# List of mammals of Washington

The list of mammals of Washington lists mammalian species that live in the U.S. state of Washington, including 9 introduced mammal species. The list does not include species found exclusively in captivity.

## Opossums

Family: Didelphidae
* Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana introduced

## Shrews and moles

Family: Soricidae
* Marsh shrew, Sorex bendirii
* Cinereus shrew, Sorex cinereus
* American pygmy shrew, Sorex hoyi
* Merriam's shrew, Sorex merriami
* Montane shrew, Sorex monticolus
* Preble's shrew, Sorex preblei
* Olympic shrew, Sorex rohweri
* Trowbridge's shrew, Sorex trowbridgii
* Vagrant shrew, Sorex vagrans
Family: Talpidae
* American shrew mole, Neurotrichus gibbsii
* Coast mole, Scapanus orarius
* Townsend's mole, Scapanus townsendii

## Bats

Family: Vespertilionidae
* Pallid bat, Antrozous pallidus
* Townsend's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus townsendii
* Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
* Spotted bat, Euderma maculatum
* Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
* Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
* California myotis, Myotis californicus
* Western small-footed myotis, Myotis ciliolabrum
* Long-eared myotis, Myotis evotis
* Keen's myotis, Myotis keenii
* Little brown myotis, Myotis lucifugus
* Fringed myotis, Myotis thysanodes
* Long-legged myotis, Myotis volans
* Yuma myotis, Myotis yumanensis
* Canyon bat, Parastrellus hesperus

## Lagomorphs

Family: Ochotonidae
* American pika, Ochotona princeps
Family: Leporidae
* Pygmy rabbit, Brachylagus idahoensis
* Snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus
* Black-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus californicus
* White-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii
* European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus introduced
* Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus
* Mountain cottontail, Sylvilagus nuttallii

## Rodents

Family: Aplodontiidae
* Mountain beaver, Aplodontia rufa
Family: Sciuridae
* Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis introduced
* Western gray squirrel, Sciurus griseus
* Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger
* Douglas squirrel, Tamiasciurus douglasii
* American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
* Hoary marmot, Marmota caligata
* Yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris
* Olympic marmot, Marmota olympus
* California ground squirrel, Otospermophilus beecheyi
* Golden-mantled ground squirrel, Callospermophilus lateralis
* Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel, Callospermophilus saturatus
* Columbian ground squirrel, Urocitellus columbianus
* Piute ground squirrel, Urocitellus mollis
* Townsend's ground squirrel, Urocitellus townsendii
* Washington ground squirrel, Urocitellus washingtoni
* Yellow-pine chipmunk, Tamias amoenus
* Coulee chipmunk, Tamias grisescens
* Least chipmunk, Tamias minimus
* Red-tailed chipmunk, Tamias ruficaudus
* Townsend's chipmunk, Tamias townsendii
* Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus
Family: Castoridae
* American beaver, Castor canadensis
Family: Heteromyidae
* Ord's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ordii
* Great Basin pocket mouse, Perognathus parvus
Family: Geomyidae
* Mazama pocket gopher, Thomomys mazama
* Northern pocket gopher, Thomomys talpoides
Family: Zapodidae
* Western jumping mouse, Zapus princeps
* Pacific jumping mouse, Zapus trinotatus
Family: Cricetidae
* Sagebrush vole, Lemmiscus curtatus
* Gray-tailed vole, Microtus canicaudus
* Long-tailed vole, Microtus longicaudus
* Montane vole, Microtus montanus
* Creeping vole, Microtus oregoni
* Western meadow vole, Microtus drummondii
* Water vole, Microtus richardsoni
* Townsend's vole, Microtus townsendii
* Southern red-backed vole, Clethrionomys gapperi
* Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus
* Western heather vole, Phenacomys intermedius
* Northern bog lemming, Synaptomys borealis
* Bushy-tailed woodrat, Neotoma cinerea
* Northern grasshopper mouse, Onychomys leucogaster
* Western deer mouse, Peromyscus sonoriensis
* Northwestern deer mouse, Peromyscus keeni
* Western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis
Family: Muridae
* House mouse, Mus musculus introduced
* Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus introduced
* Black rat, Rattus rattus introduced
Family: Erethizontidae
* North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum
Family: Myocastoridae
* Nutria, Myocastor coypus introduced

## Carnivorans

Family: Canidae
* Coyote, Canis latrans
* Gray wolf, Canis lupus
* Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus
* Red fox, Vulpes vulpes
Family: Ursidae
* American black bear, Ursus americanus
* Brown bear, Ursus arctos
** Grizzly bear, U. a. horribilis
Family: Otariidae
* Northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus
* Steller sea lion, Eumetopias jubatus
* California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Family: Phocidae
* Northern elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
* Harbor seal, Phoca vitulina
Family: Procyonidae
* Raccoon, Procyon lotor
Family: Mephitidae
* Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
* Western spotted skunk, Spilogale gracilis
Family: Felidae
* Canada lynx, Lynx canadensis
* Bobcat, Lynx rufus
* Cougar, Puma concolor
Family: Mustelidae
* Sea otter, Enhydra lutris
* North American river otter, Lontra canadensis
* Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata
* American mink, Neogale vison
* Fisher, Pekania pennanti
* American ermine, Mustela richardsonii
* Wolverine, Gulo gulo
* Pacific marten, Martes caurina
* American badger, Taxidea taxus

## Whales, dolphins and porpoises

Family: Balaenidae
* North Pacific right whale, Eubalaena japonica
Family: Balaenopteridae
* Minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata
* Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis
* Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus
* Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus
* Humpback whale, Megaptera novaengliae
* Gray whale, Eschrictius robustus
Family: Delphinidae
* Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
* Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
* Pacific white-sided dolphin, Lagenorynchus obliquidens
* Northern right whale dolphin, Lissodelphis borealis
* Orca, Orcinus orca
Family: Monodontidae
* Beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas vagrant
Family: Phocoenidae
* Harbor porpoise, Phocoena phocoena
* