List of mammals of Wisconsin

This is a list of mammals native to the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:

Opossums

Family Didelphidae (opossums)
Genus: Didelphis
Virginia opossum, D. virginiana

Insectivores

Family Soricidae (shrews)
Genus: Cryptotis
North American least shrew, C. parva
Genus: Blarina
Northern short-tailed shrew, B. brevicauda
Genus: Sorex
Arctic shrew, S. arcticus
Cinereus shrew, S. cinereus
American pygmy shrew, S. hoyi
American water shrew, S. palustris
Family Talpidae (moles)
Genus: Condylura
Star-nosed mole, C. cristata
Genus: Scalopus
Eastern mole, S. aquaticus

Rodents

Family Castoridae (beavers)
Genus: Castor
North American beaver C. canadensis
Family Cricetidae (New World mice, rats, voles, lemmings, muskrats)
Genus: Clethrionomys
Southern red-backed vole, C. gapperi
Genus: Microtus
Rock vole, M. chrotorrhinus
Prairie vole, M. ochrogaster
Eastern meadow vole, M. pennsylvanicus
Woodland vole, M. pinetorum
Genus: Ondatra
Muskrat, O. zibethicus
Genus: Peromyscus
White-footed mouse, P. leucopus
Eastern deer mouse, P. manniculatus
Genus: Reithrodontomys
Western harvest mouse, R. megalotis
Genus: Synaptomys
Southern bog lemming, S. cooperi
Family Dipodidae (jumping mice)
Genus: Napaeozapus
Woodland jumping mouse, N. insignis
Genus: Zapus
Meadow jumping mouse, Z. hudsonius
Family Erethizontidae (New World porcupines)
Genus: Erethizon
North American porcupine, E. dorsatum
Family Geomyidae (pocket gophers)
Genus: Geomys
Plains pocket gopher, G. bursarius
Family Muridae (Old World mice and rats)
Genus: Mus
House mouse, M. musculus (introduced)
Genus: Rattus
Brown rat, R. norvegicus (introduced)
Family Sciuridae (squirrels)
Genus: Glaucomys
Northern flying squirrel, G. sabrinus
Southern flying squirrel, G. volans
Genus: Ictidomys
Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, I. tridecemlineatus
Genus: Marmota
Groundhog, M. morax
Genus: Neotamias
Least chipmunk, N. minimus
Genus: Poliocitellus
Franklin's ground squirrel, P. franklinii
Genus: Sciurus
Eastern gray squirrel, S. carolinensis
Fox squirrel, S. niger
Genus: Tamias
Eastern chipmunk, T. striatus
Genus: Tamiasciurus
American red squirrel, T. hudsonicus

Lagomorphs

Family Leporidae (rabbits and hares)
Genus: Lepus
Snowshoe hare, L. americanus
White-tailed jackrabbit, L. townsendii
Genus: Sylvilagus
Eastern cottontail, S. floridanus

Bats

Family Vespertilionidae (vesper bats)
Genus: Eptesicus
Big brown bat, E. fuscus
Genus: Lasionycteris
Silver-haired bat, L. noctivagans
Genus: Lasiurus
Eastern red bat, L. borealis
Hoary bat, L. cinereus
Genus: Myotis
Northern long-eared bat, M. septentrionalis
Little brown bat, M. lucifugus
Indiana bat, M. sodalis
Genus: Perimyotis
Tricolored bat, P. subflavus

Carnivores

Family Canidae (canids)
Genus: Canis
Coyote, C. latrans
Gray wolf, C. lupus reintroduced
Genus: Urocyon
Gray fox, U. cinereoargenteus
Genus: Vulpes
Red fox, V. vulpes
Family Felidae (cats)
Genus: Lynx
Canada lynx, L. canadensis vagrant
Bobcat, L. rufus
Genus: Puma
Cougar, P. concolor extirpated, vagrant
Family Mephitidae (skunks)
Genus: Mephitis
Striped skunk, M. mephitis
Genus: Spilogale
Eastern spotted skunk, S. putorius possibly extirpated
Family Mustelidae (weasels, minks, martens, fishers, and otters)
Genus: Lontra
North American river otter, L. canadensis
Genus: Martes
American marten, M. americana
Genus: Mustela
Stoat, M. erminea
Least weasel, M. nivalis
Genus: Neogale
Long-tailed weasel, N. frenata
American mink, N. vison
Genus: Pekania
Fisher, P. pennanti
Genus: Taxidea
American badger, T. taxus
Family Procyonidae (raccoons)
Genus: Procyon
Common raccoon, P. lotor
Family Ursidae (bears)
Genus: Ursus
American black bear, U. americanus

Artiodactyla

Family Cervidae (deer)
Genus: Alces
Moose, A. alces
Genus: Cervus
Elk, C. canadensis reintroduced
White-tailed deer, O. virginianus
Family Bovidae (bovids)
Genus: Bison
American bison, B. bison extirpated

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