Index to Mammals

California Mammalia

hierarchical list

Artiodactyla	Antilocapridae	Antilocapra americana	Pronghorn
	Bovidae	Ammotragus lervia	Barbary Sheep
		Capra hircus	Feral Goat
		Hemitragus jemlahicus	Tahr
		Ovis canadensis	Bighorn Sheep

Cervidae	Cervus axis	Axis Deer
	Cervus dama	Fallow Deer
	Cervus elaphus	Elk
	Cervus unicolor	Sambar Deer
	Odocoileus hemionus	Mule Deer
Suidae	Sus scrofa	Wild Pig

Carnivora	Canidae	Canis latrans	Coyote
		Urocyon cinereoargenteus	Common Gray Fox
		Urocyon littoralis	Island Gray Fox
		Vulpes macrotis	Kit Fox
		Vulpes vulpes	Red Fox
	Felidae	Felis concolor	Mountain Lion
		Lynx rufus	Bobcat
	Mephitidae	Mephitis mephitis	Striped Skunk
		Spilogale gracilis	Western Spotted Skunk
	Mustelidae	Enhydra lutris	Sea Otter
		Gulo gulo	Wolverine
		Lutra canadensis	River Otter
		Martes americana	American Marten
		Martes pennanti	Fisher
		Mustela erminea	Ermine
		Mustela frenata	Long-tailed Weasel
		Mustela vison	American Mink
		Taxidea taxus	American Badger
	Otariidae	Arctocephalus townsendi	Guadalupe Fur Seal
		Callorhinus ursinus	Northern Fur Seal
		Eumetopias jubatus	Northern Sea Lion
		Zalophus californianus	California Sea Lion
	Phocidae	Mirounga angustirostris	Northern Elephant Seal
		Phoca vitulina	Harbor Seal
	Procyonidae	Bassariscus astutus	Ringtail
		Procyon lotor	Raccoon
	Ursidae	Ursus americanus	Black Bear

Chiroptera	Molossidae	Eumops perotis	Western Mastiff Bat
		Nyctinomops femorosaccus	Pocketed Free-tailed Bat
		Nyctinomops macrotis	Big Free-tailed Bat
		Tadarida brasiliensis	Brazilian Free-tailed Bat
	Phyllostomidae	Choeronycteris mexicana	Mexican Long-tongued Bat
		Macrotus californicus	California Leaf-nosed Bat
	Vespertilionidae	Antrozous pallidus	Pallid Bat
		Eptesicus fuscus	Big Brown Bat
		Euderma maculatum	Spotted Bat
		Lasionycteris noctivagans	Silver-haired Bat
		Lasiurus blossevillii	Western Red Bat
		Lasiurus cinereus	Hoary Bat
		Lasiurus xanthinus	Southwestern Yellow Bat
		Myotis californicus	California Myotis
		Myotis ciliolabrum	Western Small-footed Myotis
		Myotis evotis	Long-eared Myotis
		Myotis lucifugus	Little Brown Myotis
		Myotis thysanodes	Fringed Myotis
		Myotis velifer	Cave Myotis
		Myotis volans	Long-legged Myotis
		Myotis yumanensis	Yuma Myotis
		Pipistrellus hesperus	Western Pipistrelle
		Plecotus townsendii	Townsend's Big-eared Bat

Didelphimorphia

Didelphidae

Didelphis virginiana

Virginia Opossum

Insectivora	Soricidae	Notiosorex crawfordi	Desert Shrew
		Sorex bendirii	Marsh Shrew
		Sorex lyelli	Mt. Lyell Shrew
		Sorex merriami	Merriam's Shrew
		Sorex monticolus	Dusky Shrew
		Sorex ornatus	Ornate Shrew
		Sorex palustris	Water Shrew
		Sorex sonomae	Fog Shrew
		Sorex tenellus	Inyo Shrew
		Sorex trowbridgii	Trowbridge's Shrew
		Sorex vagrans	Vagrant Shrew
	Talpidae	Neurotrichus gibbsii	Shrew-mole
		Scapanus latimanus	Broad-footed Mole
		Scapanus orarius	Coast Mole
		Scapanus townsendii	Townsend's Mole

Lagomorpha	Leporidae	Brachylagus idahoensis	Pygmy Rabbit
		Lepus americanus	Snowshoe Hare
		Lepus californicus	Black-tailed Jackrabbit
		Lepus townsendii	White-tailed Jackrabbit
		Sylvilagus audubonii	Audubon's Cottontail
		Sylvilagus bachmani	Brush Rabbit
		Sylvilagus nuttallii	Nuttall's Cottontail
	Ochotonidae	Ochotona princeps	American Pika

