List of mammals of Oklahoma
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[edit]
Opossums[edit]
Order: Didelphimorphia Family: Didelphidae
- Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana
Eulipotyphla[edit]
Shrews[edit]
Order: Eulipotyphla Family: 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[edit]
Order: Eulipotyphla Family: Talpidae
- Eastern mole, Scalopus aquaticus
Cingulata[edit]
Armadillos[edit]
Order: Cingulata Family: Dasypodidae
- Nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus
Rodentia[edit]
Beavers[edit]
Order: Rodentia Family: Castoridae
- North American beaver, Castor canadensis
Pocket gophers[edit]
Order: Rodentia Family: Geomyidae
- Yellow-faced pocket gopher, Cratogeomys castanops
- Plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius
Kangaroo rats and pocket mice[edit]
Order: Rodentia Family: 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[edit]
Order: Rodentia Family: Erethizontidae
- North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum
Jumping mice[edit]
Order: Rodentia Family: Dipodidae
- Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius
New World rats, mice, and voles[edit]
Order: Rodentia Family: 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[edit]
Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae
- Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus introduced
- House mouse, Mus musculus introduced
- Black rat, Rattus rattus introduced
Chipmunks, marmots, and squirrels[edit]
Order: Rodentia Family: 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[edit]
Order: Rodentia Family: Myocastoridae
- Nutria, Myocastor coypus introduced
Lagomorpha[edit]
Rabbits and hares[edit]
Order: Lagomorpha Family: Leporidae
- Black-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus californicus
- Swamp rabbit, Sylvilagus aquaticus
- Desert cottontail, Sylvilagus audubonii
- Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus
Chiroptera[edit]
Vesper bats[edit]
Order: Chiroptera Family: 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[edit]
Order: Chiroptera Family: Molossidae
- Western mastiff bat, Eumops perotis vagrant[4]
- Big free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops macrotis
- Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis
Carnivora[edit]
Cats[edit]
Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae
Canids[edit]
Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae
- Coyote, Canis latrans
- Gray wolf, Canis lupus extirpated
- Great Plains wolf, C. l. nubilus EX
- Red wolf, Canis rufus extirpated[5]
- Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus
- Swift fox, Vulpes velox
- Red fox, Vulpes vulpes
Bears[edit]
Order: Carnivora Family: Ursidae
- American black bear, Ursus americanus
- Brown bear, Ursus arctos extirpated
- Grizzly bear, U. a. horribilis extirpated
Skunks[edit]
Order: Carnivora Family: Mephitidae
- Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
- Western spotted skunk, Spilogale gracilis
- Eastern spotted skunk, Spilogale putorius
Weasels[edit]
Order: Carnivora Family: 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[edit]
Order: Carnivora Family: Procyonidae
Artiodactyla[edit]
Pronghorns[edit]
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Antilocapridae
- Pronghorn, Antilocapra americana
Bovids[edit]
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae
- American bison, Bison bison reintroduced[6]
- Plains bison, B. b. bison reintroduced
- Bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis[7]
Deer[edit]
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Cervidae
- Elk, Cervus canadensis
- Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus
- White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus
Pigs[edit]
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Suidae
- Wild boar, Sus scrofa introduced
Peccaries[edit]
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Tayassuidae
- Collared peccary, Dicotyles tajacu[8][9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and culture. Oklahoma: Oklahoma Historical Society. 2016.
- ^ Caire, William; Glass, Bryan P.; Michael A., Mares; Tyler, Jack D. (1989). Mammals of Oklahoma. University of Oklahoma (published December 1, 1989).
- ^ Caire, William; Haynie, Michelle; Coyner, Brandi; Braun, Janet; Loucks, Lynda (January 2019). Updated and Revised Checklist of the Mammals of Oklahoma, 2019. pp. 1–6.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
- ^ "Bison Bellows: Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ Coyner, Brandi S.; Braun, Janet K.; Mares, Michael A. (15 August 2018). "First specimen record of Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) from Oklahoma". The Southwestern Naturalist. 63 (3): 206–207. doi:10.1894/0038-4909-63-3-206.
- ^ Mcdonald, Brandon (January 2012). "Voucher Specimens of the Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu) in Two Oklahoma Counties". Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science: 51–52.
- ^ "Collared Peccary". American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 2023-01-14.