List of mammals of North Dakota facts for kids

The list of mammals of North Dakota lists all mammal species that are seen in the U.S. state of North Dakota. 87 species are known to live in the state. This includes mammals that are currently extirpated or locally extinct in North Dakota such as the gray wolf and grizzly bear. The species on this list are grouped by order. It does not include mammals that are only found in captivity.

Marsupials

Opossums

• Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana

Moles and shrews

Shrews

• Northern short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda
• Least shrew, Cryptotis parva
• Arctic shrew, Sorex arcticus
• Masked shrew, Sorex cinereus
• American pygmy shrew, Sorex hoyi
• Dwarf shrew, Sorex nanus
• American water shrew, Sorex palustris

Moles

• Eastern mole, Scalopus aquaticus

Bats

Vesper bats

• Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
• Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
• Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
• Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
• Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus
• Fringe-tailed bat, Myotis thysanodes
• Townsend's big-eared bat, Plecotus townsendii

Free-tailed bats

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

Carnivores

Canids

• Coyote, Canis latrans
• Gray wolf, Canis lupus extirpated
  • Great Plains wolf, C. l. nubilus extinct
• Gray fox, Urocyon cineroeargenteus
• Swift fox, Vulpes velox
• Red fox, Vulpes vulpes

Felids

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

Raccoons

• Raccoon, Procyon lotor

Skunks

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

Mustelids

• Wolverine, Gulo gulo extirpated
• North American river otter, Lontra canadensis
• Stoat, Mustela erminea
• Long-tailed weasel, Mustela frenata
• Black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes reintroduced
• Least weasel, Mustela nivalis
• American marten, Martes americana
• Fisher, Pekania pennanti
• American mink, Neovison vison
• American badger, Taxidea taxus

Bears

• American black bear, Ursus americanus
• Brown bear, Ursus arctos extirpated
  • Grizzly bear, Ursus arctos horribilis extirpated

Even-toed ungulates

Deers

• Moose, Alces alces
• Elk, Cervus canadensis
• Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus
• White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus

Pronghorns

• Pronghorn, Antilocapra americana

Bovids

• American bison, Bison bison
• Bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis

Lagomorphs

Rabbits

• Snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus
• White-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii
• Desert cottontail, Sylvilagus audubonii
• Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus
• Mountain cottontail, Sylvilagus nuttalii

Rodents

Beavers

• American beaver, Castor canadensis

New World mice

• Southern red-backed vole, Clethrionomys gapperi
• Sagebrush vole, Lagurus curtatus
• Long-tailed vole, Microtus longicaudus
• Prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster
• Meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus
• Bushy-tailed woodrat, Neotoma cinerea
• Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus
• Northern grasshopper mouse, Onychomys leucogaster
• Deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus
• White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
• Western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis
• Plains harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys montanus

Porcupines

• North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum

Pocket gophers

• Plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius
• Northern pocket gopher, Thomomys talpoides

Kangaroo rats and pocket mice

• Ord's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ordii
• Plains pocket mouse, Perognathus flavescens
• Olive-backed pocket mouse, Perognathus fasciatus

Old World mice and rats

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

Squirrels

• Black-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus
• Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus
• Southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans
• Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
• Yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris
• Groundhog, Marmota monax
• Least chipmunk, Neotamias minimus
• Franklin's ground squirrel, 'Poliocitellus frankinii
• Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger
• Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus
• American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
• Richardson's ground squirrel, Urocitellus richardsonii
• Spotted ground squirrel, Xerospermophilus spilosoma

Jumping mice

• Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius
• Western jumping mouse, Zapus princeps