List of mammals of Nevada explained

This list of mammals of Nevada includes mammal species living in the U.S. state of Nevada.^[1] It also includes species that are now extirpated from the state.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Order: Eulipotyphla

Shrews

Family: Soricidae

• Desert shrew (Notiosorex crawford)
• Merriam's shrew (Sorex merriami)
• Montane shrew (Sorex monticolus)
• American water shrew (Sorex palustris)
• Preble's shrew (Sorex preblei)
• Inyo shrew (Sorex tenellus)
• Trowbridge's shrew (Sorex trowbridgii)
• Vagrant shrew (Sorex vagrans)

Moles

Family: Talpidae

• Broad-footed mole, (Scapanus latimanus)

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

Vesper bats

Family: Vespertilionidae

• Hoary bat (Aeorestes cinereus)
• Pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus)
• Townsend's big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii)
• Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
• Spotted bat (Euderma maculatum)
• Allen's big-eared bat (Idionycteris phyllotis)
• Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)
• Western red bat (Lasiurus blossevillii)
• Western yellow bat (Lasiurus xanthinus)
• Southwestern myotis (Myotis auriculus)
• California myotis (Myotis californicus)
• Western small-footed myotis (Myotis ciliolabrum)
• Long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis)
• Little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus)
• Fringed myotis (Myotis thysanodes)
• Long-legged myotis (Myotis yumanensis)
• Western pipistrelle (Pipistrellus hesperus)

Free-tailed bats

Family: Molossidae

• Western mastiff bat (Eumops perotis)
• Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)

Leaf-nosed bats

Family: Phyllostomidae

• Mexican long-tongued bat (Choeronycteris mexicana)
• California leaf-nosed bat (Macrotus californicus)

Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

Rabbits and hares

Family: Leporidae

• Pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis)
• Snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus)
• Black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus)
• White-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii)
• Audubon's cottontail (Sylvilagus audobonii)
• Mountain cottontail (Sylvilagus nuttallii)

Pikas

Family: Ochotonidae

• American pika (Ochotona princeps)

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

Squirrels

Family: Sciuridae

• White-tailed antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus leucurus)
• Northern flying squirrel (Gluacomys sabrinus)
• Yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris)
• Alpine chipmunk (Neotamias alpinus)
• Yellow-pine chipmunk (Neotamias amoenus)
• Cliff chipmunk (Neotamias dorsalis)
• Merriam's chipmunk (Neotamias merriami)
• Least chipmunk (Neotamias minimus)
• Yellow-cheeked chipmunk (Neotamias ochrogenys)
• Panamint chipmunk (Neotamias panamintinus)
• Long-eared chipmunk (Neotamias quadrimaculatus)
• Allen's chipmunk (Neotamias senex)
• Lodgepole chipmunk (Neotamias speciosus)
• Uinta chipmunk (Neotamias umbrinus)
• Western gray squirrel (Sciurus griseus)
• California ground squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi)
• Belding's ground squirrel (Spermophilus beldingi)
• Golden-mantled ground squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis)
• Mohave ground squirrel (Spermophilus mohavensis)
• Round-tailed ground squirrel (Spermophilus tereticaudus)
• Townsend's ground squirrel (Spermophilus townsendii)
• Rock squirrel (Spermophilus variegatus)
• Douglas squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii)
• Merriam's ground squirrel (Urocitellus canus)

Mountain beavers

Family: Aplodontiidae

• Mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa)

Pocket gophers

Family: Geomyidae

• Botta's pocket gopher (Thomomys bottae) possibly extirpated
• Mountain pocket gopher (Thomomys monticola)
• Northern pocket gopher (Thomomys talpoides)
• Townsend's pocket gopher (Thomomys townsendii)

