood bison, B. b. athabascae: T)
- Subfamily: Caprinae
- Mountain goat, Oreamnos americanus [n 3] LC
- Muskox, Ovibos moschatus [n 3] (Alaska only) LC
- Bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis [n 3] LC (desert bighorn sheep, O. c. nelsoni and Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, O. c. sierrae: E)
- Dall sheep, Ovis dalli [n 3] (Alaska only) LC
- Subfamily: Bovinae
Order: Sirenia (manatees and dugongs)
Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands.
- Family: Dugongidae
- Steller's sea cow, †Hydrodamalis gigas [6] (E) EX
- Family: Trichechidae
- West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus [n 3] VU E
(Antillean or Caribbean manatee: EN, ssp. latirostris - Florida manatee: EN)
- West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus [n 3] VU E
Order: Cetacea (whales)
The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.
- Suborder: Mysticeti
- Family: Balaenidae
- Bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus [n 3][n 41] (Alaska almost only) LC (Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort Sea subpopulation: LC)
- North Atlantic right whale, Eubalaena glacialis [n 23] EN E
- North Pacific right whale, Eubalaena japonica [n 10] (A) (Hawaiian Islands only) EN E
(Northeast Pacific subpopulation: CR)
- Family: Balaenopteridae
- Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
- Common minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata [n 23] LC
- Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis [n 23] EN E
- Bryde's whale, Balaenoptera edeni [n 23] (A) DD
- Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus [n 23] EN E (ssp. brevicauda - pygmy blue whale: DD, ssp. musculus North Pacific stock: LR/cd)
- Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus [n 23] EN E
- Subfamily: Megapterinae
- Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae [n 23] LC E
- Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
- Family: Eschrichtiidae
- Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus [n 23] LC E
- Family: Balaenidae
- Suborder: Odontoceti
- Superfamily: Platanistoidea
- Family: Monodontidae
- Family: Phocoenidae
- Harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena [n 23] LC
- Dall's porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli [n 23] LC
- Family: Physeteridae
- Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus [n 23] VU E
- Family: Kogiidae
- Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps [n 23] DD
- Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima [n 23] (Hawaiian Islands only) DD
- Family: Ziphiidae
- Subfamily: Ziphiinae
- Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris [n 23] LC
- Subfamily: Berardiinae
- Baird's beaked whale, Berardius bairdii [n 23] DD (collective name for two species - Baird's beaked whale and Arnoux's beaked whale)
- Subfamily: Hyperoodontinae
- Northern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus [n 23] DD
- Tropical bottlenose whale, Indopacetus pacificus [18] (Hawaiian Islands only) DD
- Sowerby's beaked whale, Mesoplodon bidens [n 23] DD
- Hubbs' beaked whale, Mesoplodon carlhubbsi [n 23] DD
- Blainville's beaked whale, Mesoplodon densirostris [n 23] DD
- Gervais' beaked whale, Mesoplodon europaeus [n 23] DD
- Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, Mesoplodon ginkgodens [n 23] DD
- Hector's beaked whale, Mesoplodon hectori [n 42] (A) DD
- True's beaked whale, Mesoplodon mirus [n 23] DD
- Perrin's beaked whale, Mesoplodon perrini [n 16] DD
- Pygmy beaked whale, Mesoplodon peruvianus [n 43] (A) DD
- Stejneger's beaked whale, Mesoplodon stejnegeri [n 23] DD
- Subfamily: Ziphiinae
- Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
- Long-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus capensis [n 14] DD
- Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis [n 23] LC
- Pygmy killer whale, Feresa attenuata [n 23][n 41] DD
- Short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus [n 3] DD
- Long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas [n 23] DD
- Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus [n 23] LC
- Fraser's dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei [n 42] LC
- Atlantic white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus acutus [n 23] LC
- White-beaked dolphin, Lagenorhynchus albirostris [n 14] LC
- Pacific white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens [n 23] LC
- Northern right whale dolphin, Lissodelphis borealis [n 23] LC
- Killer whale, Orcinus orca [n 23] DD E
- Melon-headed whale, Peponocephala electra [n 14] LC
- False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens [n 23] DD
- Pantropical spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuata [n 23] LC
- Clymene dolphin, Stenella clymene [n 14] DD
- Striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba [n 23] LC
- Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis [n 14] DD
- Spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris [n 23] DD
- Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis [n 23] LC
- Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus [n 23] LC
- Superfamily: Platanistoidea
Introduced animals
- Family: Myocastoridae
- Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
- Mexican gray squirrel, Sciurus aureogaster [n 42] (I) LC
- Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
- Subfamily: Murinae
- House mouse, Mus musculus [n 45] (I) LC
- Polynesian rat, Rattus exulans [n 13][n 46] (I) (Hawaiian Islands only) LC
- Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus [n 9] (I) LC
- Roof rat, Rattus rattus [n 9] (I) LC
- Subfamily: Murinae
- Family: Leporidae (rabbits, hares)
- Cape hare, Lepus capensis [3] (I) LC
- European hare, Lepus europaeus [n 37] (I) LC
- European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus [n 47] (I) (Hawaiian Islands only) NT (I) NT
- Family: Cebidae (capuchin and squirrel monkeys)
- Common squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus [n 13] (I) LC
- Family: Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys)
- Vervet monkey, Chlorocebus pygerythrus [23] (I) LC
- Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata [23] (I) LC T
- Rhesus monkey, Macaca mulatta [n 13] (I) LC
- Family: Herpestidae (mongoose)
- Small Asian mongoose [n 13] Herpestes javanicus (I) (Hawaiian Islands only) LC
- Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
- Beech marten, Martes foina [6] (I) LC
- Family: Suidae (pigs)
- Family: Cervidae (deer)
- Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
- Nilgai, Boselaphus tragocamelus [n 49][n 53] (I) LC (I) LC
- Subfamily: Hippotraginae
- Subfamily: Antilopinae
- Barbary sheep, Ammotragus lervia [n 49][n 55] (I) VU
- Blackbuck, Antilope cervicapra [n 49][n 56] (I) NT
- Bezoar ibex, Capra aegagrus aegagrus [n 57] (I) LC
- Mouflon, Ovis aries orientalis [n 58] (I) VU
- Family: Equidae (horses and allies)
- Feral donkey, Equus africanus asinus [5] (I) (See also: Burro)
- Feral horse, Equus ferus caballus [n 59] (I) (See also: Mustang)
See also
Notes
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Kays & Wilson 2002,[3] North American Mammals NMNH SI,[4] Mammal Species of the World (MSW3),[5] IUCN Red List.[6] - Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana: Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide)[7] - as opossum D. marsupialis (merged Mexican D. marsupialis and D. virginiana).
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Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide),[7] Kays & Wilson 2002,[3] North American Mammals NMNH SI,[4] Mammal Species of the World (MSW3),[5] IUCN Red List.[6] - Mexican fox squirrel, Sciurus nayaritensis: Kays & Wilson 2002,[3] North American Mammals NMNH SI,[4] Mammal Species of the World (MSW3),[5] IUCN Red List.[6]
Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide)[7] - only as Apache fox squirrel S. apache. - Kays & Wilson 2002,[3] North American Mammals NMNH SI,[4] Mammal Species of the World (MSW3),[5] IUCN Red List.[6]
Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide)[7] - described as the nominative species and 1 or 2 additional distinct species. - Mammal Species of the World (MSW3)[5] and IUCN Red List,[6] also probably North American Mammals NMNH SI[4] - Dipodomys elephantinus merged with D. venustus as D. venustus elephantinus.
- Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide),[7] Kays & Wilson 2002.[3]
- North American Mammals NMNH SI,[4] Mammal Species of the World (MSW3),[5] IUCN Red List.[6]
- Northern collared lemming, Dicrostonyx groenlandicus: Kays & Wilson 2002,[3] North American Mammals NMNH SI,[4] Mammal Species of the World (MSW3)[5] IUCN Red List.[6]
Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide),[7] - described separately as the nominative species but merged with D. exsul. - Nelson's collared lemming, Dicrostonyx nelsoni: Mammal Species of the World (MSW3),[5] IUCN Red List.[6]
Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide),[7] - mentioned only in the description of D. groenlandicus as possible split (D. exsul). - Mammal Species of the World (MSW3),[5] IUCN Red List.[6]
- Kays & Wilson 2002,[3] North American Mammals NMNH SI,[4] IUCN Red List.[6]
- Mexican vole, Microtus mexicanus:
Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide),[7] Mammal Species of the World (MSW3),[5] IUCN Red List[6] - M. mexicanus.
Kays & Wilson 2002[3] - only M. mogollonensis.
North American Mammals NMNH SI[4] - M. mexicanus listed, but only M. mexicanus mogollensis (Arizona and New Mexico) described in "Mexican Vole (Microtus mexicanus)" chapter.
