Mammals of North America
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This is a list of North American mammals. It includes all
mammal A mammal () is a vertebrate animal of the Class (biology), class Mammalia (). Mammals are characterised by the presence of milk-producing mammary glands for feeding their young, a broad neocortex region of the brain, fur or hair, and three ...
s currently found in the
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, and the
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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
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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) =
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: died out between 13,000 years ago and the present *(Ex) =
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: 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 -
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: : - 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
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: : - 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

* Common opossum, ''Didelphis marsupialis'' * Virginia opossum, ''Didelphis virginiana'' * Derby's woolly opossum, ''Caluromys derbianus'' * Bare-tailed woolly opossum, ''Caluromys philander'' * Water opossum, ''Chironectes minimus'' * Adler's woolly mouse opossum, ''Marmosa adleri'' * Alston's mouse opossum, ''Marmosa alstoni'' and: ** Nicaraguan woolly mouse opossum, ''Marmosa nicaraguae'' * Isthmian mouse opossum, ''Marmosa isthmica'' * Mexican mouse opossum, ''Marmosa mexicana'' and: ** Zeledon's mouse opossum, ''Marmosa zeledoni'' * Linnaeus's mouse opossum, ''Marmosa murina'' * Robinson's mouse opossum, ''Marmosa robinsoni'' * Tschudi's slender opossum, ''Marmosops caucae'' * Dusky slender opossum, ''Marmosops fuscatus'' and: ** Carr's slender opossum, ''Marmosops carri'' * Panama slender opossum, ''Marmosops invictus'' * Brown four-eyed opossum, ''Metachirus nudicaudatus'' and: ** Common brown four-eyed opossum, ''Metachirus myosuros'' * Sepia short-tailed opossum, ''Monodelphis adusta'' * Gray four-eyed opossum, ''Philander opossum'' and: ** Dark four-eyed opossum, ''Philander melanurus'' ** Northern four-eyed opossum, ''Philander vossi'' * Balsas gray mouse opossum, ''Tlacuatzin balsasensis'' * Grayish mouse opossum, ''Tlacuatzin canescens'' and: ** Yucatan gray mouse opossum, ''Tlacuatzin gaumeri'' ** Tres Marías gray mouse opossum, ''Tlacuatzin insularis'' ** Northern gray mouse opossum, ''Tlacuatzin sinaloae''


Cingulata (armadillos)


Dasypodidae

* Beautiful armadillo, ''Dasypus bellus'' (E) *
Nine-banded armadillo The nine-banded armadillo (''Dasypus novemcinctus''), also called the nine-banded long-nosed armadillo or common long-nosed armadillo, is a species of armadillo native to North America, North, Central America, Central, and South America, making ...
, ''Dasypus novemcinctus''


Chlamyphoridae

* Northern naked-tailed armadillo, ''Cabassous centralis'' * American glyptodont, ''Glyptotherium floridanum'' (E)


Pampatheriidae

* American giant armadillo, ''Holmesina septentrionalis'' (E)


Pilosa The Order (biology), order Pilosa is a clade of xenarthran placental mammals, native to the Americas. It includes anteaters and sloths (which include the extinct ground sloths). The name comes from the Latin word for "hairy". Origins and taxon ...
: Vermilingua (anteaters and tamanduas)


Cyclopedidae

* Common silky anteater, ''Cyclopes didactylus'' * Central American silky anteater, ''Cyclopes dorsalis''


Myrmecophagidae

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Giant anteater The giant anteater (''Myrmecophaga tridactyla'') is an Insectivore, insectivorous mammal native to Central America, Central and South America. It is the largest of the four living species of anteaters, which are classified with sloths in the or ...
, ''Myrmecophaga tridactyla'' * Northern tamandua, ''Tamandua mexicana'' * Southern tamandua, ''Tamandua tetradactyla''


Pilosa The Order (biology), order Pilosa is a clade of xenarthran placental mammals, native to the Americas. It includes anteaters and sloths (which include the extinct ground sloths). The name comes from the Latin word for "hairy". Origins and taxon ...
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Folivora Sloths are a Neotropical realm, Neotropical group of xenarthran mammals constituting the suborder Folivora, including the extant Arboreal locomotion, arboreal tree sloths and extinct terrestrial ground sloths. Noted for their slowness of move ...
(sloths)


Megalonychidae

* Jefferson ground sloth, ''Megalonyx jeffersonii'' (E)


Bradypodidae (three-toed sloths)

* Pygmy three-toed sloth, ''Bradypus pygmaeus'' * Brown-throated sloth, ''Bradypus variegatus''


Choloepodidae (two-toed sloths)

* Hoffmann's two-toed sloth, ''Choloepus hoffmanni''


Megatheriidae Megatheriidae is a family of Extinction, extinct ground sloths that lived from approximately 23 Annum, mya—11,000 years ago. Megatheriids appeared during the Oligocene, Late Oligocene (Deseadan in the South American land mammal age, SALMA cl ...

* American giant ground sloth, ''Eremotherium laurillardi'' (E)


Mylodontidae

* Harlan's ground sloth, ''Paramylodon harlani'' (E)


Nothrotheriidae

* Shasta ground sloth, ''Nothrotheriops shastensis'' (E)


Rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...
ia (rodents)


Echimyidae


Heteropsomyinae

* Oriente cave rat, ''Boromys offella'' (E) * Torre's cave rat, ''Boromys torrei'' (E) * Hispaniolan edible rat, ''Brotomys voratus'' (E) * Antillean cave rat, ''Heteropsomys antillensis'' (E) * Insular cave rat, ''Heteropsomys insulans'' (E)


Echimyinae

* Rufous soft-furred spiny-rat, ''Diplomys labilis'' * Armored rat, ''Hoplomys gymnurus'' * Red-nosed armored tree-rat, ''Makalata didelphoides'' * Tome's spiny-rat, ''Proechimys semispinosus'' * Trinidad spiny-rat, ''Proechimys trinitatis''


Capromyinae (hutias)

* Garrido's hutia, ''Capromys garridoi'' * Desmarest's hutia, ''Capromys pilorides'' and: ** Gundlach's hutia, ''Capromys gundlachianus'' * Jamaican coney, ''Geocapromys brownii'' * Cayman hutia, ''Geocapromys caymanensis'' (E) * Cuban coney, ''Geocapromys columbianus'' (E) * Bahamian hutia, ''Geocapromys ingrahami'' * Little Swan Island hutia, ''Geocapromys thoracatus'' (E) * Imposter hutia, ''Hexolobodon phenax'' (E) * Wide-toothed hutia, ''Hyperplagiodontia araeum'' (E) * Montane hutia, ''Isolobodon montanus'' (E) * Puerto Rican hutia, ''Isolobodon portoricensis'' (E) * Cabrera's hutia, ''Mesocapromys angelcabrerai'' * Eared hutia, ''Mesocapromys auritus'' * Black-tailed hutia, ''Mesocapromys melanurus'' * Dwarf hutia, ''Mesocapromys nana'' * San Felipe hutia, ''Mesocapromys sanfelipensis'' * Prehensile-tailed hutia, ''Mysateles prehensilis'' and: ** Isla De La Juventud tree hutia, ''Mysateles prehensilis meridionalis'' * Hispaniolan hutia, ''Plagiodontia aedium'' or: ** Small Haitian hutia, ''Plagiodontia spelaeum'' (E) * Samaná hutia, ''Plagiodontia ipnaeum'' (E) * Lemke's hutia, ''Rhizoplagiodontia lemkei'' (E)


Aplodontiidae

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Mountain beaver The mountain beaver (''Aplodontia rufa'')Other names include boomer, mountain boomer, ground bear, giant mole, gehalis, sewellel, suwellel, showhurll, showtl, and showte, as well as a number of other Native American terms. "Mountain beaver" is a ...
, ''Aplodontia rufa'' :(ssp. ''A. r. nigra'': )


Castoridae Castoridae is a family of rodents that contains the two living species of beavers and their fossil relatives. A formerly diverse group, only a single genus is extant today, ''beaver, Castor.'' Two other genera of "giant beavers", ''Castoroides'' ...
(beavers)

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North American beaver The North American beaver (''Castor canadensis'') is one of two Extant taxon, extant beaver species, along with the Eurasian beaver (''Castor fiber''). It is native to North America and has been introduced in South America (Patagonia) and Europe ...
, ''Castor canadensis'' * Giant beaver, ''Castoroides ohioensis'' (E)


Zapodidae (jumping mice)

* Eastern woodland jumping mouse, ''Napaeozapus insignis'' and: ** Western woodland jumping mouse, ''Napaeozapus abietorum'' * Northern meadow jumping mouse, ''Zapus hudsonius'' :( Preble's meadow jumping mouse, ''Z. h. preblei'': ) and: :* Southern meadow jumping mouse, ''Zapus luteus'' * South-western jumping mouse, ''Zapus princeps'' and: ** Oregon jumping mouse, ''Zapus oregonus'' ** South Pacific jumping mouse, ''Zapus pacificus'' ** North-western jumping mouse, ''Zapus saltator'' * North Pacific jumping mouse, ''Zapus trinotatus'' and: ** Central Pacific jumping mouse, ''Zapus montanus''


Erethizontidae (New World porcupines)

* Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine, ''Coendou mexicanus'' * Brazilian porcupine, ''Coendou prehensilis'' and: ** Amazonian long-tailed porcupine, ''Coendou longicaudatus'' * Andean porcupine, ''Coendou quichua'' * North American porcupine, ''Erethizon dorsatum''


Caviidae (cavy family)

* Lesser capybara, ''Hydrochoerus isthmius'' * Pinckney's capybara, ''Neochoerus pinckneyi'' (E) * Holmes's capybara, ''Neochoerus aesopi'' (E)


Heptaxodontidae (giant hutia)

* Blunt-toothed giant hutia, ''Amblyrhiza inundata'' (E) * Osborn's key mouse, ''Clidomys osborni'' (E) * Plate-toothed giant hutia, ''Elasmodontomys obliquus'' (E) * Twisted-toothed mouse, ''Quemisia gravis'' (E)


Dasyproctidae

* Coiban agouti, ''Dasyprocta coibae'' * Common red-rumped agouti, ''Dasyprocta leporina'' * Mexican agouti, ''Dasyprocta mexicana'' * Central American agouti, ''Dasyprocta punctata'' * Ruatan Island agouti, ''Dasyprocta ruatanica''


Cuniculidae

* Lowland paca, ''Cuniculus paca''


Geomyidae (pocket gophers)

There has been much debate among
taxonomist In biology, taxonomy () is the science, scientific study of naming, defining (Circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribing) and classifying groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics. Organisms are grouped into taxon, taxa (si ...
s about which races of pocket gopher should be recognized as full species, and the following list cannot be regarded as definitive. * Yellow-faced pocket gopher, ''Cratogeomys castanops'' * Oriental Basin pocket gopher, ''Cratogeomys fulvescens'' * Smoky pocket gopher, ''Cratogeomys fumosus'' and: ** Volcan de Toluca pocket gopher, ''Cratogeomys planiceps'' * Goldman's pocket gopher, ''Cratogeomys goldmani'' * Merriam's pocket gopher, ''Cratogeomys merriami'' * Perote pocket gopher, ''Cratogeomys perotensis'' * Desert pocket gopher, ''Geomys arenarius'' * Attwater's pocket gopher, ''Geomys attwateri'' * Baird's pocket gopher, ''Geomys breviceps'' * Plains pocket gopher, ''Geomys bursarius'' and: ** Hall's pocket gopher, ''Geomys jugossicularis'' ** Sand Hills pocket gopher, ''Geomys lutescens'' * Knox Jones's pocket gopher, ''Geomys knoxjonesi'' * Texas pocket gopher, ''Geomys personatus'' and: ** Strecker's pocket gopher, ''Geomys streckeri'' * Southeastern pocket gopher, ''Geomys pinetis'' * Llano pocket gopher, ''Geomys texensis'' * Tropical pocket gopher, ''Geomys tropicalis'' * Chiriqui pocket gopher, ''Heterogeomys cavator'' * Cherrie's pocket gopher, ''Heterogeomys cherriei'' * Darien pocket gopher, ''Heterogeomys dariensis'' * Variable pocket gopher, ''Heterogeomys heterodus'' * Hispid pocket gopher, ''Heterogeomys hispidus'' * Big pocket gopher, ''Heterogeomys lanius'' * Underwood's pocket gopher, ''Heterogeomys underwoodi'' * Giant pocket gopher, ''Orthogeomys grandis'' and: ** Oaxacan pocket gopher, ''Orthogeomys cuniculus'' *
Botta's pocket gopher Botta's pocket gopher (''Thomomys bottae'') is a pocket gopher native to western North America. It is also known in some areas as valley pocket gopher, particularly in California. Both the specific and common names of this species honor Paul-Émi ...
, ''Thomomys bottae'' * Camas pocket gopher, ''Thomomys bulbivorus'' * Wyoming pocket gopher, ''Thomomys clusius'' * Idaho pocket gopher, ''Thomomys idahoensis'' * Mazama pocket gopher, ''Thomomys mazama'' * Mountain pocket gopher, ''Thomomys monticola'' * Nayar pocket gopher, ''Thomomys nayarensis'' * Northern pocket gopher, ''Thomomys talpoides'' * Townsend's pocket gopher, ''Thomomys townsendii'' * Southern pocket gopher, ''Thomomys umbrinus'' and: ** Black-and-brown pocket gopher, ''Thomomys atrovarius'' ** Sierra Madre occidental pocket gopher, ''Thomomys sheldoni'' * Alcorn's pocket gopher, ''Pappogeomys alcorni'' * Buller's pocket gopher, ''Pappogeomys bulleri'' * Michoacan pocket gopher, ''Zygogeomys trichopus''


