List of mammals of North America

List of mammals of North America

This is a list of North American mammals. It includes all mammals currently found in North America north of Mexico, whether resident or as migrants. It does not include species found only in captivity. Mammal species that went extinct since between 10,000 to 13,000 years are included here. 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; any member of the fauna that died out between 13,000 to present times.
  • (Ex) = Extirpated; no longer occurs in area of interest, but other populations still exist elsewhere.
  • (I) = Introduced population established solely as result of direct or indirect human intervention; synonymous with non-native and non-indigenous.

Contents

Didelphimorphia

Didelphidae

Cingulata

Dasypodidae

Glyptodontidae

Pampatheriidae

  • American Giant Armadillo Holmesina septentrionalis (E)

Pilosa

Megalonychidae

Jefferson's Ground Sloth

Megatheriidae

Mylodontidae

Rodents

Aplodontiidae

Castoridae

American Beaver

Dipodidae

Erethizontidae

Caviidae

  • American Capybara Neochoerus pinckneyi (E)
  • Holmes's capybara Hydrochoerus holmesi (E)

Myocastoridae

Heteromyidae

Ord's Kangaroo Rat

Sciuridae

Eastern Gray Squirrel
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Woodchuck
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Eastern Chipmunk

Muroidea

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.

Meadow Vole
Muskrat
Deer Mouse
Cactus Mouse

Lagomorphs

Leporidae

Black-tailed Jackrabbit

Ochotonidae

Primates

Hominidae

Cercopithecidae


Soricomorpha

Talpidae

Star-nosed Mole

Soricidae

Short-tailed Shrew
Cinerous Shrew

Chiroptera

Vespertilionidae

Indiana Bat
Mexican Long-nosed Bat

Molossidae

Antrozoidae

Mormoopidae

Noctilionidae

Phyllostomidae

Carnivora

Felidae

African Wildcats, such as this one, have been introduced, into North America.

Canidae

Gray Wolf

Ursidae

Procyonidae

Mustelidae

River Otter

Mephitidae

Otariidae

Odobenidae

Phocidae

Harbor Seal

Proboscidea

Physical reconstruction of a mammoth and a mastodon.

Elephantidae

Mammutidae

Perissodactyla

Equidae

Tapiridae

  • Giant Tapir Tapirus haysii (E)
  • California Tapir Tapirus californicus (E)
  • Merriam's Tapir Tapirus merriami (E)
  • Florida Tapir Tapirus veroensis (E)

Cetartiodactyla

Camelidae

Tayassuidae

Suidae

Bovidae

American Bison

Cervidae

Antilocapridae

  • Pronghorn Antilocapra americana
  • Dwarf Pronghorn Capromeryx minor (E)
  • Shuler's Pronghorn Tetrameryx shuleri (E)
  • Conkling's Pronghorn Stockoceros conklingi (E)

See also

References

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