List of mammals of North America

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This is a list of North American mammals. It includes all mammals currently found in North America north of Mexico, whether resident or as migrants. It does not include species found only in captivity. Mammal species that went extinct since between 10,000 to 13,000 years are included here. Each species is listed, with its binomial name. Most established introduced species occurring across multiple states and provinces are also noted. Some species are identified as indicated below:

  • (A) = Accidental occurrence based on one or a few records, and unlikely to occur regularly.
  • (E) = Extinct; any member of the fauna that died out between 13,000 to present times.
  • (Ex) = Extirpated; no longer occurs in area of interest, but other populations still exist elsewhere.
  • (I) = Introduced population established solely as result of direct or indirect human intervention; synonymous with non-native and non-indigenous.

Contents

[edit] Didelphimorphia

[edit] Didelphidae

[edit] Cingulata

[edit] Dasypodidae

[edit] Glyptodontidae

[edit] Pampatheriidae

[edit] Pilosa

[edit] Megalonychidae

Jefferson's Ground Sloth

[edit] Megatheriidae

[edit] Mylodontidae

[edit] Rodents

[edit] Aplodontiidae

[edit] Castoridae

North American Beaver

[edit] Dipodidae

[edit] Erethizontidae

[edit] Caviidae

[edit] Myocastoridae

[edit] Heteromyidae

Ord's Kangaroo Rat

[edit] Sciuridae

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

[edit] Muroidea

There has been much debate among taxonomists about which races of mice and voles should be recognized as full species, and the following list cannot be regarded as definitive.

Meadow Vole
Muskrat
Deer Mouse
Cactus Mouse

[edit] Lagomorphs

[edit] Leporidae

Black-tailed Jackrabbit

[edit] Ochotonidae

[edit] Primates

[edit] Hominidae

[edit] Cercopithecidae


[edit] Soricomorpha

[edit] Talpidae

Star-nosed Mole

[edit] Soricidae

Short-tailed Shrew
Cinerous Shrew

[edit] Chiroptera

[edit] Vespertilionidae

Indiana Bat
Mexican Long-nosed Bat

[edit] Molossidae

[edit] Antrozoidae

[edit] Mormoopidae

[edit] Noctilionidae

[edit] Phyllostomidae

[edit] Carnivora

[edit] Felidae

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

[edit] Canidae

Gray Wolf

[edit] Ursidae

[edit] Procyonidae

[edit] Mustelidae

River Otter

[edit] Mephitidae

[edit] Otariidae

[edit] Odobenidae

[edit] Phocidae

Harbor Seal

[edit] Proboscidea

Physical reconstruction of a mammoth and a mastodon.

[edit] Elephantidae

[edit] Mammutidae

[edit] Perissodactyla

[edit] Equidae

[edit] Tapiridae

[edit] Cetartiodactyla

[edit] Camelidae

[edit] Tayassuidae

[edit] Suidae

[edit] Bovidae

American Bison

[edit] Cervidae

[edit] Antilocapridae

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ The State | Homepage
  3. ^ Development of the Morgan Island rhesus monkey col...[P R Health Sci J. 1989] - PubMed Result
  4. ^ [2]
  5. ^ Wolfe, Linda, Cambridge University Press (2002). Primates Face to Face. ISBN 052179109X. 
  6. ^ [3]
  7. ^ [4]
  8. ^ [5]
  9. ^ [6]
  10. ^ [7]
  11. ^ [8]
  12. ^ [9]
  13. ^ [10]
  14. ^ [11]
  15. ^ [12]

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