List of mammals of Missouri facts for kids

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)
  • Subfamily: Caprinae
    • Genus: Ovis
      • Domestic sheep Ovis aries Exotic
• Family: Cervidae
  • Subfamily: Capreolinae
    • Genus: Odocoileus
      • White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus
  • Subfamily:: Cervinae
    • Genus: Cervus
      • Elk Cervus elaphus recently reintroduced into parts of Shannon, Reynolds and Carter County
• Family: Suidae
  • Genus: Sus
    • Wild boar Sus scrofa

Order: Carnivora

• Family: Canidae
  • Genus: Canis
    • Domestic dog Canis familiaris Exotic
    • Coyote Canis latrans
    • Gray wolf Canis lupus Extirpated
    • Red wolf Canis rufus Extirpated
  • Genus: Urocyon
    • Gray fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus
  • Genus: Vulpes
    • Red fox Vulpes vulpes
• Family: Felidae
  • Genus: Felis
    • Domestic cat Felis catus Exotic
  • Genus: Lynx
    • Bobcat Lynx rufus
  • Genus: Puma
    • Cougar Puma concolor Extirpated
• 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: Bassariscus
    • Ring-tailed cat Bassariscus astutus
  • Genus: Procyon
    • Raccoon Procyon lotor
• Family: Ursidae
  • Genus: Ursus
    • American black bear Ursus americanus
    • Grizzly bear Ursus arctos Extirpated

Order: Chiroptera

• 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

• Family: Dasypodidae
  • Subfamily: Dasypodinae
    • Genus: Dasypus
      • Nine-banded armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus

Order: Didelphimorphia

• Family: Didelphidae
  • Subfamily: Didelphinae
    • Genus: Didelphis
      • Virginia opossum Didelphis virginiana

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

Order: Rodentia

• 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 Exotic
    • Genus: Rattus
      • Brown rat Rattus norvegicus Exotic
      • Black rat Rattus rattus Exotic
• Family: Myocastoridae
  • Genus: Myocastor
    • Nutria Myocastor coypus Exotic
• 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

• 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

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