List of mammals of Missouri
This is a list of known mammals in Missouri, United States.
Order: Artiodactyla
- Family: Bovidae
- Subfamily: Bovinae
- Genus: Bison
- American bison Bison bison Extirpated* (a small herd of 100 animals have been reintroduced to Prairie State Park and 37 bison were introduced to the Nature Conservancy's Dunn Ranch Prairie in 2011 and are considered wild)
- Genus: Bison
- Subfamily: Caprinae
- Genus: Ovis
- Domestic sheep Ovis aries Exotic
- Genus: Ovis
- Subfamily: Bovinae
- Family: Cervidae
- Subfamily: Capreolinae
- Genus: Odocoileus
- White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus
- Genus: Odocoileus
- Subfamily:: Cervinae
- Subfamily: Capreolinae
- Family: Suidae
Order: Carnivora
- Family: Canidae
- Family: Felidae
- 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
- Long-tailed weasel Mustela frenata
- Least weasel Mustela nivalis
- Genus: Mustela
- Genus: Neovison
- American mink Neovison vison
- Genus: Taxidea
- American badger Taxidea taxus
- Subfamily: Lutrinae
- Family: Procyonidae
- Genus: Bassaricus
- Ring-tailed cat Bassariscus astutus
- Genus: Procyon
- Raccoon Procyon lotor
- Genus: Bassaricus
- Family: Ursidae
- Genus: Ursus
- American black bear Ursus americanus
- Grizzly bear Ursus arctos Extirpated
- Genus: Ursus
Order: Chiroptera
- 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
Order: Cingulata
- Family: Dasypodidae
- Subfamily: Dasypodinae
- Genus: Dasypus
- Nine-banded armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus
- Genus: Dasypus
- Subfamily: Dasypodinae
Order: Didelphimorphia
- Family: Didelphidae
- Subfamily: Didelphinae
- Genus: Didelphis
- Virginia opossum Didelphis virginiana
- Genus: Didelphis
- Subfamily: Didelphinae
Order: Lagomorpha
- Family: Leporidae
- Genus: Lepus
- Black-tailed jackrabbit Lepus californicus
- White-tailed jackrabbit Lepus townsendii
- Genus: Sylvilagus
- Eastern cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus
- Swamp rabbit Sylvilagus aquaticus
- Genus: Lepus
Order: Rodentia
- Family: Castoridae
- Genus: Castor
- North American beaver Castor canadensis
- Genus: Castor
- Family: Cricetidae
- Subfamily: Arvicolinae
- Genus: Ondatra
- Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus
- Genus: Ondatra
- 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: 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
- Subfamily: Arvicolinae
- 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
- Subfamily: Murinae
- Genus: Mus
- House mouse Mus musculus Exotic
- Genus: Rattus
- Genus: Mus
- Subfamily: Murinae
- Family: Myocastoridae
- Genus: Myocastor
- Nutria Myocastor coypus Exotic
- Genus: Myocastor
- 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: Soricomorpha
- 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
- Schwartz, Charlse Walsh (2001). Wild Mammals of Missouri, Second Revised Edition. University of Missouri Press. Amazon Books. Retrieved on February 11, 2011.
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