IUCN Red List[6] - M. mexicanus sometimes split in two species: M. mexicanus and M. mogollonensis.[11][12]
12 subspecies are recognized, 4 occur in the USA (1991[13]), Hualapai Mexican vole M. m. hualpaiensis is listed as endangered (E) under the Endangered Species Act.[2][13] - North American Mammals NMNH SI,[4] IUCN Red List.[6]
- Northern rock mouse, Peromyscus nasutus: Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide)[7] - mentioned only in the description of Zacatecan deer mouse, Peromyscus difficilis, that P. difficilis was formerly known as P. nasuts, so range is not clear because these species are merged here.
- Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide)[7] - described separately as the nominative species but probably merged with another species.
- Long-tailed Shrew Sorex dispar: IUCN Red List.[6]
Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide),[7] Kays & Wilson 2002,[3] Mammal Species of the World (MSW3),[5] North American Mammals NMNH SI[4] - as 2 distinct species: longtail/long-tailed shrew S. dispar and Gaspé shrew S. gaspensis. - Gaspé shrew Sorex gaspensis: Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide),[7] Kays & Wilson 2002,[3] Mammal Species of the World (MSW3),[5] North American Mammals NMNH SI[4]
- Southwestern myotis, Myotis auriculus: Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide)[7] - mentioned only in the description of long-eared myotis, M. evotis, as possible split, occurring in southern N. Mexico.
- Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide),[7] North American Mammals NMNH SI,[4] Mammal Species of the World (MSW3),[5] IUCN Red List.[6]
- Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide),[7] Kays & Wilson 2002,[3] North American Mammals NMNH SI,[4] IUCN Red List.[6]
- Velvety Free-tailed Bat: North American Mammals NMNH SI,[4] Mammal Species of the World (MSW3),[5] IUCN Red List.[6]
Kays & Wilson 2002[3] - it is believed that colonies found in buildings in the Florida Keys were members of Molossidae. - Lesser long-nosed bat, Leptonycteris yerbabuenae: Kays & Wilson 2002,[3] North American Mammals NMNH SI,[4] Mammal Species of the World (MSW3),[5] IUCN Red List.[6]
Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide)[7] - mentioned only in the description of L. nivalis under the junior synonym[17] L. sanborni as possible split, so range is not clear here. - Margay: Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide),[7] Mammal Species of the World (MSW3).[5]
Kays & Wilson 2002:[3] last record in Texas from 1852.[3] - Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide),[7] IUCN Red List.[6]
- Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide),[7] Kays & Wilson 2002,[3] North American Mammals NMNH SI,[4] Mammal Species of the World (MSW3).[5]
- Red fox, Vulpes vulpes: Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide)[7] - as North American V. fulva distinct from the Old World species V. vulpes.
- Brown bear, Ursus arctos: Kays & Wilson 2002,[3] North American Mammals NMNH SI,[4] Mammal Species of the World (MSW3),[5] IUCN Red List.[6]
Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide)[7] - as 2 distinct species: grizzly bear, U. horribilis and Kodiak bear, U. middendorffi, also distinct from the "worldwide" species U. arctos. - Wolverine, Gulo gulo: Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide)[7] - as North American G. luscus distinct from the Old World species G. gulo.
- Least weasel, Mustela nivalis: Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide)[7] - as North American M. rixosa distinct from the Old World species M. nivalis.
- Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi: Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide)[7] - as Guadalupe fur seal A. philippi, formerly A. townsendi.
- American hog-nosed skunk, Conepatus leuconotus: Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide),[7] North American Mammals NMNH SI,[4] Mammal Species of the World (MSW3),[5] IUCN Red List.[6]
Kays & Wilson 2002[3] - as 2 distinct species: eastern hog-nosed skunk C. leuconotus and western hog-nosed skunk C. mesoleucus. - Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide),[7] Kays & Wilson 2002,[3] Mammal Species of the World (MSW3),[5] IUCN Red List.[6]
- Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide),[7] Mammal Species of the World (MSW3),[5] IUCN Red List.[6]
- Elk, Cervus canadensis: Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide),[7] North American Mammals NMNH SI[4] (species list from the database).
Kays & Wilson 2002,[3] North American Mammals NMNH SI[4] (Field Guide), Mammal Species of the World (MSW3),[5] IUCN Red List[6] - as "worldwide" C. elaphus (not North American C. canadensis). - Moose, Alces americanus: North American Mammals NMNH SI,[4] Mammal Species of the World (MSW3),[5] - as North American A. americanus (distinct from Eurasian elk A. alces).
