List of mammals of Idaho

This list of mammals of Idaho includes all wild

Eulipotyphla

Shrews

Family:

Soricidae

• Masked shrew
  , Sorex cinereus
• American pygmy shrew, Sorex hoyi
• Merriam's shrew, Sorex merriami
• Montane shrew, Sorex monticolus
• Dwarf shrew, Sorex nanus
• American water shrew, Sorex palustris
• Vagrant shrew, Sorex vagrans

Moles

Family: Talpidae

• Coast mole, Scapanus orarius

Didelphimorphia

Opossums

Family:

• Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana

Rodents

Beavers

Family: Castoridae

• North American beaver, Castor canadensis

Pocket gophers

Family:

• Idaho pocket gopher, Thomomys idahoensis
• Northern pocket gopher, Thomomys talpoides
• Townsend's pocket gopher, Thomomys townsendii

Kangaroo rats and pocket mice

Family: Heteromyidae

• Chisel-toothed kangaroo rat, Dipodomys microps
• Ord's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ordii
• Little pocket mouse, Perognathus longimembris
• Great Basin pocket mouse, Perognathus merriami

Porcupines

Family:

• North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum

Jumping mice

Family:

• Western jumping mouse, Zapus princeps

New World rats, mice, and voles

Family: Cricetidae

• Sagebrush vole, Lemmiscus curtatus
• Long-tailed vole, Microtus longicaudus
• Montane vole, Microtus montanus
• Prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster
• Meadow vole
  , Microtus pennsylvanicus
• Water vole
  , Microtus richardsoni
• Southern red-backed vole, Myodes gapperii
• Bushy-tailed woodrat, Neotoma cinerea
• Desert woodrat, Neotoma lepida
• Southern plains woodrat
  , Neotoma micropus
• Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus
• Northern grasshopper mouse, Onychomys leucogaster
• Brush mouse, Peromyscus boylii
• Canyon mouse, Peromyscus crinitus
• White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
• Northern rock mouse, Peromyscus nasutus
• Western deer mouse, Peromyscus sonoriensis
• Pinyon mouse, Peromyscus truei
• Western heather vole, Phenacomys intermedius
• Western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis
• Northern bog lemming, Synaptomys borealis

Old World rats, mice

Family: Muridae

• House mouse, Mus musculus introduced
• Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus introduced
• Black rat, Rattus rattus introduced

Chipmunks, marmots, squirrels

Family:

• White-tailed antelope squirrel, Ammospermophilus leucurus
• Golden-mantled ground squirrel, Callospermophilus lateralis
• Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus
• Hoary marmot, Marmota caligata
• Yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris
• Rock squirrel, Otospermophilus variegatus
• Yellow-pine chipmunk, Neotamias amoenus
• Cliff chipmunk, Neotamias dorsalis
• Least chipmunk, Neotamias minimus
• Red-tailed chipmunk, Neotamias ruficaudus
• Hopi chipmunk, Neotamias rufus
• Uinta chipmunk, Neotamias umbrinus
• Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis introduced
• Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger introduced
• American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
• Uinta ground squirrel, Urocitellus armatus
• Belding's ground squirrel, Urocitellus beldingi
• Northern Idaho ground squirrel, Urocitellus brunneus
• Merriam's ground squirrel, Urocitellus canus
• Columbian ground squirrel, Urocitellus columbianus
• Wyoming ground squirrel, Urocitellus elegans
• Southern Idaho ground squirrel, Urocitellus endemicus
• Piute ground squirrel, Urocitellus mollis

Lagomorpha

Hares and rabbits

Family: Leporidae

• Pygmy rabbit, Brachylagus idahodensis
• Snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus
• Black-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus californicus
• White-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii
• Mountain cottontail, Sylvilagus nuttallii

Pikas

Family:

• American pika, Ochotona princeps

Chiroptera

Vesper bats

Family: Vespertilionidae

• Pallid bat, Antrozous pallidus
• Townsend's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus townsendii
• Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
• Spotted bat, Euderma maculatum
• Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
• Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
• Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
• California myotis, Myotis californicus
• Western small-footed myotis
  , Myotis ciliolabrum
• Long-eared myotis, Myotis evotis
• Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus
• Fringed myotis, Myotis thysanodes
• Long-legged myotis, Myotis volans
• Yuma myotis, Myotis yumanensis
• Western pipistrelle
  , Parastrellus hesperus

Free-tailed bats

Family:

• Big free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops macrotis
• Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis

Carnivora

Cats

Family: Felidae

• Canada lynx, Lynx canadensis
• Bobcat, Lynx rufus
• Cougar, Puma concolor

Canines

Family: Canidae

• Coyote, Canis latrans
• Gray wolf
  , Canis lupus reintroduced
  • Northwestern wolf, C. l. occidentalis reintroduced
• Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus
• Kit fox, Vulpes macrotis
• Red fox, Vulpes vulpes

Bears

Family:

• American black bear, Ursus americanus
• Brown bear, Ursus arctos
  • Grizzly bear, U. a. horribilis

Skunks

Family: Mephitidae

• Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
• Western spotted skunk, Spilogale gracilis

Weasels

Family: Mustelidae

• Wolverine, Gulo gulo
• North American river otter, Lontra canadensis
• Pacific marten, Martes caurina^[4]
• Black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes extirpated
• American ermine, Mustela richardsonii
• Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata
• American mink, Neogale vison
• Fisher, Pekania pennanti
• American badger, Taxidea taxus

Raccoons

Family: Procyonidae

• Ringtail, Bassariscus astutus^[3]
• Raccoon, Procyon lotor

Artiodactyla

Pronghorns

Family: Antilocapridae

• Pronghorn, Antilocapra americana

Deer

Family:

• Moose, Alces alces
• Elk, Cervus canadensis
  • Rocky Mountain elk, C. c. nelsoni
• Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus
• White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus
• Caribou
  , Rangifer tarandus extirpated
  • Boreal woodland caribou, R. t. caribou extirpated

Bovids

Family: Bovidae

• American bison, Bison bison
• Mountain goat, Oreamnos americanus
• Bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis

See also

• List of regional mammals lists
• List of prehistoric mammals
• Mammal classification

References