Heteromyidae

* California kangaroo rat, ''Dipodomys californicus'' * Gulf Coast kangaroo rat, ''Dipodomys compactus'' * Desert kangaroo rat, ''Dipodomys deserti'' * Texas kangaroo rat, ''Dipodomys elator'' * San Quintin kangaroo rat, ''Dipodomys gravipes'' * Heermann's kangaroo rat, ''Dipodomys heermanni'' :( Morro Bay kangaroo rat, ''D. h. morroensis'': ) * Giant kangaroo rat, ''Dipodomys ingens'' * Merriam's kangaroo rat, ''Dipodomys merriami'' :( San Bernardino kangaroo rat, ''D. m. parvus'': ) * Chisel-toothed kangaroo rat, ''Dipodomys microps'' * Nelson's kangaroo rat, ''Dipodomys nelsoni'' * Fresno kangaroo rat, ''Dipodomys nitratoides'' :(Fresno subspecies ''D. n. exilis'' and Tipton kangaroo rat, ''D. n. nitratoides'': ) * Ord's kangaroo rat, ''Dipodomys ordii'' * Panamint kangaroo rat, ''Dipodomys panamintinus'' * Phillips's kangaroo rat, ''Dipodomys phillipsii'' and: ** Plateau kangaroo rat, ''Dipodomys ornatus'' * Dulzura kangaroo rat, ''Dipodomys simulans'' * Banner-tailed kangaroo rat, ''Dipodomys spectabilis'' * Stephens's kangaroo rat, ''Dipodomys stephensi'' * Narrow-faced kangaroo rat, ''Dipodomys venustus'' ** Big-eared kangaroo rat, ''Dipodomys'' (''venustus'') ''elephantinus'' * Agile kangaroo rat, ''Dipodomys agilis'' * Panamanian spiny pocket mouse, ''Heteromys adspersus'' * Trinidad spiny pocket mouse, ''Heteromys anomalus'' * Southern spiny pocket mouse, ''Heteromys australis'' * Desmarest's spiny pocket mouse, ''Heteromys desmarestianus'' and: ** Goldman's spiny pocket mouse, ''Heteromys goldmani'' * Gaumer's spiny pocket mouse, ''Heteromys gaumeri'' * Mexican spiny pocket mouse, ''Heteromys irroratus'' and: ** Buller's spiny pocket mouse, ''Heteromys bulleri'' * Nelson's spiny pocket mouse, ''Heteromys nelsoni'' * Cloud-dwelling spiny pocket mouse, ''Heteromys nubicolens'' * Mountain spiny pocket mouse, ''Heteromys oresterus'' * Painted spiny pocket mouse, ''Heteromys pictus'' * Salvin's spiny pocket mouse, ''Heteromys salvini'' * Jaliscan spiny pocket mouse, ''Heteromys spectabilis'' * Dark kangaroo mouse, ''Microdipodops megacephalus'' * Pale kangaroo mouse, ''Microdipodops pallidus'' * White-eared pocket mouse, ''Perognathus alticola'' * Arizona pocket mouse, ''Perognathus amplus'' * Olive-backed pocket mouse, ''Perognathus fasciatus'' * Plains pocket mouse, ''Perognathus flavescens'' * Silky pocket mouse, ''Perognathus flavus'' * San Joaquin pocket mouse, ''Perognathus inornatus'' * Little pocket mouse, ''Perognathus longimembris'' :( Pacific pocket mouse, ''P. l. pacificus'': ) * Merriam's pocket mouse, ''Perognathus merriami'' * Columbia Plateau pocket mouse, ''Perognathus parvus'' and: ** Great Basin pocket mouse, ''Perognathus mollipilosus'' * Little desert pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus arenarius'' and: ** Cerralvo Island pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus siccus'' * Narrow-skulled pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus artus'' * Bailey's pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus baileyi'' * California pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus californicus'' * Nelson's pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus nelsoni'' and: ** Highland coarse-haired pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus collis'' * Dalquest's pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus ammophilus'' and: ** Dalquest's pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus (ammophilus) dalquesti'' * Durango coarse-haired pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus durangae'' * Chihuahuan pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus eremicus'' * San Diego pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus fallax'' * Long-tailed pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus formosus'' * Goldman's pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus goldmani'' * Hispid pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus hispidus'' * Rock pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus intermedius'' * Lined pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus lineatus'' * Desert pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus penicillatus'' * Sinaloan pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus pernix'' * Baja pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus rudinoris'' * Spiny pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus spinatus''


Sciuridae Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae (), a family that includes small or medium-sized rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrel ...
(squirrels)


Xerinae: Marmotini (ground squirrels)

* Harris's antelope squirrel, ''Ammospermophilus harrisii'' * Espíritu Santo antelope squirrel, ''Ammospermophilus insularis'' * Texas antelope squirrel, ''Ammospermophilus interpres'' * White-tailed antelope squirrel, ''Ammospermophilus leucurus'' * San Joaquin antelope squirrel, ''Ammospermophilus nelsoni'' * Golden-mantled ground squirrel, ''Callospermophilus lateralis'' * Sierra Madre ground squirrel, ''Callospermophilus madrensis'' * Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel, ''Callospermophilus saturatus'' * Gunnison's prairie dog, ''Cynomys gunnisoni'' * White-tailed prairie dog, ''Cynomys leucurus'' * Black-tailed prairie dog, ''Cynomys ludovicianus'' * Utah prairie dog, ''Cynomys parvidens'' * Mexican prairie dog, ''Cynomys mexicanus'' * Mexican ground squirrel, ''Ictidomys mexicanus'' and: ** Rio Grande ground squirrel, ''Ictidomys parvidens'' * Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, ''Ictidomys tridecemlineatus'' * Alaska marmot, ''Marmota broweri'' * Hoary marmot, ''Marmota caligata'' * Yellow-bellied marmot, ''Marmota flaviventris'' * Woodchuck, ''Marmota monax'' * Olympic marmot, ''Marmota olympus'' * Vancouver Island marmot, ''Marmota vancouverensis'' * Alpine chipmunk, ''Neotamias alpinus'' * Yellow pine chipmunk, ''Neotamias amoenus'' and: ** Crater chipmunk, ''Neotamias cratericus'' * Buller's chipmunk, ''Neotamias bulleri'' * Gray-footed chipmunk, ''Neotamias canipes'' * Gray-collared chipmunk, ''Neotamias cinereicollis'' * Cliff chipmunk, ''Neotamias dorsalis'' * Durango chipmunk, ''Neotamias durangae'' and: ** Sierra del Carmen chipmunk, ''Neotamias solivagus'' * Merriam's chipmunk, ''Neotamias merriami'' * Least chipmunk, ''Neotamias minimus'' and: ** Coulee chipmunk, ''Neotamias grisescens'' * California chipmunk, ''Neotamias obscurus'' * Yellow-cheeked chipmunk, ''Neotamias ochrogenys'' * Palmer's chipmunk, ''Neotamias palmeri'' * Panamint chipmunk, ''Neotamias panamintinus'' * Long-eared chipmunk, ''Neotamias quadrimaculatus'' * Colorado chipmunk, ''Neotamias quadrivittatus'' * Red-tailed chipmunk, ''Neotamias ruficaudus'' * Hopi chipmunk, ''Neotamias rufus'' * Allen's chipmunk, ''Neotamias senex'' * Siskiyou chipmunk, ''Neotamias siskiyou'' * Sonoma chipmunk, ''Neotamias sonomae'' * Lodgepole chipmunk, ''Neotamias speciosus'' * Eastern chipmunk, ''Tamias striatus'' * Townsend's chipmunk, ''Neotamias townsendii'' * Uinta chipmunk, ''Neotamias umbrinus'' * Tropical ground squirrel, ''Notocitellus adocetus'' * Ring-tailed ground squirrel, ''Notocitellus annulatus'' * Baja California rock squirrel, ''Otospermophilus atricapillus'' * California ground squirrel, ''Otospermophilus beecheyi'' and: ** Douglas's ground squirrel, ''Otospermophilus douglasii'' * Rock squirrel, ''Otospermophilus variegatus'' * Franklin's ground squirrel, ''Poliocitellus franklinii'' * Uinta ground squirrel, ''Urocitellus armatus'' * Belding's ground squirrel, ''Urocitellus beldingi'' * Northern Idaho ground squirrel, ''Urocitellus brunneus'' and: ** Southern Idaho ground squirrel, ''Urocitellus endemicus'' * Columbian ground squirrel, ''Urocitellus columbianus'' * Wyoming ground squirrel, ''Urocitellus elegans'' * Arctic ground squirrel, ''Urocitellus parryii'' *
Richardson's ground squirrel Richardson's ground squirrel (''Urocitellus richardsonii''), also known as the dakrat or flickertail, is a North American ground squirrel in the genus ''Urocitellus''. Like a number of other ground squirrels, they are sometimes called prairie dog ...
, ''Urocitellus richardsonii'' * Townsend's ground squirrel, ''Urocitellus townsendii'' ** Townsend's ground squirrel, ''Urocitellus'' (''townsendii'') ''nancyae'' * Merriam's ground squirrel, ''Urocitellus canus'' * Piute ground squirrel, ''Urocitellus mollis'' * Washington ground squirrel, ''Urocitellus washingtoni'' * Mohave ground squirrel, ''Xerospermophilus mohavensis'' * Perote ground squirrel, ''Xerospermophilus perotensis'' * Spotted ground squirrel, ''Xerospermophilus spilosoma'' * Round-tailed ground squirrel, ''Xerospermophilus tereticaudus''


Sciurinae: Pteromyini (flying squirrels)

* Northern flying squirrel, ''Glaucomys sabrinus'' :(Carolina northern flying squirrel ''G. s. coloratus'' and Virginia northern flying squirrel ''G. s. fuscus'': ) * Humboldt's flying squirrel, ''Glaucomys oregonensis'' * Southern flying squirrel, ''Glaucomys volans''


Sciurinae: Sciurini

* Central American dwarf squirrel, ''Microsciurus alfari'' * Western dwarf squirrel, ''Microsciurus mimulus'' * Abert's squirrel, ''Sciurus aberti'' * Allen's squirrel, ''Sciurus alleni'' * Arizona gray squirrel, ''Sciurus arizonensis'' * Mexican gray squirrel, ''Sciurus aureogaster'' * Eastern gray squirrel, ''Sciurus carolinensis'' * Collie's squirrel, ''Sciurus colliaei'' * Deppe's squirrel, ''Sciurus deppei'' * Red-tailed squirrel, ''Sciurus granatensis'' and: ** Richmond's squirrel, ''Sciurus richmondi'' * Western gray squirrel, ''Sciurus griseus'' * Mexican fox squirrel, ''Sciurus nayaritensis'' * Fox squirrel, ''Sciurus niger'' :( Delmarva fox squirrel, ''S. n. cinereus'': ) * Peters's squirrel, ''Sciurus oculatus'' * Variegated squirrel, ''Sciurus variegatoides'' * Yucatan squirrel, ''Sciurus yucatanensis'' * Bangs's mountain squirrel, ''Syntheosciurus brochus'' * Douglas squirrel, ''Tamiasciurus douglasii'' ** Mearn's squirrel, ''T. d. mearnsi'' * Southwestern red squirrel, ''Tamiasciurus fremonti'' :( Mount Graham red squirrel, ''T. f. grahamensis'': ) * North American red squirrel, ''Tamiasciurus hudsonicus'' :( Mount Graham red squirrel, ''T. h. grahamensis'': )


Cricetidae The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At over 870 species, it is either the largest or second-largest family ...

