List of mammals of Nevada

This list of mammals of Nevada includes mammal species living in the U.S. state of Nevada. It also includes species that are now extirpated from the state.

Order: Eulipotyphla

Shrews

Family: Soricidae

Desert shrew (Notiosorex crawford)
Merriam's shrew (Sorex merriami)
Montane shrew (Sorex monticolus)
American water shrew (Sorex palustris)
Preble's shrew (Sorex preblei)
Inyo shrew (Sorex tenellus)
Trowbridge's shrew (Sorex trowbridgii)
Vagrant shrew (Sorex vagrans)

Moles

Family: Talpidae

Broad-footed mole, (Scapanus latimanus)

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

Vesper bats

Family: Vespertilionidae

Hoary bat (Aeorestes cinereus)
Pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus)
Townsend's big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii)
Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
Spotted bat (Euderma maculatum)
Allen's big-eared bat (Idionycteris phyllotis)
Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)
Western red bat (Lasiurus blossevillii)
Western yellow bat (Lasiurus xanthinus)
Southwestern myotis (Myotis auriculus)
California myotis (Myotis californicus)
Western small-footed myotis (Myotis ciliolabrum)
Long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis)
Little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus)
Fringed myotis (Myotis thysanodes)
Long-legged myotis (Myotis yumanensis)
Western pipistrelle (Pipistrellus hesperus)

Free-tailed bats

Family: Molossidae

Western mastiff bat (Eumops perotis)
Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)

Leaf-nosed bats

Family: Phyllostomidae

Mexican long-tongued bat (Choeronycteris mexicana)
California leaf-nosed bat (Macrotus californicus)

Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

Rabbits and hares

Family: Leporidae

Pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis)
Snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus)
Black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus)
White-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii)
Audubon's cottontail (Sylvilagus audobonii)
Mountain cottontail (Sylvilagus nuttallii)

Pikas

Family: Ochotonidae

American pika (Ochotona princeps)

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

Squirrels

Family: Sciuridae

White-tailed antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus leucurus)
Northern flying squirrel (Gluacomys sabrinus)
Yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris)
Alpine chipmunk (Neotamias alpinus)
Yellow-pine chipmunk (Neotamias amoenus)
Cliff chipmunk (Neotamias dorsalis)
Merriam's chipmunk (Neotamias merriami)
Least chipmunk (Neotamias minimus)
Yellow-cheeked chipmunk (Neotamias ochrogenys)
Panamint chipmunk (Neotamias panamintinus)
Long-eared chipmunk (Neotamias quadrimaculatus)
Allen's chipmunk (Neotamias senex)
Lodgepole chipmunk (Neotamias speciosus)
Uinta chipmunk (Neotamias umbrinus)
Western gray squirrel (Sciurus griseus)
California ground squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi)
Belding's ground squirrel (Spermophilus beldingi)
Golden-mantled ground squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis)
Mohave ground squirrel (Spermophilus mohavensis)
Round-tailed ground squirrel (Spermophilus tereticaudus)
Townsend's ground squirrel (Spermophilus townsendii)
Rock squirrel (Spermophilus variegatus)
Douglas squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii)
Merriam's ground squirrel (Urocitellus canus)

Mountain beavers

Family: Aplodontiidae

Mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa)

Pocket gophers

Family: Geomyidae

Botta's pocket gopher (Thomomys bottae) possibly extirpated
Mountain pocket gopher (Thomomys monticola)
Northern pocket gopher (Thomomys talpoides)
Townsend's pocket gopher (Thomomys townsendii)

Kangaroo rats and pocket mice

Family: Heteromyidae

Long-tailed pocket mouse (Chaetodipus formosus)
Desert pocket mouse (Chaetodipus penicillatus)
Spiny pocket mouse (Chaetodipus spinatus)
Merriam's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami)
Chisel-toothed kangaroo rat (Dipodomys microps)
Ord's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ordii)
Panamint kangaroo rat (Dipodomys panamintinus)
Dark kangaroo mouse (Microdipodops megacephalus)
Pale kangaroo mouse (Microdipodops pallidus)
Little pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris)
Great Basin pocket mouse (Perognathus parvus)

Beavers

Family: Castoridae

North American beaver (Castor canadensis)

Jumping mice

Family: Dipodidae

Western jumping mouse (Zapus princeps)

New World mice, rats, and voles

Family: Cricetidae

Sagebrush vole (Lemmiscus curtatus)
Long-tailed vole (Microtus longicaudus)
Montane vole (Microtus montanus)
Bushy-tailed woodrat (Neotoma cinerea)
Desert woodrat (Neotoma lepida)
Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
Northern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys leucogaster)
Southern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys torridus)
Brush mouse (Peromyscus boylii)
Canyon mouse (Peromyscus crinitus)
Cactus mouse (Peromyscus eremicus)
Gambel's deer mouse, (Peromyscus gambelii)
Western deer mouse, (Peromyscus sonoriensis)
Pinyon mouse (Peromyscus truei)
Western harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotus)
Arizona cotton rat (Sigmodon arizonae) extirpated

Old World mice and rats

Family: Muridae

House mouse (Mus musculus) introduced
Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) introduced
Black rat (Rattus rattus) introduced

Porcupines

Family: Erethizontidae

North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

Canids

Family: Canidae

Coyote (Canis latrans)
Gray wolf (Canis lupus) extirpated, vagrant
Northwestern wolf (C. l .occidentalis) vagrant
Cascade Mountains wolf (C. l. fuscus) extirpated
Southern Rocky Mountain wolf (C. l. youngi) extinct
Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
Kit fox (Vulpes macrotis)
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Sierra Nevada red fox (V. v. necator)

Bears

Family: Ursidae

American black bear (Ursus americanus)
Brown bear (Ursus arctos) extirpated
Grizzly bear (U. a. horribilis) extirpated

Procyonids

Family: Procyonidae

Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus)
Raccoon (Procyon lotor)

Mustelids

Family: Mustelidae

Wolverine (Gulo gulo) extirpated
North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)
Pacific marten (Martes caurina)
American ermine (Mustela richardsonii)
Long-tailed weasel (Neogale frenata)
American mink (Neogale vison)
American badger (Taxidea taxus)

Skunks

Family: Mephitidae

Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
Western spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis)

Cats

Family: Felidae

Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) extirpated
Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
Cougar (Puma concolor)

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

Deer

Family: Cervidae

Moose (Alces alces)
Elk (Cervus canadensis)
Rocky Mountain elk (C. c. nelsoni)
Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Bovids

Family: Bovidae

American bison (Bison bison) extirpated
Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) introduced
Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Desert bighorn (O. c. nelsoni)

Pronghorns

Family: Antilocapridae

Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)

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