List of mammals of Wisconsin

This is a list of mammals native to the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:

Opposums

• Family Didelphidae (opossums)
  • Genus: Didelphis
    • Virginia opossum, D. virginiana LC

Insectivores

• Family Soricidae (shrews)
  • Genus: Cryptotis
    • North American least shrew, C. parva LC
  • Genus: Blarina
    • Northern short-tailed shrew, B. brevicauda LC
  • Genus: Sorex
    • Arctic shrew, S. arcticus LC
    • Cinereus shrew, S. cinereus LC
    • American pygmy shrew, S. hoyi LC
    • American water shrew, S. palustris LC
• Family Talpidae (moles)
  • Genus: Condylura
    • Star-nosed mole, C. cristata LC
  • Genus: Scalopus
    • Eastern mole, S. aquaticus LC

Rodents

• Family Castoridae (beavers)
  • Genus: Castor
    • North American beaver C. canadensis LC
• Family Cricetidae (New World mice, rats, voles, lemmings, muskrats)
  • Genus: Clethrionomys
    • Southern red-backed vole, C. gapperi LC
  • Genus: Microtus
    • Rock vole, M. chrotorrhinus LC
    • Prairie vole, M. ochrogaster LC
    • Eastern meadow vole, M. pennsylvanicus LC
    • Woodland vole, M. pinetorum LC
  • Genus: Ondatra
    • Muskrat, O. zibethicus LC
  • Genus: Peromyscus
    • White-footed mouse, P. leucopus LC
    • Eastern deer mouse, P. manniculatus LC
  • Genus: Reithrodontomys
    • Western harvest mouse, R. megalotis LC
  • Genus: Synaptomys
    • Southern bog lemming, S. cooperi LC
• Family Dipodidae (jumping mice)
  • Genus: Napaeozapus
    • Woodland jumping mouse, N. insignis LC
  • Genus: Zapus
    • Meadow jumping mouse, Z. hudsonius LC
• Family Erethizontidae (New World porcupines)
  • Genus: Erethizon
    • North American porcupine, E. dorsatum LC
• Family Geomyidae (pocket gophers)
  • Genus: Geomys
    • Plains pocket gopher, G. bursarius LC
• Family Muridae (Old World mice and rats)
  • Genus: Mus
    • House mouse, M. musculus LC (introduced)
  • Genus: Rattus
    • Brown rat, R. norvegicus LC (introduced)
• Family Sciuridae (squirrels)
  • Genus: Glaucomys
    • Northern flying squirrel, G. sabrinus LC
    • Southern flying squirrel, G. volans LC
  • Genus: Ictidomys
    • Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, I. tridecemlineatus LC
  • Genus: Marmota
    • Groundhog, M. morax LC
  • Genus: Neotamias
    • Least chipmunk, N. minimus LC
  • Genus: Poliocitellus
    • Franklin's ground squirrel, P. franklinii LC
  • Genus: Sciurus
    • Eastern gray squirrel, S. carolinensis LC
    • Fox squirrel, S. niger LC
  • Genus: Tamias
    • Eastern chipmunk, T. striatus LC
  • Genus: Tamiasciurus
    • American red squirrel, T. hudsonicus LC

Lagomorphs

• Family Leporidae (rabbits and hares)
  • Genus: Lepus
    • Snowshoe hare, L. americanus LC
    • White-tailed jackrabbit, L. townsendii LC
  • Genus: Sylvilagus
    • Eastern cottontail, S. floridanus LC

Bats

• Family Vespertilionidae (vesper bats)
  • Genus: Eptesicus
    • Big brown bat, E. fuscus LC
  • Genus: Lasionycteris
    • Silver-haired bat, L. noctivagans LC
  • Genus: Lasiurus
    • Eastern red bat, L. borealis LC
    • Hoary bat, L. cinereus LC
  • Genus: Myotis
    • Northern long-eared bat, M. septentrionalis EN
    • Little brown bat, M. lucifugus EN
    • Indiana bat, M. sodalis NT
  • Genus: Perimyotis
    • Tricolored bat, P. subflavus VU

Carnivores

• Family Canidae (canids)
  • Genus: Canis
    • Coyote, C. latrans LC
    • Gray wolf, C. lupus LC reintroduced
  • Genus: Urocyon
    • Gray fox, U. cinereoargenteus LC
  • Genus: Vulpes
    • Red fox, V. vulpes LC
• Family Felidae (cats)
  • Genus: Lynx
    • Canada lynx, L. canadensis LC vagrant
    • Bobcat, L. rufus LC
  • Genus: Puma
    • Cougar, P. concolor LC extirpated, vagrant
• Family Mephitidae (skunks)
  • Genus: Mephitis
    • Striped skunk, M. mephitis LC
  • Genus: Spilogale
    • Eastern spotted skunk, S. putorius VU possibly extirpated
• Family Mustelidae (weasels, minks, martens, fishers, and otters)
  • Genus: Lontra
    • North American river otter, L. canadensis LC
  • Genus: Martes
    • American marten, M. americana LC
  • Genus: Mustela
    • Stoat, M. erminea LC
    • Least weasel, M. nivalis LC
  • Genus: Neogale
    • Long-tailed weasel, N. frenata LC
    • American mink, N. vison LC
  • Genus: Pekania
    • Fisher, P. pennanti LC
  • Genus: Taxidea
    • American badger, T. taxus LC
• Family Procyonidae (raccoons)
  • Genus: Procyon
    • Common raccoon, P. lotor LC
• Family Ursidae (bears)
  • Genus: Ursus
    • American black bear, U. americanus LC

Artiodactyla

• Family Cervidae (deer)
  • Genus: Alces
    • Moose, A. alces LC
  • Genus: Cervus
    • Elk, C. canadensis LC reintroduced
    • Sika deer, C. nippon LC introduced
  • Genus: Odocoileus
    • White-tailed deer, O. virginianus LC
• Family Bovidae (bovids)
  • Genus: Bison
    • American bison, B. bison NT extirpated

See also

• Lists of mammals by region
• List of U.S. state mammals
• List of amphibians of Wisconsin
• List of birds of Wisconsin
• List of reptiles of Wisconsin

References

1. List of amphibians of Wisconsin
2. List of reptiles of Wisconsin
3. Lists of mammals by region
4. List of U.S. state mammals
5. Pangolin
6. Wisconsin
7. Lists of United States state symbols
8. Penis
9. List of artiodactyls
10. History of Wisconsin
11. List of perissodactyls
12. Groundhog
13. Port Washington, Wisconsin
14. List of cervids
15. List of erinaceids
16. Southern pig-tailed macaque
17. Tamias striatus doorsiensis
18. List of suines
19. List of In Our Time programmes
20. List of ursids