List of mammals of Ohio facts for kids
This list of mammals of Ohio includes a total of 70 mammal species recorded in the state of Ohio. Of these, three (the American black bear, Indiana bat, and Allegheny woodrat) are listed as endangered in the state; four (the brown rat, black rat, house mouse, and wild boar) are introduced; three (the gray bat, Mexican free-tailed bat and North American porcupine) are considered accidental; and ten (the American bison, elk, Allegheny woodrat, snowshoe hare, fisher, cougar, Canada lynx, eastern wolf, marsh rice rat and the American marten) have been extirpated from the state.
Contents
Order: Didelphimorphia
Opossums
Family: Didelphidae
- Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana
Order: Eulipotyphla
Shrews
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
Family: Talpidae
- Star-nosed mole, Condylura cristata
- Hairy-tailed mole, Parascalops breweri
- Eastern mole, Scalopus aquaticus
Order: Chiroptera
Vesper bats
Family: Vespertilionidae
- Rafinesque's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus rafinesquii
- Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
- Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
- Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
- Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
- Gray bat, Myotis grisescens
- Eastern small-footed bat, Myotis leibii
- Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus
- Northern long-eared bat, Myotis septentrionalis
- Indiana bat, Myotis sodalis
- Evening bat, Nycticeius humeralis
- Tricolored bat, Perimyotis subflavus
Free-tailed bats
Family: Molossidae
- Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis
Order: Lagomorpha
Rabbits and hares
Family: Leporidae
- Snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus extirpated
- Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus
Order: Rodentia
Squirrels
Family: Sciuridae
- Southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans
- Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
- Groundhog, Marmota monax
- Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis
- Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger
- Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus
- American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Beavers
Family: Castoridae
- North American beaver, Castor canadensis
Jumping mice
Family: Dipodidae
- Woodland jumping mouse, Napaeozapus insignis
- Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius
New World mice, rats, and voles
Family: Cricetidae
- Prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster
- Meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus
- Pine vole, Microtus pinetorum
- Southern red-backed vole, Myodes gapperi
- Allegheny woodrat, Neotoma magister extirpated
- Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus
- Marsh rice rat, Oryzomys palustris extirpated
- White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
- Eastern deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus
- Eastern harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys humulis
- Southern bog lemming, Synaptomys cooperi
Old World mice and rats
Family: Muridae
- House mouse, Mus musculus introduced
- Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus introduced
- Black rat, Rattus rattus introduced
New World porcupines
Family: Erethizontidae
- North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum vagrant
Order: Carnivora
Canids (wolves, coyotes, and foxes)
Family: Canidae
- Coyote, Canis latrans
- Eastern wolf, Canis lycaon extirpated
- Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus
- Red fox, Vulpes vulpes
Bears
Family: Ursidae
- American black bear, Ursus americanus
Raccoons
Family: Procyonidae
- Raccoon, Procyon lotor
Mustelids
Family: Mustelidae
- North American river otter, Lontra canadensis
- American marten, Martes americana extirpated
- Least weasel, Mustela nivalis
- American ermine, Mustela richardsonii
- Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata
- American mink, Neogale vison
- Fisher, Pekania pennanti extirpated
- American badger, Taxidea taxus
Skunks
Family: Mephitidae
- Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
Cats
Family: Felidae
- Bobcat, Lynx rufus
- Cougar, Puma concolor extirpated
- Eastern cougar, P. c. couguar
Order: Artiodactyla
Bovids
Family: Bovidae
- American bison, Bison bison extirpated
- Plains bison, B. b. bison extirpated
Deer
Family: Cervidae
- Elk, Cervus canadensis extirpated
- Eastern elk, C. c. canadensis
- White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus
Pigs
Family: Suidae
- Wild boar, Sus scrofa introduced
See also
- Lists of mammals by region
- List of U.S. state mammals
- List of birds of Ohio