Alces alces: IUCN Red List,[6] Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide),[7] Kays & Wilson 2002.[3] - Caribou, Rangifer tarandus: Kays & Wilson 2002,[3] North American Mammals NMNH SI,[4] Mammal Species of the World (MSW3),[5] IUCN Red List.[6]
Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide)[7] - as 3 distinct species: woodland caribou, R. caribou, barren-ground caribou, R. arcticus and Greenland caribou R. tarandus. - Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide)[7] - only general range description.
- Kays & Wilson 2002,[3] IUCN Red List.[6]
- pygmy beaked whale: Kays & Wilson 2002:[3] one record in North America, Division of Mammals Collections NMNH SI:[19] two strandings in California (2001 and 2012).
- Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide),[7] Kays & Wilson 2002,[3] IUCN Red List.[6]
- House Mouse: Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide),[7] Kays & Wilson 2002,[3] IUCN Red List.[6]
Mammal Species of the World (MSW3)[5] - only general range description. - Polynesian rat[20][21]
- European Rabbit: & Wilson 2002[3] - range not clear (islands on Pacific Coast).
Introduced to Hawaii.[22] - Sus scrofa: Burt & Grossenheider 1976 (Peterson Field Guide)[7] - Wild Boar (Swine), Kays & Wilson 2002[3] - Wild Boar, Mammal Species of the World (MSW3)[5] - Wild boar - feral populations, IUCN Red List[6] - Wild boar - introduced (USA), Baker et al. 2003[24] (North America north of Mexico) - feral pig or wild boar.
- Kays & Wilson 2002,[3] Mammal Species of the World (MSW3),[5] IUCN Red List.[6]
- Chital - free-ranging.[25]
- Red deer, elaphus division (not canadensis division) - introduced i.e. to USA.[5]
- Sambar - free ranging.[26]
- Nilgai - semi-free-ranging[25]/free-ranging.[26]
- Gemsbok - free ranging.[28][29]
- Barbary Sheep - free ranging.[26][25]
- Blackbuck - free ranging.[26][25][29][30]
- Bezoar ibex - free-ranging: Florida Mountains near Deming New Mexico.[29]
- Mouflon: Mammal Species of the World (MSW3)[5] - Red sheep Ovis aries - Mouflon introduced, improved domestic stock feral (USA), Baker et al. 2003[24] (North America north of Mexico) - European mouflon sheep Ovis aries.
Feral sheep - free-ranging - Hawaii[31] and Texas.[32] - Mammal Species of the World (MSW3)[5] - Horse Equus ferus - feral in USA (incl. Hawaiian Isls), Baker et al. 2003[24] (North America north of Mexico) - feral horse, Equus caballus.
- Species listed in Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition (MSW3) as occurring in the USA, but omitted in this article: Pteronotus pristinus - possibly Florida.
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Further reading
- Kays, Roland W.; Wilson, Don E. (2002). Mammals of North America. Illustrated by Sandra Doyle, Nancy Halliday, Ron Klingner, Elizabeth McClelland, Consie Powell, Wendy Smith, Todd Zalewski, Diane Gibbons, Susan C. Morse, Jesse Guertin. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-07012-1.
- Burt, William Henry (Text and Maps); Grossenheider, Richard Philip (Illustrations) (1976). A Field Guide to the Mammals. North America north of Mexico. Peterson Field Guides (Third ed.). Boston, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 0-395-91098-6.
- Robert J. Baker; Lisa C. Bradley; Robert D. Bradley; Jerry W. Dragoo; Mark D. Engstrom; Robert S. Hoffmann; Cheri A. Jones; Fiona Reid; Dale W. Rice; Clyde Jones (December 1, 2003). "Revised checklist of North American mammals north of Mexico, 2003" (PDF). Occasional Papers. Museum of Texas Tech University (229). ISSN 0149-175X. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
External links
- American Society of Mammalogists
- Databases: Division of Mammals: Department of Vertebrate Zoology: NMNH - i.e. printable Field Guide to mammals of North America
- Search the Division of Mammals Collections - National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition (MSW3) - database of mammalian taxonomy
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (Search results: mammalia, USA, 2014-03-29)
- Endangered Species Program - US Fish & Wildlife Service
- Species Search - US Fish & Wildlife Service
- Endangered Species Act - National Marine Fisheries Service - NOAA
- List of Endangered and threatened wildlife - US Government Printing Office