List of mammals of Oklahoma explained

This list of mammals of Oklahoma lists all wild mammal species recorded in the state of Oklahoma.^{[1] [2] [3]} This includes mammals that are extirpated from the state and species introduced into the state. It does not include species that are domesticated.

Didelphimorphia

Opossums

Order: DidelphimorphiaFamily: Didelphidae

• Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana

Eulipotyphla

Shrews

Order: EulipotyphlaFamily: Soricidae

• Southern short-tailed shrew, Blarina carolinensis
• Elliot's short-tailed shrew, Blarina hylophaga
• Least shrew, Cryptotis parva
• Desert shrew, Notiosorex crawfordi
• Southeastern shrew, Sorex longirostris

Moles

Order: EulipotyphlaFamily: Talpidae

• Eastern mole, Scalopus aquaticus

Cingulata

Armadillos

Order: CingulataFamily: Dasypodidae

• Nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus

Rodentia

Beavers

Order: RodentiaFamily: Castoridae

• North American beaver, Castor canadensis

Pocket gophers

Order: RodentiaFamily: Geomyidae

• Yellow-faced pocket gopher, Cratogeomys castanops
• Plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius

Kangaroo rats and pocket mice

Order: RodentiaFamily: Heteromyidae

• Texas kangaroo rat, Dipodomys elator
• Ord's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ordii
• Hispid pocket mouse, Perognathus fasciatus
• Plains pocket mouse, Perognathus flavescens
• Silky pocket mouse, Perognathus flavus

Porcupines

Order: RodentiaFamily: Erethizontidae

• North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum

Jumping mice

Order: RodentiaFamily: Dipodidae

• Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius

New World rats, mice, and voles

Order: RodentiaFamily: Cricetidae

• Eastern harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys humulis
• Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus
• Texas mouse, Peromyscus attwateri
• Fulvous harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys fulvescens
• Marsh rice rat, Oryzomys palustris
• Eastern woodrat, Neotoma floridana
• Mexican woodrat, Neotoma mexicana
• White-throated woodrat, Neotoma albigula
• Southern plains woodrat, Neotoma micropus
• Brush mouse, Peromyscus boylii
• Rock mouse, Peromyscus difficilis
• Cotton mouse, Peromyscus gossypinus
• White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
• Western deer mouse, Peromyscus sonoriensis
• Pinyon mouse, Peromyscus truei
• Western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis
• White-ankled mouse, Peromyscus pectoralis
• Plains harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys montanus
• Northern grasshopper mouse, Onychomys leucogaster
• Northern pygmy mouse, Baiomys taylori
• Hispid cotton rat, Sigmodon hispidus
• Sagebrush vole, Lemmiscus curtatus
• Long-tailed vole, Microtus longicaudus
• Prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster
• Woodland vole, Microtus pinetorum

Old World rats and mice

Order: RodentiaFamily: Muridae

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

Chipmunks, marmots, and squirrels

Order: RodentiaFamily: Sciuridae

• Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis
• Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger
• Black-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus
• Southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans
• Groundhog, Marmota monax
• Spotted ground squirrel, Xeropermophilus spilosoma
• Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictodomys tridecemlineatus
• Rock squirrel, Otospermophilus variegatus
• Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus
• Colorado chipmunk, Neotamias quadrivittatus

Myocastorids

Order: RodentiaFamily: Myocastoridae

• Nutria, Myocastor coypus introduced

Lagomorpha

Rabbits and hares

Order: LagomorphaFamily: Leporidae

• Black-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus californicus
• Swamp rabbit, Sylvilagus aquaticus
• Desert cottontail, Sylvilagus audubonii
• Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus

