The list of mammals of North Dakota lists all mammal species that are seen in the U.S. state of North Dakota. 87 native species are known to live or have historically lived in the state. This includes mammals that are currently extirpated or locally extinct in North Dakota such as the gray wolf, swift fox, caribou and grizzly bear. Plus 2 introduced mammals to North Dakota. The species on this list are grouped by order. It does not include mammals that are only found in captivity.
Marsupials
Opossums
Moles and shrews
Shrews
Moles
Bats
Vesper bats
- Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
- Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
- Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
- Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
- Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus
- Northern long-eared bat, Myotis septentrionalis
- Western small-footed bat, Myotis ciliolabrum
- Long-legged myotis, Myotis volans
- Long-eared myotis, Myotis evotis
- Townsend's big-eared bat, Plecotus townsendii
- Fringe-tailed bat, Myotis thysanodes - accidental
Free-tailed bats
Carnivores
Canids
Felids
Raccoons
Skunks
Mustelids
- North American river otter, Lontra canadensis
- American marten, Martes americana
- Least weasel, Mustela nivalis
- American ermine, Mustela richardsonii
- Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata
- American mink, Neogale vison
- Fisher, Pekania pennanti
- American badger, Taxidea taxus
- Black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes - reintroduced
- Wolverine, Gulo gulo - extirpated
Bears
Even-toed ungulates
Deer
Pronghorns
Bovids
Lagomorphs
Rabbits
Rodents
Beavers
New World mice
- Southern red-backed vole, Clethrionomys gapperi
- Sagebrush vole, Lagurus curtatus
- Long-tailed vole, Microtus longicaudus
- Prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster
- Meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus
- Bushy-tailed woodrat, Neotoma cinerea
- Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus
- Northern grasshopper mouse, Onychomys leucogaster
- White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
- Western deer mouse, Peromyscus sonoriensis
- Western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis
- Plains harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys montanus
Porcupines
Pocket gophers
Kangaroo rats and pocket mice
Old World mice and rats
Squirrels
- Black-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus
- Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
- Franklin's ground squirrel, Poliocitellus frankinii
- Richardson's ground squirrel, Urocitellus richardsonii
- Groundhog, Marmota monax
- Least chipmunk, Neotamias minimus
- Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus
- Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger
- Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis
- American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
- Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus
- Yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris - accidental
- Southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans - accidental
- Spotted ground squirrel, Xerospermophilus spilosoma - accidental
Jumping mice
See also
References