There has been much debate among
taxonomist In biology, taxonomy () is the science, scientific study of naming, defining (Circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribing) and classifying groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics. Organisms are grouped into taxon, taxa (si ...
s about which races of mice and voles should be recognized as full species, and the following list cannot be regarded as definitive.


Arvicolinae The Arvicolinae are a subfamily of rodents that includes the voles, lemmings, and muskrats. They are most closely related to the other subfamilies in the Cricetidae (comprising the hamsters and New World rats and mice). Some authorities plac ...

* Root vole, ''Alexandromys oeconomus'' * White-footed vole, ''Arborimus albipes'' * Red tree vole, ''Arborimus longicaudus'' * California red tree mouse, ''Arborimus pomo'' * Western red-backed vole, ''Clethrionomys californicus'' * Southern red-backed vole, ''Clethrionomys gapperi'' * Northern red-backed vole, ''Clethrionomys rutilus'' *
Northern collared lemming The northern collared lemming or Nearctic collared lemming (''Dicrostonyx groenlandicus''), sometimes called the Peary Land collared lemming in Canada, is a small lemming found in Arctic North America and Wrangel Island. At one time, it was cons ...
, ''Dicrostonyx groenlandicus'' *
Ungava collared lemming The Ungava collared lemming or Labrador collared lemming (''Dicrostonyx hudsonius'') is a small North American lemming. This species has a short, chunky body covered with brownish-grey fur, with a thin dark stripe along the back and a yellow lin ...
, ''Dicrostonyx hudsonius'' *
Richardson's collared lemming The Richardson's collared lemming (''Dicrostonyx richardsoni'') is a small North American lemming. At one time, they were considered to be a subspecies of the Arctic lemming, ''Dicrostonyx torquatus''. Some sources believe they are a subspecies o ...
, ''Dicrostonyx richardsoni'' *
Nelson's collared lemming Nelson's collared lemming (''Dicrostonyx nelsoni'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in western and southwestern Alaska in the United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States ( ...
, ''Dicrostonyx nelsoni'' *
Ogilvie Mountains collared lemming The Ogilvie Mountains collared lemming (''Dicrostonyx nunatakensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Yukon Territory, Canada.Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. (2005). Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 ''in' ...
, ''Dicrostonyx nunatakensis'' *
Unalaska collared lemming The Unalaska collared lemming (''Dicrostonyx unalascensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. This species is found on two islands, Umnak and Unalaska, in the Aleutian Archipelago of Alaska in the United States. Its natural hab ...
, ''Dicrostonyx unalascensis'' * Sagebrush vole, ''Lemmiscus curtatus'' * Nearctic brown lemming, ''Lemmus trimucronatus'' and: ** Beringian brown lemming, ''Lemmus nigripes'' * Insular vole, ''Microtus abbreviatus'' and: ** Singing vole, ''Microtus miurus'' * California vole, ''Microtus californicus'' :(ssp. ''scirpen'': ) * Gray-tailed vole, ''Microtus canicaudus'' * Rock vole, ''Microtus chrotorrhinus'' * Western meadow vole, ''Microtus drummondii'' * Florida salt marsh vole, ''Microtus dukecampbelli'' * Guatemalan vole, ''Microtus guatemalensis'' * Long-tailed vole, ''Microtus longicaudus'' * Mexican vole, ''Microtus mexicanus''
(including ''M. mogollonensis'': , ssp. ''hualpaiensis'': ) and: ** Mogollon vole, ''Microtus mogollonensis'' * Montane vole, ''Microtus montanus'' *
Prairie vole The prairie vole (''Microtus ochrogaster'') is a small vole found in central North America. Description The vole has long, coarse grayish-brown fur on the upper portion of the body and yellowish fur on the lower portion of the body. It has sh ...
, ''Microtus ochrogaster'' * Creeping vole, ''Microtus oregoni'' * Eastern meadow vole, ''Microtus pennsylvanicus'' and: ** Beach vole, ''M. p. breweri'' ** Western meadow vole, ''Microtus drummondii'' (''M. p. dukecampbelli'': ) ** Florida salt marsh vole, ''Microtus dukecampbelli'' * Woodland vole, ''Microtus pinetorum'' * Water vole, ''Microtus richardsoni'' * Tarabundi vole, ''Microtus oaxacensis'' * Townsend's vole, ''Microtus townsendii'' * Jalapan pine vole, ''Microtus quasiater'' * Zempoaltépec vole, ''Microtus umbrosus'' * Taiga vole, ''Microtus xanthognathus'' * Round-tailed muskrat, ''Neofiber alleni'' *
Muskrat The muskrat or common muskrat (''Ondatra zibethicus'') is a medium-sized semiaquatic rodent native to North America and an introduced species in parts of Europe, Asia, and South America. The muskrat is found in wetlands over various climates ...
, ''Ondatra zibethicus'' * Western heather vole, ''Phenacomys intermedius'' * Eastern heather vole, ''Phenacomys ungava'' * Northern bog lemming, ''Synaptomys borealis'' * Southern bog lemming, ''Synaptomys cooperi''


Neotominae

* Mexican pygmy mouse, ''Baiomys musculus'' and: ** Southern pygmy mouse, ''Baiomys brunneus'' * Northern pygmy mouse, ''Baiomys taylori'' * Chinanteco deer mouse, ''Habromys chinanteco'' * Delicate deer mouse, ''Habromys delicatulus'' * Ixtlán deer mouse, ''Habromys ixtlani'' * Zempoaltepec deer mouse, ''Habromys lepturus'' * Crested-tailed deer mouse, ''Habromys lophurus'' *'' Habromys schmidlyi'' * Jico deer mouse, ''Habromys simulatus'' * Oaxacan big-toothed deermouse, ''Megadontomys cryophilus'' * Nelson's big-toothed deermouse, ''Megadontomys nelsoni'' * Thomas's big-toothed deermouse, ''Megadontomys thomasi'' * Goldman's diminutive woodrat, ''Nelsonia goldmani'' * Diminutive woodrat, ''Nelsonia neotomodon'' * Anthony's woodrat, ''Neotoma anthonyi'' (E) * White-throated woodrat, ''Neotoma albigula'' and: ** Black-tailed woodrat, ''Neotoma melanura'' * Tamaulipan woodrat, ''Neotoma angustapalata'' * Bryant's woodrat, ''Neotoma bryanti'' * Bunker's woodrat, ''Neotoma bunkeri'' (E) * Nicaraguan woodrat, ''Neotoma chrysomelas'' * Bushy-tailed woodrat, ''Neotoma cinerea'' * Arizona woodrat, ''Neotoma devia'' * Eastern woodrat, ''Neotoma floridana'' :( Key Largo woodrat, ''N. f. smalli'': ) * Dusky-footed woodrat, ''Neotoma fuscipes'' :(ssp. ''riparia'': ) * Goldman's woodrat, ''Neotoma goldmani'' * Desert woodrat, ''Neotoma lepida'' and: ** Angel de la Guarda woodrat, ''Neotoma insularis'' * White-toothed woodrat, ''Neotoma leucodon'' * Big-eared woodrat, ''Neotoma macrotis'' * Allegheny woodrat, ''Neotoma magister'' * San Martín Island woodrat, ''Neotoma martinensis'' (E) * Mexican woodrat, ''Neotoma mexicana'' and: ** Guatemala woodrat, ''Neotoma ferruginea'' ** Painted woodrat, ''Neotoma picta'' * Nelson's woodrat, ''Neotoma nelsoni'' * Southern Plains woodrat, ''Neotoma micropus'' * Bolaños woodrat, ''Neotoma palatina'' * Sonoran woodrat, ''Neotoma phenax'' * Stephen's woodrat, ''Neotoma stephensi'' * Volcano deermouse, ''Neotomodon alstoni'' * Golden mouse, ''Ochrotomys nuttalli'' * Mearn's grasshopper mouse, ''Onychomys arenicola'' * Northern grasshopper mouse, ''Onychomys leucogaster'' * Southern grasshopper mouse, ''Onychomys torridus'' * Osgood's deermouse, ''Osgoodomys banderanus'' *'' Peromyscus anayapahensis'' (E) * Texas mouse, ''Peromyscus attwateri'' * Aztec mouse, ''Peromyscus aztecus'' and: ** Cordillera deermouse, ''Peromyscus cordillerae'' * Baker's deermouse, ''Peromyscus bakeri'' * Brush mouse, ''Peromyscus boylii'' * Orizaba deermouse, ''Peromyscus beatae'' * Perote deermouse, ''Peromyscus bullatus'' *
California mouse The California deermouse or California mouse (''Peromyscus californicus'') is a species of rodent in the subfamily Neotominae in the family Cricetidae. It is a species of the genus ''Peromyscus'', a closely related group of New World rats and mic ...
, ''Peromyscus californicus'' * Monserrat Island deermouse, ''Peromyscus caniceps'' * Carleton's deermouse, ''Peromyscus carletoni'' * Carol Patton's deermouse, ''Peromyscus carolpattonae'' * Canyon mouse, ''Peromyscus crinitus'' * Dickey's deermouse, ''Peromyscus dickeyi'' * Southern rock deermouse, ''Peromyscus difficilis'' or: ** Oaxacan rock deermouse, ''Peromyscus amplus'' ** Felipe's rock deermouse, ''Peromyscus felipensis'' * Ensink's deermouse, ''Peromyscus ensinki'' * Cactus mouse, ''Peromyscus eremicus'' * Southern baja deermouse, ''Peromyscus eva'' * Northern Baja deer mouse, ''Peromyscus fraterculus'' * Blackish deermouse, ''Peromyscus furvus'' and: ** Wide-rostrum deermouse, ''Peromyscus latirostris'' * Gardner's deermouse, ''Peromyscus gardneri'' * Cotton mouse, ''Peromyscus gossypinus'' :(ssp. ''allapaticola'': ) * Big deer mouse, ''Peromyscus grandis'' * Guatemalan deer mouse, ''Peromyscus guatemalensis'' * Osgood's mouse, ''Peromyscus gratus'' * Greenbaum's deermouse, ''Peromyscus greenbaumi'' * La Guarda deermouse, ''Peromyscus guardia'' * Naked-eared deer mouse, ''Peromyscus gymnotis'' * Hooper's deermouse, ''Peromyscus hooperi'' * Transvolcanic deermouse, ''Peromyscus hylocetes'' * Northwestern deer mouse, ''Peromyscus keeni'' * Kilpatrick's deermouse, ''Peromyscus kilpatricki'' * southern white-ankled mouse, ''Peromyscus pectoralis'' and: ** Northern white-ankled deermouse, ''Peromyscus laceianus'' * White-footed mouse, ''Peromyscus leucopus'' * Nimble-footed mouse, ''Peromyscus levipes'' * Tres Marias deermouse, ''Peromyscus madrensis'' * Eastern deermouse, ''Peromyscus maniculatus'' and: ** Yukon deermouse, ''Peromyscus arcticus'' ** Gambel's deermouse, ''Peromyscus gambelii'' ** Southern deermouse, ''Peromyscus labecula'' ** Western deermouse, ''Peromyscus sonoriensis'' * Mayan deermouse, ''Peromyscus mayensis'' * Broad-faced deermouse, ''Peromyscus megalops'' * Puebla deermouse, ''Peromyscus mekisturus'' * Black-wristed deermouse, ''Peromyscus melanocarpus'' * Black-eared mouse, ''Peromyscus melanotis'' * Plateau deermouse, ''Peromyscus melanophrys'' and: ** Tehuantepec deermouse, ''Peromyscus leucurus'' ** Small-footed deermouse, ''Peromyscus micropus'' ** Zamora deermouse, ''Peromyscus zamorae'' * Black-tailed deermouse, ''Peromyscus melanurus'' * Mesquite mouse, ''Peromyscus merriami'' * Mexican deer mouse, ''Peromyscus mexicanus'' and: ** Nicaraguan deermouse, ''Peromyscus nicaraguae'' ** Talamancan deermouse, ''Peromyscus nudipes'' ** Salvadorean deermouse, ''Peromyscus salvadorensis'' * Chimoxan deermouse, ''Peromyscus tropicalis'' * Totontepec deermouse, ''Peromyscus totontepecus'' * Northern rock mouse, ''Peromyscus nasutus'' * Giant island deer mouse, ''Peromyscus nesodytes'' (E) * El Carrizo deermouse, ''Peromyscus ochraventer'' * Southern white-ankled deermouse, ''Peromyscus pectoralis'' or: ** Tamaulipas white-ankled deermouse, ''Peromyscus collinus'' * Pemberton's deermouse, ''Peromyscus pembertoni'' (E) * Tawny deermouse, ''Peromyscus perfulvus'' and: ** Jalisco deermouse, ''Peromyscus chrysopus'' *
Oldfield mouse The oldfield mouse, oldfield deermouse or beach mouse (''Peromyscus polionotus'') is a nocturnal species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is a species of the genus ''Peromyscus'', a closely related group of New World rats and mice, New Wor ...
, ''Peromyscus polionotus'' :( 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'': ) * Chihuahuan deermouse, ''Peromyscus polius'' * Purepechus deermouse, ''Peromyscus purepechus'' * La Palma field mouse, ''Peromyscus sagax'' * Schmidly's deer mouse, ''Peromyscus schmidlyi'' * Santa Cruz mouse, ''Peromyscus sejugis'' * Nayarit mouse, ''Peromyscus simulus'' * Slevin's mouse, ''Peromyscus slevini'' * Gleaning mouse, ''Peromyscus spicilegus'' * San Esteban Island mouse, ''Peromyscus stephani'' * Stirton's deer mouse, Stirton's deermouse, ''Peromyscus stirtoni'' * Pinyon mouse, ''Peromyscus truei'' *
Winkelmann's mouse Winkelmann's mouse (''Peromyscus winkelmanni'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae, It is a species of the genus '' Peromyscus'', a closely related group of New World mice often called "deermice". It is endemic to Mexico, and is na ...
, ''Peromyscus winkelmanni'' * Yucatan deer mouse, ''Peromyscus yucatanicus'' * Chiapan deer mouse, ''Peromyscus zarhynchus'' * Florida mouse, ''Podomys floridanus'' * Short-nosed harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys brevirostris'' * Sonoran harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys burti'' * Volcano harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys chrysopsis'' * Talamancan harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys creper'' * Darien harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys darienensis'' * Fulvous harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys fulvescens'' * Slender harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys gracilis'' * Hairy harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys hirsutus'' * Eastern harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys humulis'' * Western harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys megalotis'' * Small-toothed harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys microdon'' and: ** Oaxacan highlands harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys albilabris'' * Mexican harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys mexicanus'' and: ** Costa Rican harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys cherrii'' ** Chiriquian harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys garichensis'' * Plains harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys montanus'' * Musser's harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys musseri'' * Nicaraguan harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys paradoxus'' * Salt marsh harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys raviventris'' * Rodriguez's harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys rodriguezi'' * Cozumel harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys spectabilis'' * Sumichrast's harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys sumichrasti'' * Narrow-nosed harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys tenuirostris'' * Wagner's harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys wagneri'' * Zacatecan harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys zacatecae'' * Alston's brown mouse, ''Scotinomys teguina'' * Chiriqui brown mouse, ''Scotinomys xerampelinus'' * Magdalena woodrat, ''Xenomys nelsoni''


