List of mammals of Missouri

This is a list of known mammals in the US state of Missouri.

Order: Artiodactyla

• Family: Bovidae
• Subfamily: Bovinae
• Genus: Bison
• American bison, B. bison reintroduced
• Family: Cervidae
• Subfamily: Capreolinae
• Genus: Odocoileus
• Mule deer, O. hemionus vagrant
• White-tailed deer, O. virginianus
• Subfamily:: Cervinae
• Genus: Cervus
• Elk, C. canadensis reintroduced
• Eastern elk, C. c. canadensis
• Rocky Mountain elk, C. c. nelsoni introduced
• Family: Suidae
• Genus: Sus
• Wild boar, Sus scrofa introduced

Order: Carnivora

• Family: Canidae
• Genus: Canis
• Coyote, Canis latrans
• Gray wolf, Canis lupus extirpated
• Great Plains wolf, C. l. nubilus extinct
• Red wolf, Canis rufus extirpated
• Genus: Urocyon
• Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus
• Genus: Vulpes
• Red fox, Vulpes vulpes
• Family: Felidae
• Genus: Lynx
• Bobcat, Lynx rufus
• Genus: Puma
• Cougar, Puma concolor extirpated, vagrant
• Eastern cougar, P. c. couguar
• Family: Mephitidae
• Genus: Mephitis
• Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
• Genus: Spilogale
• Eastern spotted skunk, Spilogale putorius
• Family: Mustelidae
• Subfamily: Lutrinae
• Genus: Lontra
• North American river otter, Lontra canadensis
• Subfamily: Mustelinae
• Genus: Mustela
• Least weasel, Mustela nivalis
• Genus: Neogale
• Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata
• American mink, Neogale vison
• Genus: Taxidea
• American badger, Taxidea taxus
• Family: Procyonidae
• Genus: Procyon
• Raccoon, Procyon lotor
• Family: Ursidae
• Genus: Ursus
• American black bear, Ursus americanus

Order: Chiroptera

• Family: Molossidae
• Genus: Nyctinomops
• Big free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops macrotis
• Genus: Tadarida
• Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis
• Family: Vespertilionidae
• Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
• Genus: Lasiurus
• Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
• Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
• Genus: Corynorhinus
• Rafinesque's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus rafinesquii
• Townsend's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus townsendii
• Genus: Eptesicus
• Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
• Genus: Lasionycteris
• Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
• Genus: Myotis
• Southeastern myotis, Myotis austroriparius
• Western small-footed bat, Myotis ciliolabrum
• Gray bat, Myotis grisescens
• Keen's myotis, Myotis keenii
• Eastern small-footed myotis, Myotis leibii
• Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus
• Northern long-eared myotis, Myotis septentrionalis
• Indiana bat, Myotis sodalis
• Genus: Nycticeius
• Evening bat, Nycticeius humeralis
• Genus: Perimyotis
• Eastern pipistrelle, Pipistrellus subflavus

Order: Cingulata

• Family: Dasypodidae
• Subfamily: Dasypodinae
• Genus: Dasypus
• Nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus

Order: Didelphimorphia

• Family: Didelphidae
• Subfamily: Didelphinae
• Genus: Didelphis
• Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana

Order: Lagomorpha

• Family: Leporidae
• Genus: Lepus
• Black-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus californicus
• White-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii
• Genus: Sylvilagus
• Swamp rabbit, Sylvilagus aquaticus
• Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus

Order: Rodentia

• Family: Castoridae
• Genus: Castor
• North American beaver, Castor canadensis
• Family: Cricetidae
• Subfamily: Arvicolinae
• Genus: Ondatra
• Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus
• Subfamily: Neotominae
• Genus: Ochrotomys
• Golden mouse, Ochrotomys nuttalli
• Genus: Peromyscus
• Texas mouse, Peromyscus attwateri
• Brush mouse, Peromyscus boylii
• Cotton mouse, Peromyscus gossypinus
• White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
• Eastern deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus
• Western deer mouse, Peromyscus sonoriensis
• Genus: Reithrodontomys
• Fulvous harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys fulvescens
• Western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis
• Plains harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys montanus
• Genus: Microtus
• Prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster
• Meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus
• Woodland vole, Microtus pinetorum
• Genus: Neotoma
• Florida woodrat, Neotoma floridana
• Genus: Oryzomys
• Marsh rice rat, Oryzomys palustris
• Genus: Synaptomys
• Southern bog lemming, Synaptomys cooperi
• Genus: Sigmodon
• Hispid cotton rat, Sigmodon hispidus
• Family: Dipodidae
• Subfamily: Zaponidae
• Genus: Zapus
• Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius
• Family: Geomydae
• Genus: Geomys
• Plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius
• Family: Heteromyidae
• Genus: Perognathus
• Plains pocket mouse, Perognathus flavescens
• Family: Muridae
• Subfamily: Murinae
• Genus: Mus
• House mouse, Mus musculus introduced
• Genus: Rattus
• Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus introduced
• Black rat, Rattus rattus introduced
• Family: Myocastoridae
• Genus: Myocastor
• Nutria, Myocastor coypus introduced
• Family: Sciuridae
• Subfamily: Sciurinae
• Genus: Sciurus
• Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger
• Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis
• Subfamily: Xerinae
• Genus: Poliocitellus
• Franklin's ground squirrel, Poliocitellus franklinii
• Genus: Glaucomys
• Southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans
• Genus: Ictidomys
• Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
• Genus: Marmota
• Groundhog, Marmota monax
• Genus: Tamias
• Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus

Order: Eulipotyphla

• Family: Soricidae
• Subfamily: Soricinae
• Genus: Blarina
• Northern short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda
• Southern short-tailed shrew, Blarina carolinensis
• Elliot's short-tailed shrew, Blarina hylophaga
• Genus: Cryptotis
• North American least shrew, Cryptotis parva
• Genus: Sorex
• Southeastern shrew, Sorex longirostris
• Cinereus shrew, Sorex cinereus
• Family: Talpidae
• Genus: Scalopus
• Eastern mole, Scalopus aquaticus

References

• Schwartz, Charles Walsh & Schwartz, Elizabeth Reeder (2001). Wild Mammals of Missouri, Second Revised Edition. University of Missouri Press.