User:Dragoness44/List of Mammals of Missouri

This is a list of known mammals in Missouri, United States.

Order: Artiodactyla[edit]

Family: Bovidae
- Subfamily: Bovinae
  - Genus: Bos
    - Cattle Bos taurus
  - Genus: Bison
    - American Bison Bison bison
- Subfamily: Caprinae
  - Genus: Ovis
    - Domestic Sheep Ovis aries
Family: Cervidae
- Subfamily: Capreolinae
  - Genus: Odocoileus
    - White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus
- Subfamily:: Cervinae
  - Genus: Cervus
    - Elk Cervus canadensis
    - Red Deer Cervus elaphus
Family: Suidae
- Genus: Sus
  - Wild Boar Sus scrofa

Order: Carnivora[edit]

Family: Canidae
- Genus: Canis
  - Domestic Dog Canis familiaris
  - Coyote Canis latrans
  - Gray Wolf Canis lupus
  - Red Wolf Canis rufus
- Genus: Urocyon
  - Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus
- Genus: Vulpes
  - Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
Family: Felidae
- Genus: Felis
  - Domestic Cat Felis catus
- Genus: Lynx
  - Bobcat Lynx rufus
- Genus: Puma
  - Cougar Puma concolor
Family: Mephitidae
- Genus: Mephitis
  - Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis
- Genus: Spilogale
  - Eastern Spotted Skunk Spilogale putorius
Family: Mustelidae
- Subfamily: Lutrinae
  - Genus: Lontra
    - North American River Otter Lontra canadensis
- Subfamily: Mustelinae
  - Genus: Mustela
    - Long-tailed Weasel Mustela frenata
    - Least Weasel Mustela nivalis
- Genus: Neovison
  - American Mink Neovison vison
- Genus: Taxidea
  - American Badger Taxidea taxus
Family: Procyonidae
- Genus: Bassaricus
  - Ring-tailed Cat Bassariscus astutus
- Genus: Procyon
  - Raccoon Procyon lotor
Family: Ursidae
- Genus: Ursus
  - American Black Bear Ursus americanus

Order: Chiroptera[edit]

Family: Molossidae
- Genus: Nyctinomops
  - Big Free-tailed Bat Nyctinomops macrotis
- Genus: Tadarida
  - Mexican Free-tailed Bat Tadarida brasiliensis
Family: Vespertilionidae
- Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
  - Genus: Lasiurus
    - Eastern Red Bat Lasiurus borealis
    - Hoary Bat Lasiurus cinereus
- 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

Order: Cingulata[edit]

Family: Dasypodidae
- Subfamily: Dasypodinae
  - Genus: Dasypus
    - Nine-banded Armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus

Order: Didelphimorphia[edit]

Family: Didelphidae
- Subfamily: Didelphinae
  - Genus: Didelphis
    - Common Opossum Didelphis marsupialis
    - Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana

Order: Lagomorpha[edit]

Family: Leporidae
- Genus: Lepus
  - Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus
  - White-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus townsendii
- Genus: Sylvilagus
  - Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus
  - Swamp Rabbit Sylvilagus aquaticus

Order: Rodentia[edit]

Family: Castoridae
- Genus: Castor
  - North American Beaver Castor canadensis
Family: Cricetidae
- Subfamily: Arvicolinae
  - Genus: Ondatra
    - Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus
- 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
    - Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus
  - Genus: Reithrodontomys
    - Fulvous Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys fulvescens
    - Western Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys megalotis
    - Plains Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys montanus
- 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
Family: Geomydae
- Genus: Geomys
  - Plains Pocket Gopher Geomys bursarius
Family: Heteromyidae
- Genus: Perognathus
  - Plains Pocket Mouse Perognathus flavescens
Family: Muridae
- Subfamily: Murinae
  - Genus: Mus
    - House Mouse Mus musculus
  - Genus: Rattus
    - Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus
    - Black Rat Rattus rattus
Family: Myocastoridae
- Genus: Myocastor
  - Nutria Myocastor coypus
Family: Sciuridae
- Subfamily: Sciurinae
  - Genus: Sciurus
    - Fox Squirrel Sciurus niger
    - Eastern Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
- Subfamily: Xerinae
  - Genus: Poliocitellus
    - Franklin's Ground Squirrel Poliocitellus franklinii
- 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

Order: Soricomorpha[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: Cryptotis
  - North American Least Shrew Cryptotis parva
- Genus: Sorex
  - Southeastern Shrew Sorex longirostris
  - Cinereus Shrew Sorex cinereus
Family: Talpidae
- Genus: Scalopus
  - Eastern Mole Scalopus aquaticus

References[edit]

Schwartz, Charlse Walsh (2001). Wild Mammals of Missouri, Second Revised Edition. University of Missouri Press. Amazon Books. Retrieved on February 11, 2011.