Sigmodontinae

* Lesser Antillean rice rat, ''Antillomys rayi'' (E) * Hummelinck's vesper mouse, ''Calomys hummelincki'' * Alfaro's rice rat, ''Handleyomys alfaroi'' * Chapman's rice rat, ''Handleyomys chapmani'' ** Guerrero rice rat, ''Handleyomys guerrerensis'' * Black-eared rice rat, ''Handleyomys melanotis'' * Highland rice rat, ''Handleyomys rhabdops'' * Long-nosed rice rat, ''Handleyomys rostratus'' * Cloud forest rice rat, ''Handleyomys saturatior'' * Allen's woodrat, ''Hodomys alleni'' * Azara's rice rat, ''Hylaeamys megacephalus'' * Tweedy's crab-eating rat, ''Ichthyomys tweedii'' *
Yellow isthmus rat The yellow isthmus rat (''Isthmomys flavidus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Panama. It was discovered by W. W. Brown Jr. on the southern slope of Volcan de Chiriqui (8° 49' N, 82° 32' W). He found it co ...
, ''Isthmomys flavidus'' *
Mount Pirri isthmus rat The Mount Pirri isthmus rat (''Isthmomys pirrensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is found only in Panama. At the time of its discovery, it was conside ...
, ''Isthmomys pirrensis'' * Dusky rice rat, ''Melanomys caliginosus'' or: ** Black-and-yellow rice rat, ''Melanomys chrysomelas'' ** Cinnamon-rufous rice rat, ''Melanomys idoneus'' * Martinique giant rice rat, ''Megalomys desmarestii'' (E) * Barbados giant rice rat, ''Megalomys georginae'' (E) * Saint Lucia giant rice rat, ''Megalomys luciae'' (E) * Painted bristly mouse, ''Neacomys pictus'' * Northern akodont, ''Necromys urichi'' * Trinidad water rat, ''Nectomys palmipes'' * Boquete rice rat, ''Nephelomys devius'' * White-throated rice rat, ''Nephelomys albigularis'' or: ** Mount Pirre rice rat, ''Nephelomys pirrensis'' * Savanna arboreal rice rat, ''Oecomys speciosus'' * Trinidad arboreal rice rat, ''Oecomys trinitatis'' * White-bellied arboreal rice rat, ''Oecomys bicolor'' * Fulvous pygmy rice rat, ''Oligoryzomys fulvescens'' and: ** Costa Rican pygmy rice rat, ''Oligoryzomys costaricensis'' ** Delicate pygmy rice rat, ''Oligoryzomys delicatus'' * Sprightly pygmy rice rat, ''Oligoryzomys vegetus'' * St. Vincent pygmy rice rat, ''Oligoryzomys victus'' (E) * Jamaican rice rat, ''Oryzomys antillarum'' (E) * Coues's rice rat, ''Oryzomys couesi'' and: ** White-bellied marsh rice rat, ''Oryzomys albiventer'' * Nicaraguan marsh rice rat, ''Oryzomys dimidiatus'' * Nelson's rice rat, ''Oryzomys nelsoni'' (E) * Common marsh rice rat, ''Oryzomys palustris'' (ssp. ''natator'': ) and: ** Texas marsh rice rat, ''Oryzomys texensis'' * Mexican water mouse, ''Rheomys mexicanus'' * Goldman's water mouse, ''Rheomys raptor'' * Thomas's water mouse, ''Rheomys thomasi'' * Underwood's water mouse, ''Rheomys underwoodi'' * Broad-footed climbing rat, ''Rhipidomys latimanus'' * Coues's climbing rat, ''Rhipidomys couesi'' * Splendid climbing rat, ''Rhipidomys nitela'' * Venezuelan climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys venezuelae'' * Allen's cotton rat, ''Sigmodon alleni'' * Burmeister's cotton rat, ''Sigmodon hirsutus'' * Hispid cotton rat, ''Sigmodon hispidus'' * White-eared cotton rat, ''Sigmodon leucotis'' * Yellow-nosed cotton rat, ''Sigmodon ochrognathus'' * Arizona cotton rat, ''Sigmodon arizonae'' * Tawny-bellied cotton rat, ''Sigmodon fulviventer'' * Jaliscan cotton rat, ''Sigmodon mascotensis'' *
Miahuatlán cotton rat The Miahuatlán cotton rat (''Sigmodon planifrons'') was formerly considered a rodent species in the Family (biology), family Cricetidae. It is found only on the Pacific slope of the Sierra de Miahuatlán in the Mexico, Mexican state of Oaxaca, ...
, ''Sigmodon planifrons'' * Toltec cotton rat, ''Sigmodon toltecus'' * Montane cotton rat, ''Sigmodon zanjonensis'' * Alfaro's water rat, ''Sigmodontomys alfari'' * Bolivar rice rat, ''Transandinomys bolivaris'' * Talamancan rice rat, ''Transandinomys talamancae'' * Nevis rice rat, ''Pennatomys nivalis'' (E) * Harris's rice rat, ''Tanyuromys aphrastus'' * Short-tailed cane rat, ''Zygodontomys brevicauda''


Tylomyinae

* Sumichrast's vesper rat, ''Nyctomys sumichrasti'' * Yucatan vesper rat, ''Otonyctomys hatti'' * La Pera climbing rat, ''Ototylomys chiapensis'' * Big-eared climbing rat, ''Ototylomys phyllotis'' * Chiapan climbing rat, ''Tylomys bullaris'' * Fulvous-bellied climbing rat, ''Tylomys fulviventer'' * Peters's climbing rat, ''Tylomys nudicaudus'' * Panamanian climbing rat, ''Tylomys panamensis'' * Tumbala climbing rat, ''Tylomys tumbalensis'' * Watson's climbing rat, ''Tylomys watsoni''


Primate Primates is an order (biology), order of mammals, which is further divided into the Strepsirrhini, strepsirrhines, which include lemurs, galagos, and Lorisidae, lorisids; and the Haplorhini, haplorhines, which include Tarsiiformes, tarsiers a ...
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Aotidae (night monkeys)

* Panamanian night monkey, ''Aotus zonalis'' * Hispaniola monkey, ''Antillothrix bernensis'' (E) * Haitian monkey, ''Insulacebus toussaintiana'' (E) *'' Paralouatta marianae'' (E) *'' Paralouatta varonai'' (E) * Jamaican monkey, ''Xenothrix mcgregori'' (E)


Atelidae

* Ursine red howler, ''Alouatta arctoidea'' * Coiba Island howler, ''Alouatta coibensis'' * Guyanan red howler, ''Alouatta macconnelli'' * Mantled howler, ''Alouatta palliata'' * Guatemalan black howler, ''Alouatta pigra'' * Black-headed spider monkey, ''Ateles fusciceps'' * Geoffroy's spider monkey, ''Ateles geoffroyi''


Callitrichidae

* Geoffroy's tamarin, ''Saguinus geoffroyi''


Cebidae

* Brown weeper capuchin, ''Cebus brunneus'' * Colombian white-faced capuchin, ''Cebus capucinus'' * Panamanian white-faced capuchin, ''Cebus imitator'' * Central American squirrel monkey, ''Saimiri oerstedii''


Hominidae The Hominidae (), whose members are known as the great apes or hominids (), are a taxonomic Family (biology), family of primates that includes eight Neontology#Extant taxa versus extinct taxa, extant species in four Genus, genera: ''Orangutan ...
(great apes)

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Human Humans (''Homo sapiens'') or modern humans are the most common and widespread species of primate, and the last surviving species of the genus ''Homo''. They are Hominidae, great apes characterized by their Prehistory of nakedness and clothing ...
, ''Homo sapiens''


Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares)


Leporidae (rabbits and hares)

* Atzlan rabbit, ''Aztlanolagus agilis'' (E) * Pygmy rabbit, ''Brachylagus idahoensis'' * Antelope jackrabbit, ''Lepus alleni'' * Tamaulipas jackrabbit, ''Lepus altamirae'' * Snowshoe hare, ''Lepus americanus'' * Arctic hare, ''Lepus arcticus'' * Black-tailed jackrabbit, ''Lepus californicus'' * White-sided jackrabbit, ''Lepus callotis'' * Tehuantepec jackrabbit, ''Lepus flavigularis'' * Black jackrabbit, ''Lepus insularis'' * Alaskan hare, ''Lepus othus'' * White-tailed jackrabbit, ''Lepus townsendii'' * Volcano rabbit, ''Romerolagus diazi'' * Swamp rabbit, ''Sylvilagus aquaticus'' * Desert cottontail, ''Sylvilagus audubonii'' * Brush rabbit, ''Sylvilagus bachmani'' (ssp. ''riparius'': ) * Tapeti, ''Sylvilagus brasiliensis'' * Mexican cottontail, ''Sylvilagus cunicularius'' * Dice's cottontail, ''Sylvilagus dicei'' *
Eastern cottontail The eastern cottontail (''Sylvilagus floridanus'') is a New World cottontail rabbit, a member of the family Leporidae. It is the most common rabbit species in North America. Distribution The eastern cottontail can be found in meadows and shrub ...
, ''Sylvilagus floridanus'' * Tres Marias cottontail, ''Sylvilagus graysoni'' * Central American tapetí, ''Sylvilagus gabbi'' * Robust cottontail, ''Sylvilagus holzneri'' and: ** Manzano Mountain cottontail, ''Sylvilagus cognatus'' (formerly in '' Sylvilagus floridanus'') ** Robust cottontail, ''Sylvilagus (holzneri) robustus'' * Northern tapetí, ''Sylvilagus incitatus'' * Omilteme cottontail, ''Sylvilagus insonus'' * San José brush rabbit, ''Sylvilagus mansuetus'' * Marsh rabbit, ''Sylvilagus palustris'' :( Lower Keys marsh rabbit, ''S. p. hefneri'': ) * Mountain cottontail, ''Sylvilagus nuttallii'' * Appalachian cottontail, ''Sylvilagus obscurus'' * New England cottontail, ''Sylvilagus transitionalis''