Chiroptera

Vesper bats

Order: ChiropteraFamily: Vespertilionidae

• Pallid bat, Antrozous pallidus
• Rafinesque's big-eared bat, Plecotus rafinesquii
• Townsend's big-eared bat, Plecotus townsendii
• Evening bat, Nycticeius humeralis
• Seminole bat, Lasiurus seminolus
• Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
• Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
• Yuma myotis, Myotis yumanensis
• Cave myotis, Myotis velifer
• Indiana myotis, Myotis sodalis
• Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus
• Small-footed myotis, Myotis leibii
• Northern myotis, Myotis keenii
• Gray bat, Myotis grisescens
• Southeastern myotis, Myotis austroriparius
• Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
• Spotted bat, Euderma maculatum
• Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
• Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
• Western pipistrelle, Parastrellus hesperus
• Eastern pipistrelle, Pipistrellus subflavus
• Townsend's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus townsendii

Free-tailed bats

Order: ChiropteraFamily: Molossidae

• Western mastiff bat, Eumops perotis vagrant^[4]
• Big free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops macrotis
• Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis

Carnivora

Cats

Order: CarnivoraFamily: Felidae

• Bobcat, Lynx rufus
• Cougar, Puma concolor extirpated, vagrant

Canids

Order: CarnivoraFamily: Canidae

• Coyote, Canis latrans
• Gray wolf, Canis lupus extirpated
  • Great Plains wolf, C. l. nubilus
• Red wolf, Canis rufus extirpated^[5]
• Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus
• Swift fox, Vulpes velox
• Red fox, Vulpes vulpes

Bears

Order: CarnivoraFamily: Ursidae

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

Skunks

Order: CarnivoraFamily: Mephitidae

• Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
• Western spotted skunk, Spilogale gracilis
• Eastern spotted skunk, Spilogale putorius

Weasels

Order: CarnivoraFamily: Mustelidae

• North American river otter, Lontra canadensis
• Least weasel, Mustela nivalis
• Black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes extirpated
• Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata
• American mink, Neogale vison
• American badger, Taxidea taxus

Procyonids

Order: CarnivoraFamily: Procyonidae

• Ringtail, Bassariscus astutus
• Raccoon, Procyon lotor

Artiodactyla

Pronghorns

Order: ArtiodactylaFamily: Antilocapridae

• Pronghorn, Antilocapra americana

Bovids

Order: ArtiodactylaFamily: Bovidae

• American bison, Bison bison reintroduced^[6]
  • Plains bison, B. b. bison reintroduced
• Bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis^[7]

Deer

Order: ArtiodactylaFamily: Cervidae

• Elk, Cervus canadensis
• Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus
• White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus

Pigs

Order: ArtiodactylaFamily: Suidae

• Wild boar, Sus scrofa introduced

Peccaries

Order: ArtiodactylaFamily: Tayassuidae

• Collared peccary, Dicotyles tajacu^{[8] [9]}

See also

• List of chordate orders
• List of regional mammals lists

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and culture. 2016. Oklahoma Historical Society. Oklahoma.
2. Book: Caire. William. Glass. Bryan P.. Michael A.. Mares. Tyler. Jack D.. University of Oklahoma. english. Mammals of Oklahoma. 1989. December 1, 1989.
3. Book: Caire . William . Haynie . Michelle . Coyner . Brandi . Braun . Janet . Loucks . Lynda . January 2019 . Updated and Revised Checklist of the Mammals of Oklahoma, 2019 . 1–6.
4. Web site: NatureServe Explorer 2.0 . 2023-01-14 . explorer.natureserve.org.
5. Web site: NatureServe Explorer 2.0 . 2022-11-04 . explorer.natureserve.org.
6. Web site: Bison Bellows: Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (U.S. National Park Service). 2021-07-07. www.nps.gov. en.
7. Coyner . Brandi S. . Braun . Janet K. . Mares . Michael A. . First specimen record of Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) from Oklahoma . The Southwestern Naturalist . 15 August 2018 . 63 . 3 . 206–207 . 10.1894/0038-4909-63-3-206.
8. Mcdonald . Brandon . Voucher Specimens of the Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu) in Two Oklahoma Counties . January 2012 . 51–52 . Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science.
9. Web site: Collared Peccary . . 2023-01-14.