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List of mammals of North America

This is a list of North American mammals. It includes all mammals currently found in the United States, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Canada, Greenland, Bermuda, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean region, whether resident or as migrants. This article does not include species found only in captivity. Mammal species which became extinct in the last 10,000 to 13,000 years are also included in this article. Each species is listed, with its binomial name. Most established introduced species occurring across multiple states and provinces are also noted.

Some species are identified as indicated below:

  • (A) = Accidental: occurrence based on one or a few records, and unlikely to occur regularly
  • (E) = Extinct: died out between 13,000 years ago and the present
  • (Ex) = Extirpated: no longer occurs in area of interest, but other populations exist elsewhere
  • (I) = Introduced: population established solely as result of direct or indirect human intervention; synonymous with non-native and non-indigenous

Conservation status - IUCN Red List of Threatened Species:

- extinct, - extinct in the wild
- critically endangered, - endangered, - vulnerable
- near threatened, - least concern
- data deficient, - not evaluated
(v. 2013.2, the data is current as of March 5, 2014)

and Endangered Species Act:

- endangered, - threatened
, - experimental non essential or essential population
, - endangered or threatened due to similarity of appearance
(selected only taxa found in the US, the data is current as of March 28, 2014)

Didelphimorphia (opossums)

Didelphidae

Cingulata (armadillos)

Dasypodidae

Chlamyphoridae

Pampatheriidae

Pilosa: Vermilingua (anteaters and tamanduas)

Cyclopedidae

Myrmecophagidae

Pilosa: Folivora (sloths)

Megalonychidae

Bradypodidae (three-toed sloths)

Choloepodidae (two-toed sloths)

Megatheriidae

Mylodontidae

Nothrotheriidae

Rodentia (rodents)

Echimyidae

Heteropsomyinae

Echimyinae

Capromyinae (hutias)

Aplodontiidae

(ssp. A. r. nigra: )

Castoridae (beavers)

Zapodidae (jumping mice)

(Preble's meadow jumping mouse, Z. h. preblei: ) and:
*Southern meadow jumping mouse, Zapus luteus

Erethizontidae (New World porcupines)

Caviidae (cavy family)

Heptaxodontidae (giant hutia)

Dasyproctidae

Cuniculidae

Geomyidae (pocket gophers)

There has been much debate among taxonomists about which races of pocket gopher should be recognized as full species, and the following list cannot be regarded as definitive.

Heteromyidae

(Morro Bay kangaroo rat, D. h. morroensis: )
(San Bernardino kangaroo rat, D. m. parvus: )
(Fresno subspecies D. n. exilis and Tipton kangaroo rat, D. n. nitratoides: )
(Pacific pocket mouse, P. l. pacificus: )

Sciuridae (squirrels)

Xerinae: Marmotini (ground squirrels)

Sciurinae: Pteromyini (flying squirrels)

(Carolina northern flying squirrel G. s. coloratus and Virginia northern flying squirrel G. s. fuscus: )

Sciurinae: Sciurini

(Delmarva fox squirrel, S. n. cinereus: )
(Mount Graham red squirrel, T. f. grahamensis: )
(Mount Graham red squirrel, T. h. grahamensis: )

Cricetidae

There has been much debate among taxonomists about which races of mice and voles should be recognized as full species, and the following list cannot be regarded as definitive.

Arvicolinae

(ssp. scirpen: )

Neotominae

(Key Largo woodrat, N. f. smalli: )
(ssp. riparia: )
(ssp. allapaticola: )
(Choctawhatchee 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: , Southeastern beach mouse, P. p. niveiventris: )

Sigmodontinae

Tylomyinae

Primates

Aotidae (night monkeys)

Atelidae

Callitrichidae

Cebidae

Hominidae (great apes)

Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares)

Leporidae (rabbits and hares)

(Lower Keys marsh rabbit, S. p. hefneri: )

Ochotonidae

Eulipotyphla (moles and shrews)

Talpidae (moles)

Soricidae (shrews)

Solenodontidae

Nesophontidae

Chiroptera (bats)

Molossidae (free-tailed bats)

Emballonuridae (sac-winged bats)

Natalidae (funnel-eared bats)

Vespertilionidae

(ssp. C. t. virginianus and C. t. ingens: )

Mormoopidae

Furipteridae

Noctilionidae (bulldog bats)

Phyllostomidae (New World leaf-nosed bats)

Brachyphyllinae

Carolliinae

Desmodontinae (vampire bats)

Glossophaginae

Phyllonycterinae

Phyllostominae

Stenodermatinae

Thyropteridae

Carnivora (carnivorans)

Felidae (cats)

(ssp. P. o. augusta (E))
(ssp. P. c. couguar )

Canidae (dogs)

(ssp. U.l. littoralis, U. l. catalinae, U. l. santarosae and U. l. santacruzae: )

Ursidae (bears)

Procyonidae

Mustelidae

(ssp. E. l. nereis and E. l. kenyoni: , ssp. E. l. nereis also )

Mephitidae

Otariidae (eared seals)

(ssp. E. j. monteriensis: , ssp. E. j. jubatus: ) (except west of 144° W, where )

Odobenidae

  • Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus (O. r. divergens , O. r. rosmarus )

Phocidae (earless seals)

Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)

Equidae (horse family)

Tapiridae (tapirs)

Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

Camelidae

Tayassuidae

Bovidae (bovids)

(Desert bighorn sheep, O. c. nelsoni and Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, O. c. sierrae: )

Cervidae (deer)

(Columbian white-tailed deer, O. v. leucurus and Key deer, O. v. clavium: )
(Migratory woodland caribou, R. t. caribou: )

Antilocapridae

  • Pronghorn, Antilocapra americana (A. a. peninsularis and sonoriensis )
(Baja California pronghorn, A. a. peninsularis: , Sonoran pronghorn, A. a. sonoriensis: )

Cetacea

Delphinidae (oceanic dolphins)

Monodontidae

  • Beluga, Delphinapterus leucas (Cook Inlet subpopulation: )
  • Narwhal, Monodon monoceros

Phocoenidae (porpoises)

Kogiidae

Physeteridae

Ziphiidae (beaked whales)

Eschrichtiidae (gray whales)

Balaenopteridae (rorquals)

(ssp. brevicauda - pygmy blue whale: , ssp. musculus North Pacific stock: , ssp. musculus North Atlantic stock: )
*Bryde's whale, Balaenoptera brydei
*Rice's whale, Balaenoptera ricei

Balaenidae

Sirenia (sea cows)

Trichechidae

(ssp. T. m. manatus - Antillean or Caribbean manatee: , ssp. T. m. latirostris - Florida manatee: )

Dugongidae

Proboscidea

Elephantidae

Mammutidae

Gomphothere

Introduced mammals

Echimyidae - Echimyinae, Myocastorini

  • Nutria, Myocastor coypus (I)

Muridae

Leporidae (rabbits and hares)

Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys)

Herpestidae (mongoose)

Mustelidae

Suidae (pigs)

Bovidae (bovids)

Cervidae (deer)

See also

Notes

References

Further reading

External links

Lists of Western Hemisphere mammals from north to south