Ochotonidae

* Collared pika, ''Ochotona collaris'' * American pika, ''Ochotona princeps'' * Giant pika, ''Ochotona whartoni'' (E)


Eulipotyphla (moles and shrews)


Talpidae (moles)

* Star-nosed mole, ''Condylura cristata'' * Hairy-tailed mole, ''Parascalops breweri'' * Eastern mole, ''Scalopus aquaticus'' * Northern broad-footed mole, ''Scapanus latimanus'' and: ** Southern broad-footed mole, ''Scapanus occultus'' ** Mexican mole, ''Scapanus anthonyi'' * Coast mole, ''Scapanus orarius'' * Townsend's mole, ''Scapanus townsendii'' * American shrew mole, ''Neurotrichus gibbsii''


Soricidae (shrews)

*Northern short-tailed shrew, ''Blarina brevicauda'' *Southern short-tailed shrew, ''Blarina carolinensis'' and: **Blarina shermani, Sherman's short-tailed shrew, ''Blarina shermani'' **Everglades short-tailed shrew, ''Blarina peninsulae'' *Elliot's short-tailed shrew, ''Blarina hylophaga'' *Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew, ''Cryptotis alticola'' *Cryptotis cavatorculus, Santa Barbara broad-clawed shrew, ''Cryptotis cavatorculus'' *Cryptotis celaque, Celaque broad-clawed shrew, ''Cryptotis celaque'' *Cryptotis eckerlini, Cucurucho broad-clawed shrew, ''Cryptotis eckerlini'' *Enders's small-eared shrew, ''Cryptotis endersi'' *Talamancan small-eared shrew, ''Cryptotis gracilis'' *Goldman's broad-clawed shrew, ''Cryptotis goldmani'' *Goodwin's broad-clawed shrew, ''Cryptotis goodwini'' and: **Cryptotis magnimanus, Honduran broad-clawed shrew, ''Cryptotis magnimanus'' *Guatemalan broad-clawed shrew, ''Cryptotis griseoventris'' *Honduran small-eared shrew, ''Cryptotis hondurensis'' *Cryptotis lacandonensis, Lacandona small-eared shrew, ''Cryptotis lacandonensis'' *Cryptotis lacertosus, Muscular broad-clawed shrew, ''Cryptotis lacertosus'' *Big mexican small-eared shrew, ''Cryptotis magnus'' *Cryptotis mam, Mam broad-clawed shrew, ''Cryptotis mam'' *Cryptotis matsoni, Mataquescuintla broad-clawed shrew, ''Cryptotis matsoni'' *Yucatan small-eared shrew, ''Cryptotis mayensis'' *Cryptotis mccarthyi, Omoa broad-clawed shrew, ''Cryptotis mccarthyi'' *Merriam's small-eared shrew, ''Cryptotis merriami'' *Darien small-eared shrew, ''Cryptotis merus'' *Mexican small-eared shrew, Small Mexican small-eared shrew, ''Cryptotis mexicanus'' *Cryptotis montecristo, Montecristo broad-clawed shrew, ''Cryptotis montecristo'' *Cryptotis monteverdensis, Monteverde small-eared shrew, ''Cryptotis monteverdensis'' *Nelson's small-eared shrew, ''Cryptotis nelsoni'' *Blackish small-eared shrew, ''Cryptotis nigrescens'' *Grizzled Mexican small-eared shrew, ''Cryptotis obscura'' *Central American least shrew, ''Cryptotis orophilus'' *Tropical small-eared shrew, ''Cryptotis tropicalis'' *North American least shrew, ''Cryptotis parvus'' and: **Cryptotis berlandieri, Berlandier's least shrew, ''Cryptotis berlandieri'' **Cryptotis pueblensis, Puebla least shrew, ''Cryptotis pueblensis'' **Cryptotis soricinus, Mexican least shrew, ''Cryptotis soricinus'' *Cryptotis lacertosus, Muscular broad-clawed shrew, ''Cryptotis lacertosus'' *Yalijux shrew, Highland broad-clawed shrew, ''Cryptotis oreoryctes'' *Oaxacan broad-clawed shrew, ''Cryptotis peregrinus'' *Phillips's small-eared shrew, ''Cryptotis phillipsii'' *Mexican shrew, ''Megasorex gigas'' *Cockrum's gray shrew, ''Notiosorex cockrumi'' *Crawford's gray shrew, ''Notiosorex crawfordi'' and: **Notiosorex tataticuli, Ticul's gray shrew, ''Notiosorex tataticuli'' *Large-eared gray shrew, ''Notiosorex evotis'' *Villa's gray shrew, ''Notiosorex villai'' *Sorex altoensis, Alto shrew, ''Sorex altoensis'' *Arctic shrew, ''Sorex arcticus'' *Arizona shrew, ''Sorex arizonae'' *Marsh shrew, ''Sorex bendirii'' *Cinereus shrew, ''Sorex cinereus'' and: **Maryland shrew, ''Sorex fontinalis'' **Sorex rohweri, Olympic shrew, ''Sorex rohweri'' *Sorex cruzi, Cruz's long-tailed shrew, ''Sorex cruzi'' *Long-tailed shrew, ''Sorex dispar'' and: **Gaspé shrew, ''Sorex gaspensis'' *Zacatecas shrew, ''Sorex emarginatus'' *Smoky shrew, ''Sorex fumeus'' *Prairie shrew, ''Sorex haydeni'' *American pygmy shrew, ''Sorex hoyi'' and: **Sorex eximius, Western pygmy shrew, ''Sorex eximius'' *Ixtlan shrew, ''Sorex ixtlanensis'' *Saint Lawrence Island shrew, ''Sorex jacksoni'' *Southeastern shrew, ''Sorex longirostris'' *Mount Lyell shrew, ''Sorex lyelli'' *Large-toothed shrew, Mexican large-toothed shrew, ''Sorex macrodon'' *Sorex madrensis, Sierra shrew, ''Sorex madrensis'' *Maritime shrew, ''Sorex maritimensis'' *Sorex mccarthyi, Mccarthy's shrew, ''Sorex mccarthyi'' *Merriam's shrew, ''Sorex merriami'' *Eurasian least shrew, ''Sorex minutissimus'' or: **Alaska tiny shrew, ''Sorex yukonicus'' *Carmen Mountain shrew, ''Sorex milleri'' *Montane shrew, Southern montane shrew, ''Sorex monticola'' and: **Sorex obscurus, Northern montane shrew, ''Sorex obscurus'' **New Mexico shrew, ''Sorex neomexicanus'' *Sorex mutabilis, Mutable shrew, ''Sorex mutabilis'' *Dwarf shrew, ''Sorex nanus'' *Mexican long-tailed shrew, ''Sorex oreopolus'' *Orizaba long-tailed shrew, ''Sorex orizabae'' *Ornate shrew, ''Sorex ornatus'' (ssp. ''relictus'': ) *Pacific shrew, ''Sorex pacificus'' and: **Baird's shrew, ''Sorex bairdi'' *American water shrew, ''Sorex palustris'' and: **Sorex albibarbis, Eastern water shrew, ''Sorex albibarbis'' **Sorex navigator, Western water shrew, ''Sorex navigator'' and: ***Glacier Bay water shrew, ''Sorex alaskanus'' *Preble's shrew, ''Sorex preblei'' *Pribilof Island shrew, ''Sorex pribilofensis'' *Sorex salvini, Salvin's shrew, ''Sorex salvini'' *Saussure's shrew, ''Sorex saussurei'' and: **Jalisco shrew, ''Sorex mediopua'' *Sclater's shrew, ''Sorex sclateri'' *Fog shrew, ''Sorex sonomae'' *San Cristobal shrew, ''Sorex stizodon'' *Inyo shrew, ''Sorex tenellus'' *Trowbridge's shrew, ''Sorex trowbridgii'' *Tundra shrew, ''Sorex tundrensis'' *Barren ground shrew, ''Sorex ugyunak'' *Vagrant shrew, ''Sorex vagrans'' *Chestnut-bellied shrew, ''Sorex ventralis'' *Veracruz shrew, ''Sorex veraecrucis'' *Verapaz shrew, ''Sorex veraepacis'' and: **Sorex chiapensis, Chiapan shrew, ''Sorex chiapensis'' **Sorex ibarrai, Ibarra's shrew, ''Sorex ibarrai''


Solenodontidae

*Cuban solenodon, ''Atopogale cubana'' *Giant solenodon, ''Solenodon arredondoi'' (E) *Marcano's solenodon, ''Solenodon marcanoi'' (E) *Hispaniolan solenodon, ''Solenodon paradoxus''


Nesophontes, Nesophontidae

*Puerto Rican nesophontes, ''Nesophontes edithae'' (E) *''Nesophontes hemicingulus'' (E) *Atalaye nesophontes, ''Nesophontes hypomicrus'' (E) *Slender Cuban nesophontes, ''Nesophontes longirostris'' (E) *Greater Cuban nesophontes, ''Nesophontes major'' (E) *Western Cuban nesophontes, ''Nesophontes micrus'' (E) *St. Michel nesophontes, ''Nesophontes paramicrus'' (E) *Lesser Cuban nesophontes, ''Nesophontes submicrus'' (E) *Cuban nesophontes, ''Nesophontes superstes'' (E) *Haitian nesophontes, ''Nesophontes zamicrus'' (E)


Bat, Chiroptera (bats)


Free-tailed bat, Molossidae (free-tailed bats)

*Freeman's dog-faced bat, ''Cynomops freemani'' *Greenhall's dog-faced bat, ''Cynomops greenhalli'' *Mexican dog-faced bat, ''Cynomops mexicanus'' *Southern dog-faced bat, ''Cynomops planirostris'' *Black bonneted bat, ''Eumops auripendulus'' *Eumops glaucinus, Wagner's mastiff bat, ''Eumops glaucinus'' and: **Eumops floridanus, Florida bonneted bat, ''Eumops floridanus'' **Eumops ferox, Fierce bonneted bat, ''Eumops ferox'' *Sanborn's bonneted bat, ''Eumops hansae'' *Eumops nanus, Northern dwarf bonneted bat, ''Eumops nanus'' *Western mastiff bat, ''Eumops perotis'' *Eumops underwoodi, Underwood's mastiff bat, ''Eumops underwoodi'' *Molossus alvarezi, Alvarez's mastiff bat, ''Molossus alvarezi'' *Aztec mastiff bat, ''Molossus aztecus'' *Bonda mastiff bat, ''Molossus bondae'' *Coiban mastiff bat, ''Molossus coibensis'' *Molossus molossus, Pallas's mastiff bat, ''Molossus molossus'' and: **Molossus milleri, Pug-nosed mastiff bat, ''Molossus milleri'' (
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) **Molossus verrilli, Hispaniolan mastiff bat, ''Molossus verrilli'' *Black mastiff bat, Common black mastiff bat, ''Molossus rufus'' and: **Molossus nigricans, Northern black mastiff bat, ''Molossus nigricans'' *Miller's mastiff bat, ''Molossus pretiosus'' *Sinaloan mastiff bat, ''Molossus sinaloae'' *Little goblin bat, Least little mastiff bat, ''Mormopterus minutus'' *Pocketed free-tailed bat, ''Nyctinomops femorosaccus'' *Peale's free-tailed bat, ''Nyctinomops aurispinosus'' *Broad-eared bat, ''Nyctinomops laticaudatus'' *Big free-tailed bat, ''Nyctinomops macrotis'' *Big crested mastiff bat, ''Promops centralis'' *Brown mastiff bat, ''Promops nasutus'' *Mexican free-tailed bat, ''Tadarida brasiliensis''


