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List of mammals of Minnesota

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The list of Minnesota mammals lists all the mammals native to Minnesota. It also shows their status in the wild. There are a total of 77 mammal species found in the state.

Contents

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN:

Opossums

  • Virginia opossum Didelphis virginiana - LC

    • Squirrels

  • Eastern gray squirrel Sciurus carolinensis - LC
  • Fox squirrel Sciurus niger - LC
  • American red squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus - LC
  • Least chipmunk Tamias minimus - LC
  • Eastern chipmunk Tamias striatus - LC
  • Richardson's ground squirrel Spermophilus richardsonii - LC
  • Franklin's ground squirrel Spermophilus franklinii - LC
  • Thirteen-lined ground squirrel Spermophilus tridecemlineatus - LC
  • Northern flying squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus - LC
  • Southern flying squirrel Glaucomys volans - LC
  • Woodchuck Marmota monax - LC

    • Beavers

  • American beaver Castor canadensis - LC

    • Gophers

  • Plains pocket gopher Geomys bursarius - LC
  • Northern pocket gopher Thomomys talpoides - LC

    • Pocket mice

  • Plains pocket mouse Perognathus flavescens - LC

    • Cricetids

  • Deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus - LC
  • White-footed mouse Peromyscus leucopus - LC
  • Western harvest mouse Reithrodontomys megalotis - LC
  • Northern grasshopper mouse Onychomys leucogaster - LC
  • Northern bog lemming Synaptomys borealis - LC
  • Southern bog lemming Synaptomys cooperi - LC
  • Rock vole Microtus chrotorrhinus - LC
  • Prairie vole Microtus ochrogaster - LC
  • Woodland vole Microtus pinetorum - LC
  • Meadow vole Microtus pennsylvanicus - LC
  • Eastern heather vole Phenacomys ungava - LC
  • Southern red-backed vole Myodes gapperi - LC
  • Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus - LC

    • Murids

  • House mouse Mus musculus - LC (introduced)
  • Brown rat Rattus norvegicus - LC (introduced)

    • Jumping mice

  • Meadow jumping mouse Zapus hudsonius - LC
  • Woodland jumping mouse Napaeozapus insignis - LC

    • Porcupines

  • North American porcupine Erethizon dorsatum - LC

    • Cottontail rabbits

  • Eastern cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus - LC

    • Hares

  • Snowshoe hare Lepus americanus - LC
  • White-tailed jackrabbit Lepus townsendii - LC

    • Shrews

  • Masked shrew Sorex cinereus - LC
  • Arctic shrew Sorex arcticus - LC
  • American water shrew Sorex palustris - LC
  • American pygmy shrew Sorex hoyi - LC
  • Northern short-tailed shrew Blarina brevicauda - LC
  • North American least shrew Cryptotis parva - LC

    • Moles

  • Eastern mole Scalopus aquaticus - LC
  • Star-nosed mole Condylura cristata - LC

    • Evening bats

  • Hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus - LC
  • Eastern red bat Lasiurus borealis - LC
  • Big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus - LC
  • Little brown bat Myotis lucifugus - LC
  • Northern long-eared myotis Myotis septentrionalis - LC
  • Eastern pipistrelle Pipistrellus subflavus - LC
  • Silver-haired bat Lasionycteris noctivagans - LC

    • Procyonids

  • Common raccoon Procyon lotor - LC

    • Mustelids

  • Ermine Mustela erminea - LC
  • Least weasel Mustela nivalis - LC
  • American mink Mustela vison - LC
  • Long-tailed weasel Mustela frenata - LC
  • Fisher Martes pennanti - LC
  • American marten Martes americana - LC
  • American badger Taxidea taxus - LC
  • Northern river otter Lontra canadensis - LC
  • Wolverine Gulo gulo - Ex

    • Skunks

  • Striped skunk Mephitis mephitis - LC
  • Eastern spotted skunk Spilogale putorius - LC

    • Canines

  • Coyote Canis latrans - LC
  • Gray wolf Canis lupus - LC
  • Red fox Vulpes vulpes - LC
  • Gray fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus - LC

    • Felines

  • Bobcat Lynx rufus - LC
  • Canadian lynx Lynx lynx - LC
  • Cougar Puma concolor - Ex

    • Bears

  • American black bear Ursus americanus - LC

    • Deer

  • Moose Alces alces - LC
  • Elk Cervus canadensis - Ex
  • White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus - LC
  • Boreal woodland caribou Rangifer tarandus caribou - Ex

    • Bovids

  • American bison Bison bison - Ew

    • References

    List of mammals of Minnesota Wikipedia
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