List of mammals of Ohio explained

This list of mammals of Ohio includes a total of 70 mammal species recorded in the state of Ohio.^[1] Of these, three (the American black bear, Indiana bat, and Allegheny woodrat) are listed as endangered in the state; four (the brown rat, black rat, house mouse, and wild boar) are introduced; three (the gray bat, Mexican free-tailed bat and North American porcupine) are considered accidental; and ten (the American bison, elk, Allegheny woodrat, snowshoe hare, fisher, cougar, Canada lynx, eastern wolf, marsh rice rat and the American marten) have been extirpated from the state.

Order: Didelphimorphia

Opossums

Family: Didelphidae

• Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana

Order: Eulipotyphla

Shrews

Family: Soricidae

• Northern short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda
• North American least shrew, Cryptotis parva
• Masked shrew, Sorex cinereus
• Smoky shrew, Sorex fumeus
• American pygmy shrew, Sorex hoyi

Moles

Family: Talpidae

• Star-nosed mole, Condylura cristata
• Hairy-tailed mole, Parascalops breweri
• Eastern mole, Scalopus aquaticus

Order: Chiroptera

Vesper bats

Family: Vespertilionidae

• Rafinesque's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus rafinesquii
• Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
• Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
• Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
• Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
• Gray bat, Myotis grisescens
• Eastern small-footed bat, Myotis leibii
• Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus
• Northern long-eared bat, Myotis septentrionalis
• Indiana bat, Myotis sodalis
• Evening bat, Nycticeius humeralis
• Tricolored bat, Perimyotis subflavus

Free-tailed bats

Family: Molossidae

• Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis

Order: Lagomorpha

Rabbits and hares

Family: Leporidae

• Snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus extirpated^[2]
• Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus

Order: Rodentia

Squirrels

Family: Sciuridae

• Southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans
• Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
• Groundhog, Marmota monax
• Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis
• Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger
• Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus
• American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Beavers

Family: Castoridae

• North American beaver, Castor canadensis

Jumping mice

Family: Dipodidae

• Woodland jumping mouse, Napaeozapus insignis
• Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius

New World mice, rats, and voles

Family: Cricetidae

• Prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster
• Meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus
• Pine vole, Microtus pinetorum
• Southern red-backed vole, Myodes gapperi
• Allegheny woodrat, Neotoma magister extirpated
• Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus
• Marsh rice rat, Oryzomys palustris extirpated
• White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
• Eastern deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus
• Eastern harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys humulis
• Southern bog lemming, Synaptomys cooperi

Old World mice and rats

Family: Muridae

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

New World porcupines

Family: Erethizontidae

• North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum vagrant

Order: Carnivora

Canids (wolves, coyotes, and foxes)

Family: Canidae

• Coyote, Canis latrans
• Eastern wolf, Canis lycaon extirpated
• Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus
• Red fox, Vulpes vulpes

Bears

Family: Ursidae

• American black bear, Ursus americanus

Raccoons

Family: Procyonidae

• Raccoon, Procyon lotor

Mustelids

Family: Mustelidae

• North American river otter, Lontra canadensis
• American marten, Martes americana extirpated
• Least weasel, Mustela nivalis
• American ermine, Mustela richardsonii
• Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata
• American mink, Neogale vison
• Fisher, Pekania pennanti extirpated
• American badger, Taxidea taxus

Skunks

Family: Mephitidae

• Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis

Cats

Family: Felidae

• Bobcat, Lynx rufus
• Cougar, Puma concolor extirpated
  • Eastern cougar, P. c. couguar

Order: Artiodactyla

Bovids

Family: Bovidae

• American bison, Bison bison extirpated
  • Plains bison, B. b. bison extirpated

Deer

Family: Cervidae

• Elk, Cervus canadensis extirpated
  • Eastern elk, C. c. canadensis
• White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus

Pigs

Family: Suidae

• Wild boar, Sus scrofa introduced

See also

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

Notes and References

1. http://wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/species-and-habitats/species-guide-index/mammals. ODNR Division of Wildlife
2. Web site: NatureServe Explorer 2.0 . explorer.natureserve.org . 4 November 2022.