Emballonuridae (sac-winged bats)

*Thomas's sac-winged bat, ''Balantiopteryx io'' *Gray sac-winged bat, ''Balantiopteryx plicata'' *Thomas's shaggy bat, ''Centronycteris centralis'' *Chestnut sac-winged bat, ''Cormura brevirostris'' *Short-eared bat, ''Cyttarops Alecto'' *Northern ghost bat, ''Diclidurus albus'' *Greater dog-like bat, ''Peropteryx kappleri'' *Lesser doglike bat, ''Peropteryx macrotis'' *Trinidad dog-like bat, ''Peropteryx trinitatis'' *Proboscis bat, ''Rhynchonycteris naso'' *Greater sac-winged bat, ''Saccopteryx bilineata'' *Lesser sac-winged bat, ''Saccopteryx leptura''


Natalidae (funnel-eared bats)

*Cuban funnel-eared bat, Caribbean lesser funnel-eared bat, ''Chilonatalus micropus'' and: **Chilonatalus macer, Cuban lesser funnel-eared bat, ''Chilonatalus macer'' *Bahaman funnel-eared bat, Bahamian lesser funnel-eared bat, ''Chilonatalus tumidifrons'' *Jamaican greater funnel-eared bat, ''Natalus jamaicensis'' *Hispaniolan greater funnel-eared bat, ''Natalus major'' *Mexican greater funnel-eared bat, ''Natalus mexicanus'' and: **Mexican greater funnel-eared bat, Woolly funnel-eared bat, ''Natalus lanatus'' *Cuban greater funnel-eared bat, ''Natalus primus'' *Lesser Antillean funnel-eared bat, ''Natalus stramineus'' *Trinidadian funnel-eared bat, ''Natalus tumidirostris'' *Gervais's funnel-eared bat, ''Nyctiellus lepidus''


Vespertilionidae

*Hoary bat, ''Aeorestes cinereus'' and: **Hawaiian hoary bat, ''Aeorestes semotus'' (''L. c. semotus'': ) *Big red bat, ''Aeorestes egregius'' *Pallid bat, ''Antrozous pallidus'' *Van Gelder's bat, ''Bauerus dubiaquercus'' *Brazilian brown bat, ''Eptesicus brasiliensis'' *Argentine brown bat, ''Eptesicus furinalis'' *Big brown bat, ''Eptesicus fuscus'' *Spotted bat, ''Euderma maculatum'' *Mexican big-eared bat, ''Corynorhinus mexicanus'' *Rafinesque's big-eared bat, ''Corynorhinus rafinesquii'' *Townsend's big-eared bat, ''Corynorhinus townsendii'' :(ssp. ''C. t. virginianus'' and ''C. t. ingens'': ) *Southern yellow bat, ''Dasypterus ega'' *Cuban yellow bat, ''Dasypterus insularis'' *Northern yellow bat, ''Dasypterus intermedius'' *Western yellow bat, ''Dasypterus xanthinus'' *Chiriquinan serotine, ''Eptesicus chiriquinus'' *Allen's big-eared bat, ''Idionycteris phyllotis'' *Eastern red bat, ''Lasiurus borealis'' *Tacarcuna bat, Tacarcunan bat, ''Lasiurus castaneus'' *Southern red bat, ''Lasiurus blossevillii'' and: **Western red bat, ''Lasiurus frantzii'' *Jamaican red bat, ''Lasiurus degelidus'' *Minor red bat, ''Lasiurus minor'' *Pfeiffer's red bat, ''Lasiurus pfeifferi'' *Seminole bat, ''Lasiurus seminolus'' *Sir David Attenborough's myotis, ''Myotis attenboroughi'' *Myotis armiensis, Armién's myotis, ''Myotis armiensis'' *Silver-tipped myotis, ''Myotis albescens'' *Southwestern myotis, ''Myotis auriculus'' *Southeastern myotis, ''Myotis austroriparius'' *California myotis, ''Myotis californicus'' *Western small-footed myotis, ''Myotis ciliolabrum'' and: **Myotis melanorhinus, Dark-nosed small-footed myotis, ''Myotis melanorhinus'' *Guatemalan myotis, ''Myotis cobanensis'' *Dominican myotis, ''Myotis dominicensis'' *Long-eared myotis, ''Myotis evotis'' *Elegant myotis, ''Myotis elegans'' *Findley's myotis, ''Myotis findleyi'' *Cinnamon myotis, ''Myotis fortidens'' *Gray bat, ''Myotis grisescens'' *Keen's myotis, ''Myotis keenii'' *Eastern small-footed myotis, ''Myotis leibii'' *Little brown bat, ''Myotis lucifugus'' *Schwartz's myotis, ''Myotis martiniquensis'' and: **Barbados myotis, ''Myotis nyctor'' *Curacao myotis, Curaçao myotis, ''Myotis nesopolus'' *Black myotis, Common black myotis, ''Myotis nigricans'' and: **Myotis carteri, Carter's myotis, ''Myotis carteri'' *Montane myotis, ''Myotis oxyotus'' *Myotis pilosatibialis, Northern hairy-legged myotis, ''Myotis pilosatibialis'' *Flat-headed myotis, ''Myotis planiceps'' *Riparian myotis, ''Myotis riparius'' *Northern long-eared myotis, ''Myotis septentrionalis'' *Indiana bat, ''Myotis sodalis'' *Fringed myotis, ''Myotis thysanodes'' *Cave myotis, ''Myotis velifer'' *Fish-eating myotis, ''Myotis vivesi'' *Long-legged myotis, ''Myotis volans'' *Yuma myotis, ''Myotis yumanensis'' *Silver-haired bat, ''Lasionycteris noctivagans'' *Arizona myotis, ''Myotis occultus'' *Cuban evening bat, ''Nycticeius cubanus'' *Evening bat, ''Nycticeius humeralis'' *Canyon bat, ''Parastrellus hesperus'' *Tricolored bat, ''Perimyotis subflavus'' *Mexican big-eared bat, ''Plecotus mexicanus'' *Yucatan yellow bat, ''Rhogeessa aenea'' *Allen's yellow bat, ''Rhogeessa alleni'' *Bickham's little yellow bat, Bickham's yellow bat, ''Rhogeessa bickhami'' *Genoways's yellow bat, ''Rhogeessa genowaysi'' *Slender yellow bat, ''Rhogeessa gracilis'' *Thomas's yellow bat, ''Rhogeessa io'' *Menchu's little yellow bat, Menchu's yellow bat, ''Rhogeessa menchuae'' *Least yellow bat, ''Rhogeessa mira'' *Little yellow bat, ''Rhogeessa parvula'' *Rhogeessa permutandis, Nicaraguan little yellow bat, ''Rhogeessa permutandis'' *Black-winged little yellow bat, ''Rhogeessa tumida''


Mormoopidae

*Antillean ghost-faced bat, ''Mormoops blainvillei'' *Ghost-faced bat, ''Mormoops megalophylla'' *Davy's naked-backed bat, ''Pteronotus davyi'' and: **Pteronotus fulvus, Thomas's naked-backed bat, ''Pteronotus fulvus'' *Big naked-backed bat, ''Pteronotus gymnonotus'' *Parnell's mustached bat, ''Pteronotus parnellii'' and: **Pteronotus fuscus, Allen's common mustached bat, ''Pteronotus fuscus'' **Pteronotus mesoamericanus, Mesoamerican common mustached bat, ''Pteronotus mesoamericanus'' **Pteronotus portoricensis, Puerto rican common mustached bat, ''Pteronotus portoricensis'' **Pteronotus mexicanus, Mexican common mustached bat, ''Pteronotus mexicanus'' **Pteronotus pusillus, Hispaniolan common mustached bat, ''Pteronotus pusillus'' *Pristine mustached bat, ''Pteronotus pristinus'' (E) *Macleay's mustached bat, ''Pteronotus macleayii'' *Wagner's mustached bat, ''Pteronotus personatus'' and: **Pteronotus psilotis, Dobson's lesser mustached bat, ''Pteronotus psilotis'' *Sooty mustached bat, ''Pteronotus quadridens''


Furipteridae

*Thumbless bat, ''Furipterus horrens''


Bulldog bat, Noctilionidae (bulldog bats)

*Lesser bulldog bat, ''Noctilio albiventris'' *Greater bulldog bat, ''Noctilio leporinus''


Leaf-nosed bat, Phyllostomidae (New World leaf-nosed bats)


Brachyphyllinae

*Antillean fruit-eating bat, ''Brachyphylla cavernarum'' *Cuban fruit-eating bat, ''Brachyphylla nana''


Carolliinae

*Silky short-tailed bat, ''Carollia brevicaudum'' *Chestnut short-tailed bat, ''Carollia castanea'' *Seba's short-tailed bat, ''Carollia perspicillata'' *Sowell's short-tailed bat, ''Carollia sowelli'' *Gray short-tailed bat, ''Carollia subrufa''


Desmodontinae (vampire bats)

*Stock's vampire bat, ''Desmodus stocki'' (E) *Common vampire bat, ''Desmodus rotundus'' *White-winged vampire bat, ''Diaemus youngii'' *Hairy-legged vampire bat, ''Diphylla ecaudata''


Glossophaginae

*Handley's tailless bat, ''Anoura cultrata'' *Geoffroy's tailless bat, ''Anoura geoffroyi'' *Godman's long-tailed bat, ''Choeroniscus godmani'' *Mexican long-tongued bat, ''Choeronycteris mexicana'' *Lesser long-tongued bat, Lesser long-tailed bat, ''Choeroniscus minor'' *Commissaris's long-tongued bat, ''Glossophaga commissarisi'' *Gray long-tongued bat, ''Glossophaga leachii'' *Miller's long-tongued bat, ''Glossophaga longirostris'' *Western long-tongued bat, ''Glossophaga morenoi'' *Pallas's long-tongued bat, ''Glossophaga soricina'' and: **Glossophaga antillarum, Jamaican long-tongued bat, ''Glossophaga antillarum'' **Glossophaga mutica, Merriam's long-tongued bat, ''Glossophaga mutica'' *Thomas's nectar bat, ''Hsunycteris thomasi'' *Underwood's long-tongued bat, ''Hylonycteris underwoodi'' *Southern long-nosed bat, ''Leptonycteris curasoae'' *Mexican long-nosed bat, ''Leptonycteris nivalis'' *Lesser long-nosed bat, ''Leptonycteris yerbabuenae'' *Dark long-tongued bat, ''Lichonycteris obscura'' *Chestnut long-tongued bat, ''Lionycteris spurrelli'' *Goldman's nectar bat, ''Lonchophylla concava'' *Godman's nectar bat, ''Lonchophylla mordax'' *Orange nectar bat, ''Lonchophylla robusta'' *Insular single leaf bat, Insular single-leaf bat, ''Monophyllus plethodon'' *Leach's single leaf bat, ''Monophyllus redmani'' *Banana bat, ''Musonycteris harrisoni''


Phyllonycterinae

*Brown flower bat, ''Erophylla bombifrons'' *Buffy flower bat, ''Erophylla sezekorni'' *Jamaican flower bat, ''Phyllonycteris aphylla'' *Puerto Rican flower bat, ''Phyllonycteris major'' (E) *Cuban flower bat, ''Phyllonycteris poeyi''