Kangaroo rats and pocket mice

• Long-tailed pocket mouse (Chaetodipus formosus)
• Desert pocket mouse (Chaetodipus penicillatus)
• Spiny pocket mouse (Chaetodipus spinatus)
• Merriam's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami)
• Chisel-toothed kangaroo rat (Dipodomys microps)
• Ord's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ordii)
• Panamint kangaroo rat (Dipodomys panamintinus)
• Dark kangaroo mouse (Microdipodops megacephalus)
• Pale kangaroo mouse (Microdipodops pallidus)
• Little pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris)
• Great Basin pocket mouse (Perognathus parvus)

Beavers

Family: Castoridae

• North American beaver (Castor canadensis)

Jumping mice

Family: Dipodidae

• Western jumping mouse (Zapus princeps)

New World mice, rats, and voles

Family: Cricetidae

• Sagebrush vole (Lemmiscus curtatus)
• Long-tailed vole (Microtus longicaudus)
• Montane vole (Microtus montanus)
• Bushy-tailed woodrat (Neotoma cinerea)
• Desert woodrat (Neotoma lepida)
• Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
• Northern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys leucogaster)
• Southern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys torridus)
• Brush mouse (Peromyscus boylii)
• Canyon mouse (Peromyscus crinitus)
• Cactus mouse (Peromyscus eremicus)
• Gambel's deer mouse, (Peromyscus gambelii)
• Western deer mouse, (Peromyscus sonoriensis)
• Pinyon mouse (Peromyscus truei)
• Western harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotus)
• Arizona cotton rat (Sigmodon arizonae) extirpated

Old World mice and rats

Family: Muridae

• House mouse (Mus musculus) introduced
• Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) introduced
• Black rat (Rattus rattus) introduced

Porcupines

Family: Erethizontidae

• North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

Canids

Family: Canidae

• Coyote (Canis latrans)
• Gray wolf (Canis lupus) extirpated, vagrant
  • Northwestern wolf (C. l .occidentalis) vagrant^[6]
  • Cascade Mountains wolf (C. l. fuscus) extinct
  • Southern Rocky Mountain wolf (C. l. youngi) extinct
• Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
• Kit fox (Vulpes macrotis)
• Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
  • Sierra Nevada red fox (V. v. necator)

Bears

Family: Ursidae

• American black bear (Ursus americanus)
• Brown bear (Ursus arctos) extirpated
  • Grizzly bear (U. a. horribilis) extirpated

Procyonids

Family: Procyonidae

• Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus)
• Raccoon (Procyon lotor)

Mustelids

Family: Mustelidae

• Wolverine (Gulo gulo) extirpated
• North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)
• Pacific marten (Martes caurina)
• American ermine (Mustela richardsonii)
• Long-tailed weasel (Neogale frenata)
• American mink (Neogale vison)
• American badger (Taxidea taxus)

Skunks

Family: Mephitidae

• Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
• Western spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis)

Cats

Family: Felidae

• Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) extirpated
• Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
• Cougar (Puma concolor)

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

Deer

Family: Cervidae

• Moose (Alces alces)
• Elk (Cervus canadensis)
  • Rocky Mountain elk (C. c. nelsoni)
• Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
• White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Bovids

Family: Bovidae

• American bison (Bison bison) extirpated
• Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) introduced
• Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
  • Desert bighorn (O. c. nelsoni)

Pronghorns

Family: Antilocapridae

• Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)

See also

• Lists of mammals by region
• List of U.S. state mammals

Notes and References

1. http://www.ndow.org/Nevada_Wildlife/Animals/ Wildlife of Nevada
2. Book: Hall. Eugene Raymond. Mammals of Nevada. University of California Press. 1946. 1–170.
3. Book: Clark. Jeanne L.. Nevada Wildlife Viewing Guide. 1993. 978-1560442073. Globe Pequot Press. 93.
4. Web site: Nevada Fish & Wildlife Service. fws.gov. July 2, 2020.
5. Book: Cockrum. E. Landell. Petryszyn. Yar. Mammals of California and Nevada/Selected Examples and Related Species. 1994. 178. 0918-080347. Treasure Chest Publications.
6. Web site: 27 March 2017 . First wolf spotted in Nevada in nearly a century .