Perissodactyla	Equidae	Equus asinus	Feral Burro
		Equus caballus	Feral Horse

Rodentia	Aplodontidae	Aplodontia rufa	Mountain Beaver
	Castoridae	Castor canadensis	American Beaver
	Cricetidae	Arborimus albipes	White-footed Vole
		Arborimus pomo	California Red Tree Vole
		Clethrionomys californicus	Western Red-backed Vole
		Lemmiscus curtatus	Sagebrush Vole
		Microtus californicus	California Vole
		Microtus longicaudus	Long-tailed Vole
		Microtus montanus	Montane Vole
		Microtus oregoni	Creeping Vole
		Microtus townsendii	Townsend's Vole
		Neotoma albigula	White-throated Woodrat
		Neotoma cinerea	Bushy-tailed Woodrat
		Neotoma fuscipes	Dusky-footed Woodrat
		Neotoma lepida	Desert Woodrat
		Ondatra zibethicus	Common Muskrat
		Onychomys leucogaster	Northern Grasshopper Mouse
		Onychomys torridus	Southern Grasshopper Mouse
		Peromyscus boylii	Brush Mouse
		Peromyscus californicus	California Mouse
		Peromyscus crinitus	Canyon Mouse
		Peromyscus eremicus	Cactus Mouse
		Peromyscus maniculatus	Deer Mouse
		Peromyscus truei	Pinon Mouse
		Phenacomys intermedius	Heather Vole
		Reithrodontomys megalotis	Western Harvest Mouse
		Reithrodontomys raviventris	Salt-marsh Harvest Mouse
		Sigmodon arizonae	Arizona Cotton Rat
		Sigmodon hispidus	Hispid Cotton Rat
	Erethizontidae	Erethizon dorsatum	Common Porcupine
	Geomyidae	Thomomys bottae	Botta's Pocket Gopher
		Thomomys mazama	Western Pocket Gopher
		Thomomys monticola	Mountain Pocket Gopher
		Thomomys talpoides	Northern Pocket Gopher
		Thomomys townsendii	Townsend's Pocket Gopher
	Heteromyidae	Chaetodipus baileyi	Bailey's Pocket Mouse
		Chaetodipus californicus	California Pocket Mouse
		Chaetodipus fallax	San Diego Pocket Mouse
		Chaetodipus formosus	Long-tailed Pocket Mouse
		Chaetodipus penicillatus	Desert Pocket Mouse
		Chaetodipus spinatus	Spiny Pocket Mouse
		Dipodomys agilis	Pacific Kangaroo Rat
		Dipodomys californicus	California Kangaroo Rat
		Dipodomys deserti	Desert Kangaroo Rat
		Dipodomys heermanni	Heermann's Kangaroo Rat
		Dipodomys ingens	Giant Kangaroo Rat
		Dipodomys merriami	Merriam's Kangaroo Rat
		Dipodomys microps	Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat
		Dipodomys nitratoides	San Joaquin Kangaroo Rat
		Dipodomys ordii	Ord's Kangaroo Rat
		Dipodomys panamintinus	Panamint Kangaroo Rat
		Dipodomys stephensi	Stephens' Kangaroo Rat
		Dipodomys venustus	Narrow-faced Kangaroo Rat
		Microdipodops megacephalus	Dark Kangaroo Mouse
		Microdipodops pallidus	Pale Kangaroo Mouse
		Perognathus alticola	White-eared Pocket Mouse
		Perognathus inornatus	San Joaquin Pocket Mouse
		Perognathus longimembris	Little Pocket Mouse
		Perognathus parvus	Great Basin Pocket Mouse
	Muridae	Mus musculus	House Mouse
		Rattus norvegicus	Norway Rat
		Rattus rattus	Black Rat
	Sciuridae	Ammospermophilus leucurus	White-tailed Antelope Squirrel
		Ammospermophilus nelsoni	Nelson's Antelope Squirrel
		Glaucomys sabrinus	Northern Flying Squirrel
		Marmota flaviventris	Yellow-bellied Marmot
		Sciurus carolinensis	Eastern Gray Squirrel
		Sciurus griseus	Western Gray Squirrel
		Sciurus niger	Eastern Fox Squirrel
		Spermophilus beecheyi	California Ground Squirrel
		Spermophilus beldingi	Belding's Ground Squirrel
		Spermophilus lateralis	Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
		Spermophilus mohavensis	Mohave Ground Squirrel
		Spermophilus tereticaudus	Round-tailed Ground Squirrel
		Spermophilus townsendii	Townsend's Ground Squirrel
		Spermophilus variegatus	Rock Squirrel
		Tamias alpinus	Alpine Chipmunk
		Tamias amoenus	Yellow-pine Chipmunk
		Tamias merriami	Merriam's Chipmunk
		Tamias minimus	Least Chipmunk
		Tamias obscurus	California Chipmunk
		Tamias ochrogenys	Yellow-cheeked Chipmunk
		Tamias panamintinus	Panamint Chipmunk
		Tamias quadrimaculatus	Long-eared Chipmunk
		Tamias senex	Allen's Chipmunk
		Tamias siskiyou	Siskiyou Chipmunk
		Tamias sonomae	Sonoma Chipmunk
		Tamias speciosus	Lodgepole Chipmunk
		Tamias umbrinus	Uinta Chipmunk
		Tamiasciurus douglasii	Douglas Squirrel
	Zapodidae	Zapus princeps	Western Jumping Mouse
		Zapus trinotatus	Pacific Jumping Mouse

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