Phyllostominae

*Big-eared woolly bat, ''Chrotopterus auritus'' *Striped hairy-nosed bat, ''Gardnerycteris crenulatum'' *Gardnerycteris keenani, Keenan's hairy-nosed bat, ''Gardnerycteris keenani'' *Davies's big-eared bat, ''Glyphonycteris daviesi'' *Tricolored big-eared bat, ''Glyphonycteris sylvestris'' *Yellow-throated big-eared bat, ''Lampronycteris brachyotis'' *Tomes's sword-nosed bat, ''Lonchorhina aurita'' *Pygmy round-eared bat, ''Lophostoma brasiliense'' and: **Lophostoma nicaraguae, Mesoamerican round-eared bat, ''Lophostoma nicaraguae'' *Kalko's round-eared bat, ''Lophostoma kalkoae'' *Davis's round-eared bat, ''Lophostoma evotis'' *White-throated round-eared bat, ''Lophostoma silvicola'' *Long-legged bat, ''Macrophyllum macrophyllum'' *California leaf-nosed bat, ''Macrotus californicus'' *Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat, ''Macrotus waterhousii'' *Micronycteris buriri, Saint Vincent big-eared bat, ''Micronycteris buriri'' *Hairy big-eared bat, ''Micronycteris hirsuta'' *Little big-eared bat, ''Micronycteris megalotis'' *Common big-eared bat, ''Micronycteris microtis'' *White-bellied big-eared bat, ''Micronycteris minuta'' *Schmidts's big-eared bat, ''Micronycteris schmidtorum'' *Micronycteris tresamici, Northern big-eared bat, ''Micronycteris tresamici'' *Cozumelan golden bat, ''Mimon cozumelae'' *Pale-faced bat, ''Phylloderma stenops'' *Pale spear-nosed bat, ''Phyllostomus discolor'' *Greater spear-nosed bat, ''Phyllostomus hastatus'' *Stripe-headed round-eared bat, ''Tonatia saurophila'' and: **onatia bakeri, Northern stripe-headed round-eared bat, ''Tonatia bakeri'' **Tonatia maresi, Southern stripe-headed round-eared bat, ''Tonatia maresi'' *Fringe-lipped bat, ''Trachops cirrhosus'' *Niceforo's big-eared bat, ''Trinycteris nicefori'' *Spectral bat, ''Vampyrum spectrum''


Stenodermatinae

*Little white-shouldered bat, ''Ametrida centurio'' *Tree bat, ''Ardops nichollsi'' *Jamaican fig-eating bat, ''Ariteus flavescens'' *Hairy fruit-eating bat, ''Artibeus hirsutus'' *Honduran fruit-eating bat, ''Artibeus inopinatus'' *Jamaican fruit bat, ''Artibeus jamaicensis'' and: **Flat-faced fruit-eating bat, ''Artibeus planirostris'' **Schwartz's fruit-eating bat, ''Artibeus schwartzi'' *Great fruit-eating bat, ''Artibeus lituratus'' and: **Great fruit-eating bat, Intermediate fruit-eating bat, ''Artibeus intermedius'' *Wrinkle-faced bat, ''Centurio senex'' *Guadeloupe big-eyed bat, Guadeloupean big-eyed bat, ''Chiroderma improvisum'' *Salvin's big-eyed bat, ''Chiroderma salvini'' and: **Chiroderma scopaeum, Mexican big-eyed bat, ''Chiroderma scopaeum'' *Little big-eyed bat, ''Chiroderma trinitatum'' and: **Chiroderma gorgasi, Handley's big-eyed bat, ''Chiroderma gorgasi'' *Hairy big-eyed bat, ''Chiroderma villosum'' *Aztec fruit-eating bat, ''Dermanura azteca'' *Bogota fruit-eating bat, ''Dermanura bogotensis'' *Pygmy fruit-eating bat, ''Dermanura phaeotis'' *Toltec fruit-eating bat, ''Dermanura tolteca'' *Thomas's fruit-eating bat, ''Dermanura watsoni'' *Honduran white bat, ''Ectophylla alba'' *Enchisthenes hartii, Velvety fruit-eating bat, ''Enchisthenes hartii'' *MacConnell's bat, ''Mesophylla macconnelli'' *Cuban fig-eating bat, ''Phyllops falcatus'' *Platyrrhinus aquilus, Darien broad-nosed bat, ''Platyrrhinus aquilus'' *Choco broad-nosed bat, ''Platyrrhinus chocoensis'' *Thomas's broad-nosed bat, ''Platyrrhinus dorsalis'' *Brown-bellied broad-nosed bat, ''Platyrrhinus fusciventris'' *Heller's broad-nosed bat, ''Platyrrhinus helleri'' *Greater broad-nosed bat, ''Platyrrhinus vittatus'' *Red fruit bat, ''Stenoderma rufum'' *Sturnira giannae, Gianna's yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira giannae'' *Little yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira lilium'' and: **Sturnira angeli, Dominica yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira angeli'' **Northern yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira parvidens'' **Sturnira paulsoni, Paulson's yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira paulsoni'' *Burton's yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira burtonlimi'' *Highland yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira ludovici'' and: **Sturnira hondurensis, Honduran yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira hondurensis'' *Louis's yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira luisi'' *Talamancan yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira mordax'' *Tilda's yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira tildae'' *Tent-making bat, Common tent-making bat, ''Uroderma bilobatum'' and: **Uroderma convexum, Pacific tent-making bat, ''Uroderma convexum'' **Uroderma davisi, Davis's tent-making bat, ''Uroderma davisi'' *Brown tent-making bat, ''Uroderma magnirostrum'' *Vampyressa elisabethae, Kalko's yellow-eared bat, ''Vampyressa elisabethae'' *Northern little yellow-eared bat, ''Vampyressa thyone'' *Striped yellow-eared bat, ''Vampyriscus nymphaea'' *Great stripe-faced bat, Caracciolo's stripe-faced bat, ''Vampyrodes caraccioli'' and: **Vampyrodes major, Great stripe-faced bat, ''Vampyrodes major''


Thyroptera, Thyropteridae

*Peters's disk-winged bat, ''Thyroptera discifera'' *Spix's disk-winged bat, ''Thyroptera tricolor''


Carnivora (carnivorans)


Felidae (cats)

*Jaguarundi, ''Herpailurus yagouaroundi'' *''Homotherium, Homotherium serum'' (E) *Ocelot, ''Leopardus pardalis'' *Oncilla, ''Leopardus tigrinus'' *Margay, ''Leopardus wiedii'' *Canada lynx, ''Lynx canadensis'' *Bobcat, ''Lynx rufus'' *''Panthera atrox'' (E) *Jaguar, ''Panthera onca'' :(ssp. ''Panthera onca augusta, P. o. augusta'' (E)) *Cougar, ''Puma concolor'' :(ssp. ''P. c. couguar'' ) *''Smilodon fatalis'' (E)


Canidae (dogs)

*Dire wolf, ''Aenocyon dirus'' (E) *Short-eared dog, ''Atelocynus microtis'' (A) *Coyote, ''Canis latrans'' *Gray wolf, ''Canis lupus'' (and ) *Eastern wolf, ''Canis lycaon'' *Red wolf, ''Canis rufus'' *Crab-eating fox, ''Cerdocyon thous'' *Bush dog, ''Speothos venaticus'' *Gray fox, ''Urocyon cinereoargenteus'' *Island fox, ''Urocyon littoralis'' :(ssp. ''U.l. littoralis'', ''U. l. catalinae'', ''U. l. santarosae'' and ''U. l. santacruzae'': ) *Arctic fox, ''Vulpes lagopus'' *Kit fox, ''Vulpes macrotis'' (ssp. ''mutica'': ) *Swift fox, ''Vulpes velox'' (ssp. ''hebes'': ) *Red fox, ''Vulpes vulpes''


Ursidae (bears)

*Arctodus, Short-faced bear, ''Arctodus simus'' (E) *Florida cave bear, ''Tremarctos floridanus'' (E) *Spectacled bear, ''Tremarctos ornatus'' (A) *Brown bear, ''Ursus arctos'' (includes grizzly bear, ''U. a. horribilis'': , and
Alaskan brown bear or Kodiak bear, ''U. a. middendorffi'') *American black bear, ''Ursus americanus''
(Louisiana black bear ''U. a. luteolus'': ) *Polar bear, ''Ursus maritimus''


Procyonidae

*Northern olingo, ''Bassaricyon gabbii'' *Western lowland olingo, ''Bassaricyon medius'' *Ring-tailed cat, Ringtail, ''Bassariscus astutus'' *Cacomistle, ''Bassariscus sumichrasti'' *White-nosed coati, ''Nasua narica'' *Kinkajou, ''Potos flavus'' *Crab-eating raccoon, ''Procyon cancrivorus'' *Raccoon, ''Procyon lotor'' *Cozumel raccoon, ''Procyon pygmaeus''


Mustelidae

*Tayra, ''Eira barbara'' *Sea otter, ''Enhydra lutris'' :(ssp. ''E. l. nereis'' and ''E. l. kenyoni'': , ssp. ''E. l. nereis'' also ) *Greater grison, ''Galictis vittata'' *Wolverine, ''Gulo gulo'' *North American river otter, ''Lontra canadensis'' *Neotropical otter, ''Lontra longicaudis'' *American marten, ''Martes americana'' and: **Pacific marten, ''Martes caurina'' *Stoat, Beringian ermine, ''Mustela erminea'' and: **Haida ermine, ''Mustela haidarum'' **American ermine, ''Mustela richardsonii'' *Least weasel, ''Mustela nivalis'' *Black-footed ferret, ''Mustela nigripes'' (and ) *Long-tailed weasel, ''Neogale frenata'' *Sea mink, ''Neogale macrodon'' (E) *American mink, ''Neogale vison'' *Fisher (animal), Fisher, ''Pekania pennanti'' *American badger, ''Taxidea taxus''


Mephitidae

*Brachyprotoma obtusata, Short-faced skunk, ''Brachyprotoma obtusata'' (E) *American hog-nosed skunk, ''Conepatus leuconotus'' *Striped hog-nosed skunk, ''Conepatus semistriatus'' *Striped skunk, ''Mephitis mephitis'' *Hooded skunk, ''Mephitis macroura'' *Southern spotted skunk, ''Spilogale angustifrons'' and: **Yucatán spotted skunk, ''Spilogale yucatanensis'' *Western spotted skunk, ''Spilogale gracilis'' and: **Desert spotted skunk, ''Spilogale leucoparia'' *Eastern spotted skunk, ''Spilogale putorius'' and: **Plains spotted skunk, ''Spilogale interrupta'' *Pygmy spotted skunk, ''Spilogale pygmaea''


Eared seal, Otariidae (eared seals)

*Galápagos fur seal, ''Arctocephalus galapagoensis'' (A) *Guadalupe fur seal, ''Arctocephalus townsendi'' *Northern fur seal, ''Callorhinus ursinus'' *Steller sea lion, ''Eumetopias jubatus'' :(ssp. ''E. j. monteriensis'': , ssp. ''E. j. jubatus'': ) (except west of 144° W, where ) *South American sea lion, ''Otaria flavescens'' (A) *California sea lion, ''Zalophus californianus'' *Galápagos sea lion, ''Zalophus wollebaeki'' (A)


Odobenidae

*Walrus, ''Odobenus rosmarus'' (''O. r. divergens'' , ''O. r. rosmarus'' )


Earless seal, Phocidae (earless seals)

*Hooded seal, ''Cystophora cristata'' *Bearded seal, ''Erignathus barbatus''
(''E. b. barbatus'', ''nauticus'' and ''monteriensis'' , ''jubatus'' ) *Ribbon seal, ''Histriophoca fasciata'' *Grey seal, ''Halichoerus grypus'' (''H. g. grypus'' ) *Northern elephant seal, ''Mirounga angustirostris'' *Southern elephant seal, ''Mirounga leonina'' (A) *Caribbean monk seal, ''Neomonachus tropicalis'' (E) *Harbor seal, ''Phoca vitulina''
(P. v. concolor and richardii , mellonae , stejnegeri ) *Spotted seal, ''Phoca largha'' *Ringed seal, ''Pusa hispida'' (P. h. hispida ) *Harp seal, ''Pagophilus groenlandicus''


Odd-toed ungulate, Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)


Equidae (horse family)

*''Equus alaskae'' (E) *Equus conversidens, Mexican horse, ''Equus conversidens'' (E) *''Equus fraternus'' (E) *Equus giganteus, Giant horse, ''Equus giganteus'' (E) *Yukon wild horse, ''Equus lambei'' (E) *Equus niobrarensis, Niobrara horse, ''Equus niobrarensis'' (E) *Equus occidentalis, Western horse, ''Equus occidentalis'' (E) *''Equus semiplicatus'' (E) *Equus scotti, Scott's horse, ''Equus scotti'' (E) *Haringtonhippus, Stilt-legged horse, ''Haringtonhippus francisci'' (E)


Tapiridae (tapirs)

*Baird's tapir, ''Tapirus bairdii'' *Tapirus californicus, California tapir, ''Tapirus californicus'' (E) *Tapirus merriami, Merriam's tapir, ''Tapirus merriami'' (E) *South American tapir, ''Tapirus terrestris'' (A) *Tapirus veroensis, Florida tapir, ''Tapirus veroensis'' (E)


