A List of Mammals in North America

By Filip Tkaczyk

Below is a complete list of mammals in North America that are found north of Mexico. The species are organized by Order (a taxonomic grouping). Common and scientific names are included for each species. Both aquatic and land mammals are included in this list of mammals.

List of Mammals: Didelphimorphia (American Opossums)

Virginia Opossum (Dideplphis virginiana)

List of Mammals: Cingulata (Armadillos)

Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)

List of Mammals: Sirenia (Manatees)

West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus)

List of Mammals: Rodentia (Rodents)

Aplodontia (Aplodontia rufa)
American beaver (Castor canadensis)
Woodchuck (Marmota monax)
Yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris)
Hoary marmot (Marmota caligata)
Alaska marmot (Marmota broweri)
Olympic Marmot (Marmota olympus)
Vancouver island marmot (Marmota vancouverensis)
Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
White-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys leucurus)
Utah prairie dog (Cynomys parvidens)
Gunnison's prairie dog (Cynomys gunnisoni)
Townsend's ground squirrel (Spremophilus townsendii)
Great basin ground squirrel (Spermophilus mollis)
Columbia plateau ground squirrel (Spermophilus canus)
Washington ground squirrel (Spermophilus washingtoni)
Idaho ground squirrel (Spermophilus richardsonii)
Wyoming ground squirrel (Spermophilus elegans)
Uinta ground squirrel (Spermophilus armatus)
Belding's ground squirrel (Spermophilus beldingi)
Columbian ground squirrel (Spermophilus columbianus)
Arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii)
Thirteen-lined ground squirrel (Spermophilus tridecemlineatus)
Mexican ground squirrel (Spermophilus mexicanus)
Spotted ground squirrel (Spermophilus spilosoma)
Franklin's ground squirrel (Spermophilus franklinii)
Rock squirrel (Spermophilus variegatus)
California ground squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi)
Mohave ground squirrel (Spermophilus mohavensis)
Round-tailed ground squirrel (Spermophilus tereticaudus)
Golden-mantled ground squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis)
Cascade ground squirrel (Spermophilus saturatus)
Harris's antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus harrisii)
White-tailed antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus leucurus)
Texas antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus interpres)
Nelson's antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus nelson)
Eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
Alpine chipmunk (Tamias alpinus)
Least chipmunk (Tamias minimus)
Yellow-pine chipmunk (Tamias amoenus)
Townsend's chipmunk (Tamias townsendii)
Allen's chipmunk (Tamias senex)
Yellow-cheeked chipmunk (Tamias ochrogenys)
Siskiyou chipmunk (Tamias siskiyou)
Sonoma chipmunk (Tamias sonomae)
Merriam's chipmunk (Tamias merriami)
California chipmunk (Tamias obscurus)
Cliff chipmunk (Tamias dorsalis)
Colorado chipmunk (Tamias quadrivittatus)
Hopi chipmunk (Tamias rufus)
Red-tailed chipmunk (Tamias ruficaudus)
Gray-footed chipmunk (Tamias canipes)
Gray-collared chipmunk (Tamias cinereicollis)
Long-eared chipmunk (Tamias quadrimaculatus)
Lodgepole chipmunk (Tamias speciosus)
Panamint chipmunk (Tamias panamintinus)
Uinta chipmunk (Tamias umbrinus)
Palmer's chipmunk (Tamias palmeri)
Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Red-bellied squirrel (Sciurus aureogaster)
Eastern fox squirrel (Sciurus niger)
Mexican fox squirrel (Sciurus nayaritensis)
Arizona gray squirrel (Sciurus arizonensis)
Western gray squirrel (Sciurus griseus)
Tassel-eared squirrel (Sciurus aberti)
Red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
Douglas's squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii)
Northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus)
Southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans)
Southeastern pocket gopher (Geomys pinetis)
Desert pocket gopher (Geomys arenarius)
Plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius)
Jones's pocket gopher (Geomys knoxjonesi)
Texas pocket gopher (Geomys personatus)
Baird's pocket gopher (Geomys breviceps)
Llano pocket gopher (Geomys texensis)
Attwater's pocket gopher (Geomys attwateri)
Yellow-faced pocket gopher (Cratogeomys castanops)
Northern pocket gopher (Thomomys talpoides)
Western pocket gopher (Thomomys mazama)
Botta's pocket gopher (Thomomys bottae)
Southern pocket gopher (Thomomys umbrinus)
Wyoming pocket gopher (Thomomys clusius)
Idaho pocket gopher (Thomomys idahoensis)
Mountain pocket gopher (Thomomys monticola)
Townsend's pocket gopher (Thomomys townsendii)
Camas pocket gopher (Thomomys bulbivorus)
Bailey's pocket mouse (Chaetodipus baileyi)
Baja pocket mouse (Chaetodipus rudinoris)
Hispid pocket mouse (Chaetodipus hispidus)
Desert pocket mouse (Chaetodipus penicillatus)
Chihuahuan pocket mouse (Chaetodipus eremicus)
Rock pocket mouse (Chaetodipus intermedius)
Nelson's pocket mouse (Chaetodipus nelsoni)
San Diego pocket mouse (Chaetodipus fallax)
California pocket mouse (Chaetodipus californicus)
Spiny pocket mouse (Chaetodipus spinatus)
Long-tailed pocket mouse (Chaetodipus formosus)
Olive-backed pocket mouse (Perognathus fasciatus)
Plains pocket mouse (Perognathus flavescens)
