List of mammals of South Dakota explained

This list of mammals of South Dakota includes species native to the U.S. state of South Dakota.^{[1] [2] [3]} Three species that are extirpated from the state are the mountain goat, gray wolf, and grizzly bear. The state consists of 86 species that live and formerly inhabited South Dakota.^[4]

Order Didelphimorphia

Didelphidae

• Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana

Order Eulipotyphla

Soricidae (shrews)

• Northern short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda
• Least shrew, Cryptotis parva
• Arctic shrew, Sorex arcticus
• Masked shrew, Sorex cinereus
• American pygmy shrew, Sorex hoyi possibly extirpated^[5]
• Dwarf shrew, Sorex nanus
• American water shrew, Sorex palustris

Talpidae (moles)

• Eastern mole, Scalopus aquaticus

Order Chiroptera

Vespertilionidae

• Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
• Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
• Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
• Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
• Keen's myotis, Myotis keenii
• Fringe-tailed bat, Myotis thysanodes
• Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus
• Townsend's big-eared bat, Plecotus townsendii

Order Carnivora

Canidae

• Coyote, Canis latrans
• Gray wolf, Canis lupus extirpated
  • Northern Rocky Mountain wolf, C. l. irremotus extirpated
  • Great Plains wolf, C. l. nubilus
• Gray fox, Urocyon cineroeargenteus
• Swift fox, Vulpes velox
• Red fox, Vulpes vulpes

Felidae

• Bobcat, Lynx rufus
• Cougar, Puma concolor

Procyonidae

• Raccoon, Procyon lotor

Mephitidae

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

Mustelidae

• North American river otter, Lontra canadensis
• Black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes reintroduced^[6]
• Least weasel, Mustela nivalis
• Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata
• American mink, Neogale vison
• American badger, Taxidea taxus

Ursidae

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

Order Artiodactyla

Antilocapridae

• Pronghorn, Antilocapra americana

Bovidae

• American bison, Bison bison reintroduced
  • Plains bison, B. b. bison reintroduced
• Bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis
• Mountain goat, Oreamnos americanus introduced

Cervidae

• Moose, Alces alces vagrant
• Elk, Cervus canadensis
• Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus
• White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus

Order Lagomorpha

Leporidae

• Black-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus californicus
• White-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii
• Desert cottontail, Sylvilagus audubonii
• Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus
• Mountain cottontail, Sylvilagus nuttalii

Order Rodentia

Castoridae

• American beaver, Castor canadensis

Cricetidae

• Southern red-backed vole, Clethrionomys gapperi
• Sagebrush vole, Lemmiscus curtatus
• Long-tailed vole, Microtus longicaudus
• Prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster
• Western meadow vole, Microtus drummondii
• Bushy-tailed woodrat, Neotoma cinerea
• Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus
• Northern grasshopper mouse, Onychomys leucogaster
• White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
• Western deer mouse, Peromyscus sonoriensis
• Western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis
• Plains harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys montanus

Erethizontidae

• North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum

Geomyidae

• Plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius
• Northern pocket gopher, Thomomys talpoides

Heteromyidae

• Hispid pocket mouse, Chaetodipus hispidus
• Ord's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ordii
• Olive-backed pocket mouse, Perognathus fasciatus
• Plains pocket mouse, Perognathus flavescens

Muridae

• House mouse, Mus musculus introduced
• Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus introduced

Sciuridae

• Least chipmunk, Eutamias minimus
• Black-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus
• Southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans
• Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus
• Yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris
• Groundhog, Marmota monax
• Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger
• Franklin's ground squirrel, Spermophilus frankinii
• Richardson's ground squirrel, Spermophilus richardsonii
• Spotted ground squirrel, Spermophilus spilosoma
• Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
• Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus
• American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Zapodidae

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

See also

• List of prehistoric mammals
• Lists of mammals by region
• Mammal classification

External links

• Wildlife viewing, Animal and Bird watching
• Checklist of Wild Mammals of South Dakota

Notes and References

1. Book: Wild Mammals of South Dakota. Higgins. Kenneth. 2000 . January 1, 2002. 978-0965893664. South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks. 2. english. 278.
2. Book: Over. William Henry. Churchill. Edward Perry. Mammals of South Dakota. 1945. 59. University of South Dakota.
3. Book: Kavanagh. James. South Dakota Wildlife A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Species. 2 February 2017 . 97815-83556986. Incorporated Waterford Press. February 12, 2017. 12. Paperback.
4. Choate. Jerry R.. Jones Jr.. J. Knox. Provisional Checklist of Mammals of South Dakota. 1980. Mammalogy Papers: University of Nebraska State Museum. 163.
5. Web site: NatureServe Explorer 2.0 . explorer.natureserve.org . 28 November 2022.
6. Web site: Kobilinsky . Dana . 2023-06-22 . TWS2022: Ferrets return to Standing Rock Sioux Reservation . 2023-07-21 . The Wildlife Society . en-US.