The list of mammals of Kansas comprises 100 mammals recorded in the U.S. state of Kansas. It includes both native and introduced species which can have a negative impact on the ecosystem but does not include domesticated animals. Four of these species that have been extirpated from the state are the gray wolf, grizzly bear, cougar, and the black-footed ferret.
Didelphimorphia (opossums)
Opossums
Family: Didelphidae
Cingulata (armadillos)
Armadillos
Family: Dasypodidae
Eulipotyphla (shrews and moles)
Shrews
Family: Soricidae
Moles
Family: Talpidae
Rodentia (rodents)
Beavers
Family: Castoridae
Pocket gophers
Family: Geomyidae
Kangaroo rats and pocket mice
Family: Heteromyidae
Porcupines
Family: Erethizontidae
Jumping mice
Family: Dipodidae
New World rats, mice, and voles
Family: Cricetidae
- Long-tailed vole, Microtus longicaudus
- Prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster
- Meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus
- Woodland vole, Microtus pinetorum
- White-throated woodrat, Neotoma albigula
- Eastern woodrat, Neotoma floridana
- Southern plains woodrat, Neotoma micropus
- Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus
- Northern grasshopper mouse, Onychomys leucogaster
- Marsh rice rat, Oryzomys palustris
- Texas mouse, Peromyscus attwateri
- White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
- Western deer mouse, Peromyscus sonoriensis
- Fulvous harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys fulvescens
- Eastern harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys humulis
- Western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis
- Plains harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys montanus
- Hispid cotton rat, Sigmodon hispidus
Old World rats and mice
Family: Muridae
Chipmunks, marmots, and squirrels
Family: Sciuridae
- Black-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus
- Southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans
- Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictodomys tridecemlineatus
- Groundhog, Marmota monax
- Colorado chipmunk, Neotamias quadrivittatus
- Rock squirrel, Otospermophilus variegatus
- Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis
- Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger
- Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus
- Spotted ground squirrel, Xerospermophilus spilosoma
Nutria
Family: Myocastoridae
- Nutria, Myocastor coypus introduced
Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)
Rabbits and hares
Family: Leporidae
Chiroptera (bats)
Vesper bats
Family: Vespertilionidae
- Pallid bat, Antrozous pallidus
- Townsend's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus townsendii
- Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
- Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
- Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
- Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
- Western small-footed myotis, Myotis ciliolabrum
- Gray bat, Myotis grisescens
- Small-footed myotis, Myotis leibii
- Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus
- Indiana myotis, Myotis sodalis
- Cave myotis, Myotis velifer
- Yuma myotis, Myotis yumanensis
- Evening bat, Nycticeius humeralis
- Western pipistrelle, Parastrellus hesperus
- Eastern pipistrelle, Pipistrellus subflavus
- Rafinesque's big-eared bat, Plecotus rafinesquii
- Townsend's big-eared bat, Plecotus townsendii
Free-tailed bats
Family: Molossidae
Carnivora (carnivorans)
Felines
Family: Felidae
Canids
Family: Canidae
Bears
Family: Ursidae
Skunks
Family: Mephitidae
Mustelids
Family: Mustelidae
Procyonids
Family: Procyonidae
Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)
Pronghorns
Family: Antilocapridae
Bovids
Family: Bovidae
Deer
Family: Cervidae
See also
References
External links