Great basin pocket mouse (Perognathus parvus)
White-eared pocket mouse (Perognathus alticola)
Silky pocket mouse (Perognathus flavus)
Merriam's pocket mouse (Perognathus merriami)
Little pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris)
Arizona pocket mouse (Perognathus amplus)
San Joaquin pocket mouse (Perognathus inornatus)
Dark kangaroo mouse (Microdipodops megacephalus)
Pale kangaroo mouse (Microdipodops pallidus)
Ord's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ordii)
Gulf coast kangaroo rat (Dipodomys compactus)
Chisel-toothed kangaroo rat (Dipodomys microps)
Panamint kangaroo rat (Dipodomys panamintinus)
Stephen's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi)
Narrow- faced kangaroo rat (Dipodomys venustus)
Agile kangaroo rat (Dipodomys agilis)
Dulzura kangaroo rat (Dipodomys simulans)
California kangaroo rat (Dipodomys californicus)
Heermann's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys heermanni)
Giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens)
Banner-tailed kangaroo rat (Dipodomys spectabilis)
Texas kangaroo rat (Dipodomys elator)
Desert kangaroo rat (Dipodomys deserti)
Merriam's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami)
San Joaquin kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides)
Mexican Spiny pocket mouse (Liomys irroratus)
Cactus mouse (Peromyscus eremicus)
Northern baja mouse (Peromyscus fraterculus)
Mesquite mouse (Peromyscus merriami)
California mouse (Peromyscus californicus)
Oldfield mouse (Peromyscus polionotus)
Keen's mouse (Peromyscus keeni)
American deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
White-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)
Cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus)
Canyon mouse (Peromyscus crinitus)
White-ankled mouse (Peromyscus pectoralis)
Brush mouse (Peromyscus boylii)
Texas mouse (Peromyscus attwateri)
Pinon mouse (Peromyscus truei)
Osgood's mouse (Peromyscus gratus)
Northern pocket mouse (Peromyscus nasutus)
Florida mouse (Podomys floridanus)
Northern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys leucogaster)
Southern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys torridus)
Mearn's grasshopper mouse (Onychomys arenicola)
Plains harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys montanus)
Eastern harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys humulis)
Western harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis)
Salt-marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris)
Fulvous harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys fulvescens)
Golden mouse (Ochrotomys nuttalli)
Northern pygmy mouse (Baiomys taylori)
Eastern woodrat (Neotoma floridana)
Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister)
Southern plains woodrat (Neotoma micropus)
Western white-throated woodrat (Neotoma albigula)
Eastern white-throated woodrat (Neotoma leucodon)
Desert woodrat (Neotoma lepida)
Arizona woodrat (Neotoma devia)
Stephens's woodrat (Neotoma stephensi)
Mexican woodrat (Neotoma mexicana)
Dusky-footed woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes)
Big-eared woodrat (Neotoma macrotis)
Bushy-tailed woodrat (Neotoma cinerea)
Coues's rice rat (Oryzomys couesi)
Marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris)
Hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus)
Arizona cotton rat (Sigmodon arizonae)
Tawny-bellied cotton rat (Sigmodon fulviventer)
Yellow-nosed cotton rat (Sigmodon ochrognathus)
Western red-backed vole (Clethrionomys californicus)
Southern red-backed vole (Clethrionomys gapperi)
Northern red-backed vole (Clethrionomys rutilus)
Western heather vole (Phenacomys intermedius)
Eastern heather vole (Phenacomys ungava)
White-footed vole (Arborimus albipes)
Red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus)
Sonoma tree vole (Arborimus pomo)
Meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus)
Beach vole (Microtus breweri)
Montane vole (Microtus montanus)
Gray-tailed vole (Microtus canicaudus)
California vole (Microtus californicus)
Townsend's vole (Microtus townsendii)
Tundra vole (Microtus oeconomus)
Long-tailed vole (Microtus longicaudus)
Creeping vole (Microtus oregoni)
Rock vole (Microtus chrotorrhinus)
Taiga vole (Microtus xanthognathus)
Prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster)
Mexican vole (Microtus mexicanus)
Woodland vole (Microtus pinetorum)
Singing vole (Microtus miurus)
Insular vole (Microtus abbreviatus)
Water vole (Microtus richardsoni)
Sagebrush vole (Lemmiscus curtatus)
Round-tailed muskrat (Neofiber alleni)
Common muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
Brown lemming (Lemmus trimucronatus)
Northern bog lemming (Synaptomys borealis)
Southern bog lemming (Synaptomys cooperi)
Northern collared lemming (Dicrostonyx groenlandicus)
Ungave collared lemming (Dicrostonyx hudsonius)
Richardson's collared lemming (Dicrostonyx richardsoni)
House mouse (Mus musculus)
Black rat (Rattus rattus)
Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Woodland jumping mouse (Napaeozapus insignis)
Meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius)
Western jumping mouse (Zapus princeps)
Pacific jumping mouse (Zapus trinotatus)
North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
Nutria (Myocastor coypus)

