List of mammals of Montana explained

There are 115 mammal species known to occur in Montana.[1] Among Montana's mammals, three are listed as endangered or threatened and the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks lists a number of species as species of concern.[2]

Species are listed by common and scientific names, as per R. S. Hoffman and D. L. Pattie, A Guide to Montana Mammals, 1968.[3]

New World opossums (Order: Didelphimorphia)

Family: Didelphidae (true opossums)

Lagomorphs (Order: Lagomorpha)

Family: Leporidae (rabbits and hares)

Family: Ochotonidae (pikas)

Even-toed ungulates (Order: Artiodactyla)

Family: Antilocapridae (pronghorns)

Family: Bovidae (bovids)

Family: Cervidae (deer)

Carnivorans (Order: Carnivora)

Family: Ursidae (bears)

Family: Procyonidae (procyonids)

Family: Felidae (cats)

Family: Canidae (canids)

Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)

Family: Mephitidae (skunks)

Bats (Order: Chiroptera)

Family: Vespertilionidae (vesper bats[6])

Shrews (Order: Eulipotyphla)

Family: Soricidae

Rodents (Order: Rodentia)

Family: Castoridae (beavers)

Family: Sciuridae (squirrels[8])

Family: Heteromyidae (pocket mice and kangaroo rats[9])

Family: Geomyidae (pocket gophers)

Family: Dipodidae (jumping mice)

Family: Cricetidae (New World mice and rats, voles, lemmings, muskrats[10])

Family: Muridae (Old World rats and mice)

Family: Echimyidae (spiny rats)

Family: Erethizontidae

See also

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Montana Field Guide . Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks . 21 November 2010.
  2. Species of concern are native taxa that are at-risk due to declining population trends, threats to their habitats, restricted distribution, and/or other factors. Designation as a Montana Species of Concern or Potential Species of Concern is based on the Montana Status Rank, and is not a statutory or regulatory classification. Rather, these designations provide information that helps resource managers make proactive decisions regarding species conservation and data collection priorities.Web site: Species Status Codes . 20 November 2010.
  3. Book: Hoffman, R.S. . A Guide to Montana Mammals . Pattie, D.L. . University of Montana Press . 1968.
  4. Web site: Montana Field Guide-Virginia Opossum . Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks . 22 November 2010.
  5. Web site: Two rarely seen woodland caribou spotted in Montana | the Spokesman-Review.
  6. Web site: Montana Field Guide-Bats . Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks . 22 November 2010.
  7. Web site: Montana Field Guide-Beaver . Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks . 22 November 2010.
  8. Web site: Montana Field Guide-Squirrels . Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Park . 22 November 2010.
  9. Web site: Montana Field Guide . Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks . 22 November 2010.
  10. Web site: Montana Field Guide-Mice . Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks . 23 November 2010.
  11. Web site: Montana Field Guide-Nutria . Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks . 22 November 2010.
  12. Web site: Montana Field Guide-Porcupine . Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks . 22 November 2010.

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