Even-toed ungulate, Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)


Camelidae

*''Camelops, Camelops hesternus'' (E) *Hemiauchenia macrocephala, Stilt-legged llama, ''Hemiauchenia macrocephala'' (E) *Palaeolama, Stout-legged llama, ''Palaeolama mirifica'' (E)


Peccary, Tayassuidae

*Mylohyus, Long-nosed peccary, ''Mylohyus nasutus'' (E) *Collared peccary, ''Dicotyles tajacu'' *Platygonus, Flat-headed peccary, ''Platygonus compressus'' (E) *White-lipped peccary, ''Tayassu pecari''


Bovidae (bovids)

*Bison antiquus, Ancient bison, ''Bison antiquus'' (E) *American bison, ''Bison bison'' (Bison bison athabascae, wood bison, ''B. b. athabascae'': ) *''Bison occidentalis'' (E) *Steppe wisent, ''Bison priscus'' (E) *Harlan's muskox, ''Bootherium bombifrons'' (E) *Shrub-ox, ''Euceratherium collinum'' (E) *Muskox, ''Ovibos moschatus'' *Mountain goat, ''Oreamnos americanus'' *Harrington's mountain goat, ''Oreamnos harringtoni'' (E) *Bighorn sheep, ''Ovis canadensis'' :(Desert bighorn sheep, ''O. c. nelsoni'' and Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, ''O. c. sierrae'': ) *Dall sheep, ''Ovis dalli'' *Praeovibos priscus, Giant muskox, ''Praeovibos priscus'' (E) *Soergelia mayfieldi, Soergel's ox, ''Soergelia mayfieldi'' (E)


Deer, Cervidae (deer)

*Moose, ''Alces alces'' *Stag-moose, ''Cervalces scotti'' (E) *Elk (wapiti), ''Cervus canadensis'' **Eastern elk, ''C. c. canadensis'' (E) **Merriam's elk, ''C. c. merriami'' (E) *Red brocket, Common red brocket, ''Mazama americana'' *Amazonian brown brocket, ''Mazama nemorivaga'' *Central American red brocket, ''Mazama temama'' *Mule deer, ''Odocoileus hemionus'' *American mountain deer, ''Odocoileus lucasi'' (E) *Yucatan brown brocket, ''Odocoileus pandora'' *White-tailed deer, ''Odocoileus virginianus'' :(Columbian white-tailed deer, ''O. v. leucurus'' and Odocoileus virginianus clavium, Key deer, ''O. v. clavium'': ) *Caribou, ''Rangifer tarandus'' :(Rangifer tarandus caribou, Migratory woodland caribou, ''R. t. caribou'': ) *Torontoceros, Toronto subway deer, ''Torontoceros hypogeos'' (E)


Antilocapridae

*Pronghorn, ''Antilocapra americana'' (''A. a. peninsularis'' and ''sonoriensis'' ) :(Baja California pronghorn, ''A. a. peninsularis'': , Sonoran pronghorn, ''A. a. sonoriensis'': ) *Antilocapra pacifica, Pacific pronghorn, ''Antilocapra pacifica'' (E) *Capromeryx minor, Dwarf pronghorn, ''Capromeryx minor'' (E) *Tetrameryx, Shuler's pronghorn, ''Tetrameryx shuleri'' (E) *Stockoceros, Conkling's pronghorn, ''Stockoceros conklingi'' (E)


Cetacea


Oceanic dolphin, Delphinidae (oceanic dolphins)

*Lagenorhynchus albirostris, White-beaked dolphin, ''Lagenorhynchus albirostris'' *Lagenorhynchus acutus, Atlantic white-sided dolphin, ''Leucopleurus acutus'' *Steno bredanensis, Rough-toothed dolphin, ''Steno bredanensis'' *Stenella coeruleoalba, Striped dolphin, ''Stenella coeruleoalba'' *Stenella frontalis, Atlantic spotted dolphin, ''Stenella frontalis'' *Stenella longirostris, Spinner dolphin, ''Stenella longirostris'' *Stenella clymene, Clymene dolphin, ''Stenella clymene'' *Stenella attenuata, Pantropical spotted dolphin, ''Stenella attenuata'' *Delphinus delphis, Short-beaked common dolphin, ''Delphinus delphis'' and: **Delphinus capensis, Long-beaked common dolphin, ''Delphinus capensis'' *Tursiops truncatus, Common bottlenose dolphin, ''Tursiops truncatus'' *Lagenodelphis hosei, Fraser's dolphin, ''Lagenodelphis hosei'' *Lissodelphis borealis, Northern right whale dolphin, ''Lissodelphis borealis'' *Lagenorhynchus obliquidens, Pacific white-sided dolphin, ''Sagmatias obliquidens'' *Pseudorca crassidens, False killer whale, ''Pseudorca crassidens'' *Phocoena sinus, Vaquita, ''Phocoena sinus'' *Sotalia guianensis, Guiana dolphin, ''Sotalia guianensis'' *Orcinus orca, Killer whale, ''Orcinus orca'' *Grampus griseus, Risso's dolphin, ''Grampus griseus'' *Globicephala melas, Long-finned pilot whale, ''Globicephala melas'' *Globicephala macrorhynchus, Short-finned pilot whale, ''Globicephala macrorhynchus'' *Feresa attenuata, Pygmy killer whale, ''Feresa attenuata'' *Peponocephala electra, Melon-headed whale, ''Peponocephala electra''


Monodontidae

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


Porpoise, Phocoenidae (porpoises)

*Harbor porpoise, ''Phocoena phocoena'' *Dall's porpoise, ''Phocoenoides dalli''


Kogiidae

*Kogia breviceps, Pygmy sperm whale, ''Kogia breviceps'' *Kogia sima, Dwarf sperm whale, ''Kogia sima'' (Hawaiian Islands only)


Physeteridae

*Physeter macrocephalus, Sperm whale, ''Physeter macrocephalus''


Beaked whale, Ziphiidae (beaked whales)

*Berardius bairdii, Giant beaked whale, ''Berardius bairdii'' (collective name for two species - Baird's beaked whale and Arnoux's beaked whale) *Sato's beaked whale, Least beaked whale, ''Berardius minimus'' *Mesoplodon europaeus, Gervais' beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon europaeus'' *Mesoplodon densirostris, Blainville's beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon densirostris'' *Mesoplodon mirus, True's beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon mirus'' *Mesoplodon bidens, Sowerby's beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon bidens'' *Mesoplodon stejnegeri, Stejneger's beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon stejnegeri'' *Mesoplodon ginkgodens, Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon ginkgodens'' *Mesoplodon carlhubbsi, Hubbs' beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon carlhubbsi'' *Mesoplodon perrini, Perrin's beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon perrini'' *Hector's beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon hectori'' (A) *Pygmy beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon peruvianus'' (A) *Indopacetus pacificus, Tropical bottlenose whale, ''Indopacetus pacificus'' *Hyperoodon ampullatus, Northern bottlenose whale, ''Hyperoodon ampullatus'' *Ziphius cavirostris, Cuvier's beaked whale, ''Ziphius cavirostris''


Eschrichtiidae (gray whales)

*Eschrichtius robustus, Gray whale, ''Eschrichtius robustus''


Rorqual, Balaenopteridae (rorquals)

*Balaenoptera musculus, Blue whale, ''Balaenoptera musculus'' :(ssp. ''brevicauda'' - pygmy blue whale: , ssp. ''musculus'' North Pacific stock: , ssp. ''musculus'' North Atlantic stock: ) *Balaenoptera physalus, Fin whale, ''Balaenoptera physalus'' *Balaenoptera borealis, Sei whale, ''Balaenoptera borealis'' *Balaenoptera acutorostrata, Common minke whale, ''Balaenoptera acutorostrata'' *Balaenoptera edeni, Bryde's whale (''Balaenoptera edeni'') (A) or: :*Balaenoptera edeni, Bryde's whale, ''Balaenoptera brydei'' :*Rice's whale, ''Balaenoptera ricei'' *Megaptera novaeangliae, Humpback whale, ''Megaptera novaeangliae''


Balaenidae

*Balaena mysticetus, Bowhead whale, ''Balaena mysticetus'' (Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort Sea subpopulation: , Svalbard-Barents Sea (Spitsbergen) subpopulation: ) *Eubalaena glacialis, North Atlantic right whale, ''Eubalaena glacialis'' *Eubalaena japonica, North Pacific right whale, ''Eubalaena japonica'' (A) (Alaska) (Northeast Pacific subpopulation: )


Sirenia (sea cows)


Trichechidae

*West Indian manatee, ''Trichechus manatus'' :(ssp. ''T. m. manatus'' - Antillean or Caribbean manatee: , ssp. ''T. m. latirostris'' - Florida manatee: )


Dugongidae

*Hydrodamalis gigas, Steller's sea cow, ''Hydrodamalis gigas'' (E)


Proboscidea


Elephantidae

*Columbian mammoth, ''Mammuthus columbi'' (E) *Pygmy mammoth, ''Mammuthus exilis'' (E) *Woolly mammoth, ''Mammuthus primigenius'' (E)


Mammutidae

*American mastodon, ''Mammut americanum'' (E) *Mastodon, Pacific mastodon, ''Mammut pacificus'' (E)


Gomphothere

*''Cuvieronius, Cuvieronius hyodon'' (E) *''Stegomastodon'' sp. (E)


Introduced mammals


Echimyidae - Echimyinae, Myocastorini

*Nutria, ''Myocastor coypus'' (I)


Muridae

*House mouse, ''Mus musculus'' (I) *Norway rat, ''Rattus norvegicus'' (I) *Black rat, ''Rattus rattus'' (I)


Leporidae (rabbits and hares)

*European hare, ''Lepus europaeus'' (I) *Cape hare, ''Lepus capensis'' (I) *European rabbit, ''Oryctolagus cuniculus'' (I)


Old World monkey, Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys)

*Mona monkey, ''Cercopithecus mona'' (I) *Vervet monkey, ''Chlorocebus pygerythrus'' (I) *Green monkey, ''Chlorocebus sabaeus'' (I) *Japanese macaque, ''Macaca fuscata'' (I) *Rhesus macaque, ''Macaca mulatta'' (I)


Mongoose, Herpestidae (mongoose)

*Small Indian mongoose, ''Urva auropunctata'' (I) (Caribbean)


Mustelidae

*Beech marten, ''Martes foina'' (I)


Suidae (pigs)

*Wild boar, ''Sus scrofa'' (I)


Bovidae (bovids)

*Barbary sheep, ''Ammotragus lervia'' (I) *Blackbuck, ''Antilope cervicapra'' (I) *Nilgai, ''Boselaphus tragocamelus'' (I) *Bezoar ibex, ''Capra aegagrus aegagrus'' (I) *Siberian ibex, ''Capra sibirica'' (I) *Gemsbok, ''Oryx gazella'' (I)


Cervidae (deer)

*Chital, ''Axis axis'' (I) *Indian hog deer, ''Axis porcinus'' (I) *Sika deer, ''Cervus nippon'' (I) *Red deer, ''Cervus elaphus'' (I) *European fallow deer, ''Dama dama'' (I) *Sambar (deer), Sambar, ''Rusa unicolor'' (I)


See also

*List of birds of North America *List of mammals of Mexico *Mammals of the Caribbean *List of mammals of Greenland *List of mammals of Central America *List of mammals of South America *Great American Interchange *List of mammal genera *Lists of mammals by region *List of reptiles of North America *List of amphibians of North America *List of U.S. state mammals *List of U.S. state birds *List of U.S. state reptiles *List of U.S. state amphibians


Notes

*Species listed in Baker et al. 2003, but omitted in this article: Ferret, European ferret, ''Mustela putorius'', Himalayan tahr, ''Hemitragus jemlahicus''.


References

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Further reading

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External links


American Society of Mammalogists
- i.e. printable Field Guide to mammals of North America
Search the Division of Mammals Collections
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition (MSW3)
- database of mammalian taxonomy
IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesSearch results
mammalia, North America, 2014-03-29)
Endangered Species Program - US Fish & Wildlife ServiceSpecies Search - US Fish & Wildlife ServiceEndangered Species Act - National Marine Fisheries Service - NOAA

List of Endangered and threatened wildlife
- US Government Printing Office


Lists of Western Hemisphere mammals from north to south

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