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List of Mammals: Lagomorpha (Hares, Rabbits, and Pika)

Collared pika (Ochotona collaris)
American pika (Ochotona princeps)
Pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis)
Brush rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani)
Swamp rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus)
Marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris)
Eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
New England cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis)
Appalachian cottontail (Sylvilagus obscurus)
Mountain cottontail (Sylvilagus nuttallii)
Desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii)
European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus)
Alaskan hare (Lepus othus)
Arctic hare (Lepus arcticus)
White-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii)
Black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus)
White-sided jackrabbit (Lepus callotis)
Antelope jackrabbit (Lepus alleni)
European hare (Lepus capensis)

List of Mammals: Soricimorpha (Shrews and Moles)

Arctic shrew (Sorex arcticus)
Maritime shrew (Sorex maritimensis)
Tundra shrew (Sorex tundrensis)
Alaska tiny shrew (Sorex yukonicus)
Marsh shrew (Sorex bendirii)
American water shrew (Sorex palustris)
Smoky shrew (Sorex fumeus)
Rock shrew (Sorex dispar)
Gaspe shrew (Sorex gaspensis)
Barren ground shrew (Sorex ugyunak)
Saint Lawrence island shrew (Sorex jacksoni)
Pribilof island shrew (Sorex hydrodromus)
Masked shrew (Sorex cinereus)
Hayden's shrew (Sorex haydeni)
Mount Lyell shrew (Sorex lyelli)
Southeastern shrew (Sorex longirostris)
Preble's shrew (Sorex preblei)
Pacific shrew (Sorex pacificus)
Fog shrew (Sorex sonomae)
Baird's shrew (Sorex bairdi)
Montane shrew (Sorex monticolus)
New Mexico shrew (Sorex neomexicanus)
Vagrant shrew (Sorex vagrans)
Ornate shrew (Sorex ornatus)
Dwarf shrew (Sorex nanus)
Inyo shrew (Sorex tenellus)
Pygmy shrew (Sorex hoyi)
Arizona shrew (Sorex arizonae)
Merriam's shrew (Sorex merriami)
Trowbridge's shrew (Sorex trowbridgii)
Northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda)
Southern short-tailed shrew (Blarina carolinensis)
Elliot's short-tailed shrew (Blarina hylophaga)
Least shrew (Cryptotis parva)
Desert shrew (Notiosorex crawfordi)
American shrew mole (Neurotrichus gibbsii)
Broad-footed mole (Scapanus latimanus)
Coast mole (Scapanus orarius)
Townsend's mole (Scapanus townsendii)
Hairy-tailed mole (Parascalops breweri)
Eastern mole (Scalopus aquaticus)
Star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata)

List of Mammals: Chiroptera (Bats)

