• Source: List of mammals of Montana

      • There are 115 mammal species known to occur in Montana. Among Montana's mammals, three are listed as endangered or threatened and the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks lists a number of species as species of concern.
      Species are listed by common and scientific names, as per R. S. Hoffman and D. L. Pattie, A Guide to Montana Mammals, 1968.


      New World opossums (Order: Didelphimorphia)


      Family: Didelphidae (true opossums)

      Virginia opossum, Didelpis virginiana introduced


      Lagomorphs (Order: Lagomorpha)


      Family: Leporidae (rabbits and hares)

      Pygmy rabbit, Brachylagus idahoensis
      Snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus
      Black-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus californicus
      White-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii
      Desert cottontail, Sylvilagus audubonii
      Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus
      Mountain cottontail, Sylvilagus nuttallii
      Family: Ochotonidae (pikas)

      American pika, Ochotona princeps


      Even-toed ungulates (Order: Artiodactyla)



      Family: Antilocapridae (pronghorns)

      Pronghorn, Antilocapra americana
      Family: Bovidae (bovids)

      American bison, Bison bison
      Mountain goat, Oreamnos americanus
      Bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis
      Family: Cervidae (deer)

      Moose, Alces alces
      Elk, Cervus canadensis
      Caribou, Rangifer tarandus extirpated, vagrant
      Boreal woodland caribou, R. t. caribou extirpated, vagrant
      Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus
      White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianius


      Carnivorans (Order: Carnivora)



      Family: Ursidae (bears)

      American black bear, Ursus americanus
      Brown bear, Ursus arctos
      Grizzly bear, U. a. horribilis
      Family: Procyonidae (procyonids)

      Raccoon, Procyon lotor
      Family: Felidae (cats)

      Canada lynx, Lynx canadensis
      Bobcat, Lynx rufus
      Cougar, Puma concolor
      Family: Canidae (canids)

      Coyote, Canis latrans
      Gray wolf, Canis lupus
      Northern Rocky Mountain wolf, C. l. irremotus
      Great Plains wolf, C. l. nubilus extinct
      Northwestern wolf, C. l. occidentalus introduced
      Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargentus
      Swift fox, Vulpes velox
      Red fox, Vulpes vulpes
      Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)

      Wolverine, Gulo gulo
      North American river otter, Lontra canadensis
      Pacific marten, Martes caurina
      Black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes reintroduced
      Least weasel, Mustela nivalis
      American ermine, Mustela richardsonii
      Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata
      American mink, Neogale vison
      Fisher, Pekania pennanti
      American badger, Taxidea taxus
      Family: Mephitidae (skunks)

      Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
      Western spotted skunk, Spilogale gracilis


      Bats (Order: Chiroptera)



      Family: Vespertilionidae (vesper bats)

      Pallid bat, Antrozous pallidus
      Townsend's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus townsendii
      Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
      Spotted bat, Euderma maculatum
      Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
      Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
      Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
      California myotis, Myotis californicus
      Western small-footed myotis, Myotis ciliolabrum
      Long-eared myotis, Myotis evotis
      Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus
      Northern myotis, Myotis septentrionalis
      Fringed myotis, Myotis thysanodes
      Long-legged bat, Myotis volans


      Shrews (Order: Eulipotyphla)



      Family: Soricidae

      Northern short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda
      Arizona shrew, Sorex arcticus
      Cinereus shrew, Sorex cinereus
      Hayden's shrew, Sorex haydeni
      American pygmy shrew, Sorex hoyi
      Merriam's shrew, Sorex merriami
      Montane shrew, Sorex monticolus
      Dwarf shrew, Sorex nanus
      American water shrew, Sorex palustris
      Preble's shrew, Sorex preblei
      Vagrant shrew, Sorex vagrans


      Rodents (Order: Rodentia)


      Family: Castoridae (beavers)

      North American beaver, Castor canadensis

      Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)

      Golden-mantled ground squirrel, Callospermophilus lateralis
      White-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys leucurus
      Black-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus
      Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus
      Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
      Hoary marmot, Marmota caligata
      Yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris
      Yellow-pine chipmunk, Neotamias amoenus
      Least chipmunk, Neotamias minimus
      Red-tailed chipmunk, Neotamias ruficaudus
      Uinta chipmunk, Neotamias umbrinus
      Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis introduced
      Eastern fox squirrel, Sciurus niger
      American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
      Uinta ground squirrel, Urocitellus armatus
      Columbian ground squirrel, Urocitellus columbianus
      Wyoming ground squirrel, Urocitellus elegans
      Richardson's ground squirrel, Urocitellus richardsonii

      Family: Heteromyidae (pocket mice and kangaroo rats)

      Hispid pocket mouse, Chaetodipus hispidus
      Ord's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ordii
      Olive-backed pocket mouse, Perognathus fasciatus
      Great Basin pocket mouse, Perognathus parvus
      Family: Geomyidae (pocket gophers)

      Idaho pocket gopher, Thomomys idahoensis
      Northern pocket gopher, Thomomys talpoides
      Family: Dipodidae (jumping mice)

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

      Family: Cricetidae (New World mice and rats, voles, lemmings, muskrats)

      Sagebrush vole, Lemmiscus curtatus
      Long-tailed vole, Microtus longicaudus
      Montane vole, Microtus montanus
      Prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster
      Meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus
      Water vole, Microtus richardsoni
      Southern red-backed vole, Myodes gapperi
      Bushy-tailed woodrat, Neotoma cinerea
      Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus
      Northern grasshopper mouse, Onychomys leucogaster
      White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
      Western deer mouse, Peromyscus sonoriensis
      Heather vole, Phenacomys intermedius
      Western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis
      Northern bog lemming, Synaptomys borealis
      Family: Muridae (Old World rats and mice)

      House mouse, Mus musculus introduced
      Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus introduced
      Family: Echimyidae (spiny rats)

      Nutria, Myocastor coypus introduced
      Family: Erethizontidae

      North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum


      See also


      Lists of mammals by region
      Amphibians and Reptiles of Montana
      Birds of Montana


      Further reading


      Hoffman, R.S.; Pattie, D.L. (1968). A Guide to Montana Mammals. University of Montana Press.
      "Northern Rockies Natural History Guide-Mammals". University of Montana’s Division of Biological Sciences. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
      Foresman, Kerry R. (2001). The Wild Mammals of Montana. American Society of Mammalogists. ISBN 1-891276-26-3.
      Picton, Harold D.; Lonner, Terry N. (2008). Montana's Wildlife Legacy-Decimation to Restoration. Bozeman, MT: Media Works Publishing. ISBN 978-0-615-18849-2.


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