List of mammals of North America explained

This is a list of North American mammals. It includes all mammals currently found in the United States, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Canada, Greenland, Bermuda, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean region, whether resident or as migrants. This article does not include species found only in captivity. Mammal species which became extinct in the last 10,000 to 13,000 years are also included in this article. Each species is listed, with its binomial name. Most established introduced species occurring across multiple states and provinces are also noted.

Some species are identified as indicated below:

Conservation status - IUCN Red List of Threatened Species:

- extinct, - extinct in the wild

- critically endangered, - endangered, - vulnerable

- near threatened, - least concern

- data deficient, - not evaluated

(v. 2013.2, the data is current as of March 5, 2014)and Endangered Species Act:

- endangered, - threatened

, - experimental non essential or essential population

, - endangered or threatened due to similarity of appearance

(selected only taxa found in the US, the data is current as of March 28, 2014)

Didelphimorphia (opossums)

Didelphidae

Chlamyphoridae

Pampatheriidae

Pilosa

Vermilingua (anteaters and tamanduas)

Cyclopedidae

Myrmecophagidae

Pilosa

Folivora (sloths)

Megalonychidae

Bradypodidae (three-toed sloths)

Choloepodidae (two-toed sloths)

Megatheriidae

Mylodontidae

Nothrotheriidae

Rodentia (rodents)

Echimyidae

Heteropsomyinae

Echimyinae

Capromyinae (hutias)

Aplodontiidae

(ssp. A. r. nigra:)

Castoridae (beavers)

Zapodidae (jumping mice)

(Preble's meadow jumping mouse, Z. h. preblei:) and:

Erethizontidae (New World porcupines)

Caviidae (cavy family)

Heptaxodontidae (giant hutia)

Dasyproctidae

Cuniculidae

Geomyidae (pocket gophers)

There has been much debate among taxonomists about which races of pocket gopher should be recognized as full species, and the following list cannot be regarded as definitive.

Heteromyidae

(Morro Bay kangaroo rat, D. h. morroensis:)

(San Bernardino kangaroo rat, D. m. parvus:)

(Fresno subspecies D. n. exilis and Tipton kangaroo rat, D. n. nitratoides:)

(Pacific pocket mouse, P. l. pacificus:)

Sciuridae (squirrels)

Xerinae

Marmotini (ground squirrels)

(ssp. scirpen:)

Tylomyinae

Primates

Aotidae (night monkeys)

Atelidae

Callitrichidae

Cebidae

Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares)

Leporidae (rabbits and hares)

(Lower Keys marsh rabbit, S. p. hefneri:)

Ochotonidae

Eulipotyphla (moles and shrews)

Talpidae (moles)

Soricidae (shrews)

Solenodontidae

Nesophontidae

Chiroptera (bats)

Molossidae (free-tailed bats)

Mormoopidae

Furipteridae

Noctilionidae (bulldog bats)

Phyllostomidae (New World leaf-nosed bats)

Brachyphyllinae

Carolliinae

Desmodontinae (vampire bats)

Glossophaginae

Procyonidae

Mustelidae

(ssp. E. l. nereis and E. l. kenyoni:, ssp. E. l. nereis also)

Muridae

Leporidae (rabbits and hares)

Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys)

Herpestidae (mongoose)

Mustelidae

Suidae (pigs)

Bovidae (bovines)

Notes and References

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  3. Web site: Alcoholic Vervet Monkeys! - Weird Nature - BBC animals - YouTube . . 26 January 2009 .
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-10-09 . 2011-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111006132254/http://www.myfwc.com/WILDLIFEHABITATS/Nonnative_VervetMonkey.htm . dead .
  5. Web site: Vervet monkey: Chlorocebus aethiops - Everglades Invasive Species . 2010-01-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726042636/http://www.evergladescisma.org/species/subinfo.cfm?sub=9215 . 2011-07-26 . dead .
  6. Kingdon, J. . Gippoliti, S. . amp . Chlorocebus sabaeus . 2008 . e.T136265A4267012 . 2008 .
  7. Book: . The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of North American Mammals: A Comprehensive Guide To Mammals Of North America . Mobi Reference . MobileReference . January 7, 2010 . 9781605012797 . April 2, 2014.
  8. http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/local/8961941.htm The State | Homepage
  9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=2780958&dopt=AbstractPlus Development of the Morgan Island rhesus monkey col...
  10. Web site: WIS News 10 - Columbia, South Carolina | 'Monkey Island' found off SC's coast . 2010-01-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080921095023/http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8745479 . 2008-09-21 . dead .
  11. Book: Primates Face to Face. Wolfe, Linda, Cambridge University Press. 2002 . 0-521-79109-X . 320. Cambridge University Press.
  12. Web site: SC's Monkey Island - YouTube . . 28 July 2008 .
  13. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-10-09 . 2012-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120406101653/http://www.ocala.com/article/20080730/COLUMNISTS/807302038/1334/?p=2&tc=pg . dead .

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