List of mammals of North Dakota
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The list of mammals of North Dakota lists all mammal species that are seen in the U.S. state of North Dakota. 87 native species are known to live or have historically lived in the state. This includes mammals that are currently extirpated or locally extinct in North Dakota such as the gray wolf, swift fox, caribou and grizzly bear. Plus 2 introduced mammals to North Dakota. The species on this list are grouped by order. It does not include mammals that are only found in captivity.[1][2]
Opossums
- Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana - accidental [3]
Moles and shrews
Shrews
- Northern short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda
- Prairie shrew, Sorex haydeni
- Arctic shrew, Sorex arcticus
- Masked shrew, Sorex cinereus
- American pygmy shrew, Sorex hoyi
- American water shrew, Sorex palustris
- Merriam's shrew, Sorex merriami - rare
- Dwarf shrew, Sorex nanus - accidental
Moles
- Star-nosed mole, Condylura cristata
- Eastern mole, Scalopus aquaticus - accidental
Bats
Vesper bats
- Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
- Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
- Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
- Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
- Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus
- Northern long-eared bat, Myotis septentrionalis
- Western small-footed bat, Myotis ciliolabrum
- Long-legged myotis, Myotis volans
- Long-eared myotis, Myotis evotis
- Townsend's big-eared bat, Plecotus townsendii
- Fringe-tailed bat, Myotis thysanodes - accidental
Free-tailed bats
- Big free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops macrotis - accidental
- Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis - accidental
Carnivores
Canids
- Coyote, Canis latrans
- Red fox, Vulpes vulpes
- Gray fox, Urocyon cineroeargenteus
- Gray wolf, Canis lupus - extirpated - accidental [4]
- Great Plains wolf, C. l. nubilus - extirpated
- Swift fox, Vulpes velox - extirpated [5]
Felids
- Bobcat, Lynx rufus
- Cougar, Puma concolor
- Canada lynx, Lynx canadensis - extirpated
Raccoons
- Raccoon, Procyon lotor
Skunks
- Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
- Western spotted skunk, Spilogale gracilis - rare[6]
- Eastern spotted skunk, Spilogale putorius - rare[6]
Mustelids
- North American river otter, Lontra canadensis
- American marten, Martes americana
- Least weasel, Mustela nivalis
- American ermine, Mustela richardsonii
- Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata
- American mink, Neogale vison
- Fisher, Pekania pennanti
- American badger, Taxidea taxus
- Black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes - reintroduced[7]
- Wolverine, Gulo gulo - extirpated [8]
Bears
- American black bear, Ursus americanus
- Brown bear, Ursus arctos - extirpated
- Grizzly bear, U. a. horribilis - extirpated
Even-toed ungulates
Deer
- Moose, Alces alces
- Elk, Cervus canadensis
- Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus
- White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus
- Caribou, Rangifer tarandus - extirpated
- Boreal woodland caribou, R. t. caribou - extirpated
Pronghorns
- Pronghorn, Antilocapra americana
Bovids
- American bison, Bison bison - reintroduced[9]
- Plains bison, B. b. bison - reintroduced
- Bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis - reintroduced [10]
Lagomorphs
Rabbits
- Snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus
- White-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii
- Desert cottontail, Sylvilagus audubonii
- Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus
- Mountain cottontail, Sylvilagus nuttalii - extirpated[11]