List of mammals of Ohio

This list of mammals of Ohio includes a total of 70 mammal species recorded in the state of Ohio.^[1] Of these, three (the black bear, Indiana bat, and Allegheny woodrat) are listed as endangered in the state, three (the Norway rat, house mouse, and wild boar) are introduced, two (the gray bat and Mexican free-tailed bat) are considered accidental, and eight (the American bison, elk, cougar, Canada lynx, gray wolf, American marten, marsh rice rat, and southern red-backed vole) have been extirpated from the state.

The following codes are used to designate some species:

• (E) - Species listed as endangered in Ohio
• (A) - Species considered accidental in Ohio
• (Ex) - Species that has been extirpated from Ohio, but can still be found elsewhere
• (I) - Species established in Ohio as a result of human intervention

Opossums

Order: Didelphimorphia   Family: Didelphidae

• Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana

Shrews

Order: Soricomorpha   Family: Soricidae

• Northern short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda
• North American least shrew, Cryptotis parva
• Masked shrew, Sorex cinereus
• Smoky shrew, Sorex fumeus
• American pygmy shrew, Sorex hoyi

Moles

Order: Soricomorpha   Family: Talpidae

• Eastern mole, Scalopus aquaticus
• Hairy-tailed mole, Parascalops breweri
• Star-nosed mole, Condylura cristata

Vesper bats

Order: Chiroptera   Family: Vespertilionidae

• Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
• Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
• Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
• Evening bat, Nycticeius humeralis
• Tricolored bat, Perimyotis subflavus
• Rafinesque's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus rafinesquii
• Northern long-eared bat, Myotis septentrionalis
• Eastern small-footed bat, Myotis leibii
• Indiana bat, Myotis sodalis (E)
• Gray bat, Myotis grisescens (A)
• Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus
• Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans

Free-tailed bats

Order: Chiroptera   Family: Molossidae

• Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis (A)

Rabbits and hares

Order: Lagomorpha   Family: Leporidae

• Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus
• Snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus

Squirrels

Order: Rodentia   Family: Sciuridae

• Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis
• Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger
• American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
• Southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans
• Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus
• Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
• Groundhog, Marmota monax

Beavers

Order: Rodentia   Family: Castoridae

• North American beaver, Castor canadensis

Jumping mice

Order: Rodentia   Family: Dipodidae

• Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius
• Woodland jumping mouse, Napaeozapus insignis

New World mice, rats, and voles

Order: Rodentia   Family: Cricetidae

• Eastern harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys humulis
• North American deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus
• White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
• Marsh rice rat, Oryzomys palustris (Ex)
• Allegheny woodrat, Neotoma magister (E)
• Meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus
• Pine vole, Microtus pinetorum
• Prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster
• Southern red-backed vole, Myodes gapperi (Ex)
• Southern bog lemming, Synaptomys cooperi
• Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus

Old World mice and rats

Order: Rodentia   Family: Muridae

• Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus (I)
• House mouse, Mus musculus (I)

New World porcupines

Order: Rodentia   Family: Erethizontidae

• North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum

Wolves, coyotes, and foxes

Order: Carnivora   Family: Canidae

• Gray wolf, Canis lupus (Ex)
• Coyote, Canis latrans
• Red fox, Vulpes vulpes
• Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Bears

Order: Carnivora   Family: Ursidae

• American black bear, Ursus americanus (E)

Raccoons

Order: Carnivora   Family: Procyonidae

• Raccoon, Procyon lotor

Weasels

Order: Carnivora   Family: Mustelidae

• Short-tailed weasel, Mustela erminea
• Long-tailed weasel, Mustela frenata
• Least weasel, Mustela nivalis
• American mink, Neovison vison
• American marten, Martes americana (Ex)
• Fisher, Martes pennanti
• American badger, Taxidea taxus
• North American river otter, Lontra canadensis

Skunks

Order: Carnivora   Family: Mephitidae

• Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis

Cats

Order: Carnivora   Family: Felidae

• Bobcat, Lynx rufus
• Canada lynx, Lynx canadensis (Ex)
• Cougar, Puma concolor (Ex)

Deer

Order: Artiodactyla   Cervidae

• Elk, Cervus canadensis (Ex)
• White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus

Bison

Order: Artiodactyla   Family: Bovidae

• American bison, Bison bison (Ex)

Pigs

Order: Artiodactyla   Family: Suidae

• Wild boar, Sus scrofa (I)

See also

• Lists of mammals by region
• List of prehistoric mammals
• List of U.S. state mammals
• List of birds of Ohio

References