Peter's ghost-faced bat (Mormoops megalophylla)
California leaf-nosed bat (Macrotus californicus)
Cuban flower bat (Phyllonycteris poeyi)
Buffy flower bat (Erophylla sezekorni)
Lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae)
Mexican long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis)
Mexican long-tongued bat (Choeronycteris Mexicana)
Jamaican fruit-eating bat (Artibeus jamaicensis)
Cuban fig-eating bat (Phyllops falcatus)
Hairy-legged vampire bat (Diphylla ecaudata)
California myotis (Myotis californicus)
Western small-footed myotis (Myotis ciliolabrum)
Eastern small-footed myotis (Myotis leibii)
Yuma myotis (Myotis yumanensis)
Little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus)
Arizona myotis (Myotis occultus)
Indiana myotis (Myotis sodalis)
Southeastern myotis (Myotis austroriparius)
Cave myotis (Myotis velifer)
Gray myotis (Myotis grisescens)
Long-legged myotis (Myotis volans)
Northern myotis (Myotis septentrionalis)
Southwestern myotis (Myotis auriculus)
Long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis)
Keen's myotis (Myotis keenii)
Fringed myotis (Myotis thysanodes)
Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)
Western pipistrelle (Pipistrellus Hesperus)
Eastern pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus)
Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
Southern yellow bat (Lasiurus ega)
Western yellow bat (Lasiurus xanthinus)
Northern yellow bat (Lasiurus intermedius)
Eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis)
Western red bat (Lasiurus blossevillii)
Seminole bat (Lasiurus seminolus)
Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus)
Evening bat (Nycticeius humeralis)
Spotted bat (Euderma maculatum)
Allen's big-eared bat (Idionycteris phyllotis)
Rafinesque's big-eared bat (Corynorhinus rafinesquii)
Townsend's big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii)
Pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus)
Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)
Pocketed free-tailed bat (Nyctinomops femorosaccus)
Big free-tailed bat (Nyctinomops macrotis)
Florida bonneted bat (Eumops floridanus)
Western bonneted bat (Eumops perotis)
Underwood's bonneted bat (Eumops underwoodi)
Little Mastiff bat (Molossus molossus)

List of Mammals: Carnivora (Carnivores)

Cougar (Puma concolor)
Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
Jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi)
Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)
Jaguar (Panthera onca)
Coyote (Canis latrans)
Gray wolf (Canis lupus)
Eastern timber wolf (Canis lycaon)
Red Wolf (Canis rufus)
Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus)
Swift fox (Vulpes velox)
Kit fox (Vulpes macrotis)
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
Island gray fox (Urocyon littoralis)
Black bear (Ursus americanus)
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus)
Northern raccoon (Procyon lotor)
White-nosed coati (Nasua narica)
Western spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis)
Eastern spotted skunk (Spilgale putorius)
Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
White-backed hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus leuconotus)
Hooded skunk (Mephitis macroura)
American marten (Martes americana)
Fisher (Martes pennanti)
Least weasel (Mustela nivalis)
Short-tailed weasel (Mustela erminea)
Long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata)
American mink (Mustela vison)
Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes)
Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
American badger (Taxidea taxus)
Northern River otter (Lontra canadensis)
Sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)
Northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus)
Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendii)
Stellar's sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus)
California sea lion (Zalophus californicus)
Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)
Largha seal (Phoca largha)
Ringed seal (Phoca hispida)
Harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus)
Ribbon seal (Histriophoca fasciata)
Gray seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Hooded seal (Cystophora cristata)
Beared seal (Erignathus barbatus)
Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris)

List of Mammals: Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)

Wild boar (Sus scrofa)
Collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu)
Elk (Cervus elaphus)
Sika deer (Cervus nippon)
Sambar deer (Cervus unicolor)
Axis deer (Axis axis)
Fallow deer (Dama dama)
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
Moose (Alces alces)
Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)
Pronghorn (Antilocapra Americana)
Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)
American bison (Bos bison)
Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)
Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus)
Muskox (Ovibos moschatus)
Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia)
Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Dall's sheep (Ovis dalli)
European mouflon (Ovis musimon)

List of Mammals: Odd-toed Ungulates (Perissodactyla)

Feral Donkey (Equus asinus)
Feral Horse (Equus ferus)

List of Mammals: Cetacea (Whales, Dolphins, And Porpoises)

Narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas)
Rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis)
Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncates)
Pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata)
Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis)
Spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris)
Clymene dolphin (Stenella clymene)
Striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba)
Fraser's dolphin (Lagenodelphis hosei)
Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis)
Long-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus capensis)
White-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris)
Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus)
Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens)
Northern right whale dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis)
Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus)
Melon-headed dolphin (Peponocephala electra)
Pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata)
False killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens)
Killer whale (Orcinus orca)
Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus)
Long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas)
Harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli)
Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris)
Baird's beaked whale (Berardius bairdii)
Northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus)
Longman's beaked whale (Indopacetus pacificus)
Perrin's beaked whale (Mesoplodon perrini)
True's beaked whale (Mesoplodon mirus)
Gervais's beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus)
Sowerby's beaked whale (Mesoplodon bidens)
Pygmy beaked whale (Mesoplodon peruvianus)
Hubb's beacked whale (Mesoplodon carlhubbsi)
Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon ginkgodens)
Blainville's beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris)
Stejneger's beaked whale (Mesoplodon stejnegeri)
Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
Pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps)
Dward sperm whale (Kogia simus)
Northern Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica)
Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus)
Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus)
Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis)
Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Additional Resources

Mammal info on the National Geographic website

Please contact us if you see any corrections needed to this list of mammals in North America.

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About the Author: Filip Tkaczyk is a periodic guest teacher at Alderleaf. He also wrote the field guide Tracks & Sign of Reptiles & Amphibians. Learn more about Filip Tkaczyk.

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