List of mammals of Missouri
This is a list of known mammals in the US state of Missouri.
Order: Artiodactyla
[edit]- Family: Bovidae
- Subfamily: Bovinae
- Genus: Bison
- American bison, B. bison reintroduced
- Genus: Bison
- Subfamily: Bovinae
- Family: Cervidae
- Subfamily: Capreolinae
- Genus: Odocoileus
- Mule deer, O. hemionus vagrant
- White-tailed deer, O. virginianus
- Genus: Odocoileus
- Subfamily:: Cervinae
- Genus: Cervus
- Elk, C. canadensis reintroduced[1]
- Eastern elk, C. c. canadensis EX
- Rocky Mountain elk, C. c. nelsoni introduced
- Elk, C. canadensis reintroduced[1]
- Genus: Cervus
- Subfamily: Capreolinae
- Family: Suidae
- Family: Canidae
- Family: Felidae
- Genus: Lynx
- Bobcat, Lynx rufus
- Genus: Puma
- Cougar, Puma concolor extirpated, vagrant
- Eastern cougar, P. c. couguar EX
- Cougar, Puma concolor extirpated, vagrant
- Genus: Lynx
- Family: Mephitidae
- Genus: Mephitis
- Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
- Genus: Spilogale
- Eastern spotted skunk, Spilogale putorius
- Genus: Mephitis
- Family: Mustelidae
- Subfamily: Lutrinae
- Genus: Lontra
- North American river otter, Lontra canadensis
- Genus: Lontra
- Subfamily: Mustelinae
- Genus: Mustela
- Least weasel, Mustela nivalis
- Genus: Neogale
- Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata
- American mink, Neogale vison
- Genus: Mustela
- Genus: Taxidea
- American badger, Taxidea taxus
- Subfamily: Lutrinae
- Family: Procyonidae
- Family: Ursidae
- Genus: Ursus
- American black bear, Ursus americanus
- Genus: Ursus
Order: Chiroptera
[edit]- Family: Molossidae
- Genus: Nyctinomops
- Big free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops macrotis
- Genus: Tadarida
- Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis
- Genus: Nyctinomops
- Family: Vespertilionidae
- Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
- Genus: Lasiurus
- Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
- Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
- Genus: Lasiurus
- Genus: Corynorhinus
- Rafinesque's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus rafinesquii
- Townsend's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus townsendii
- Genus: Eptesicus
- Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
- Genus: Lasionycteris
- Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
- Genus: Myotis
- Southeastern myotis, Myotis austroriparius
- Western small-footed bat, Myotis ciliolabrum
- Gray bat, Myotis grisescens
- Keen's myotis, Myotis keenii
- Eastern small-footed myotis, Myotis leibii
- Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus
- Northern long-eared myotis, Myotis septentrionalis
- Indiana bat, Myotis sodalis
- Genus: Nycticeius
- Evening bat, Nycticeius humeralis
- Genus: Perimyotis
- Eastern pipistrelle, Pipistrellus subflavus
- Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
- Family: Dasypodidae
- Subfamily: Dasypodinae
- Genus: Dasypus
- Nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus
- Genus: Dasypus
- Subfamily: Dasypodinae
Order: Didelphimorphia
[edit]- Family: Didelphidae
- Subfamily: Didelphinae
- Genus: Didelphis
- Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana
- Genus: Didelphis
- Subfamily: Didelphinae
Order: Lagomorpha
[edit]- Family: Leporidae
- Genus: Lepus
- Black-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus californicus
- White-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii
- Genus: Sylvilagus
- Swamp rabbit, Sylvilagus aquaticus
- Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus
- Genus: Lepus
- Family: Castoridae
- Genus: Castor
- North American beaver, Castor canadensis
- Genus: Castor
- Family: Cricetidae
- Subfamily: Arvicolinae
- Subfamily: Neotominae
- Genus: Ochrotomys
- Golden mouse, Ochrotomys nuttalli
- Genus: Peromyscus
- Texas mouse, Peromyscus attwateri
- Brush mouse, Peromyscus boylii
- Cotton mouse, Peromyscus gossypinus
- White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
- Eastern deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus
- Western deer mouse, Peromyscus sonoriensis
- Genus: Reithrodontomys
- Fulvous harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys fulvescens
- Western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis
- Plains harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys montanus
- Genus: Ochrotomys
- Genus: Microtus
- Prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster
- Meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus
- Woodland vole, Microtus pinetorum
- Genus: Neotoma
- Florida woodrat, Neotoma floridana
- Genus: Oryzomys
- Marsh rice rat, Oryzomys palustris
- Genus: Synaptomys
- Southern bog lemming, Synaptomys cooperi
- Genus: Sigmodon
- Hispid cotton rat, Sigmodon hispidus
- Family: Dipodidae
- Subfamily: Zaponidae
- Genus: Zapus
- Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius
- Genus: Zapus
- Subfamily: Zaponidae
- Family: Geomydae
- Genus: Geomys
- Plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius
- Genus: Geomys
- Family: Heteromyidae
- Genus: Perognathus
- Plains pocket mouse, Perognathus flavescens
- Genus: Perognathus
- Family: Muridae
- Family: Myocastoridae
- Family: Sciuridae
- Subfamily: Sciurinae
- Genus: Sciurus
- Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger
- Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis
- Genus: Sciurus
- Subfamily: Xerinae
- Genus: Poliocitellus
- Franklin's ground squirrel, Poliocitellus franklinii
- Genus: Poliocitellus
- Genus: Glaucomys
- Southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans
- Genus: Ictidomys
- Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
- Genus: Marmota
- Groundhog, Marmota monax
- Genus: Tamias
- Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus
- Subfamily: Sciurinae
Order: Eulipotyphla
[edit]- Family: Soricidae
- Subfamily: Soricinae
- Genus: Blarina
- Northern short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda
- Southern short-tailed shrew, Blarina carolinensis
- Elliot's short-tailed shrew, Blarina hylophaga
- Genus: Blarina
- Genus: Cryptotis
- North American least shrew, Cryptotis parva
- Genus: Sorex
- Southeastern shrew, Sorex longirostris
- Cinereus shrew, Sorex cinereus
- Subfamily: Soricinae
- Family: Talpidae
- Genus: Scalopus
- Eastern mole, Scalopus aquaticus
- Genus: Scalopus
References
[edit]- ^ "Elk return to Missouri after 150-year absence Missouri Department of Conservation". mdc.mo.gov. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- Schwartz, Charles Walsh & Schwartz, Elizabeth Reeder (2001). Wild Mammals of Missouri, Second Revised Edition. University of Missouri Press. ISBN 978-0826213594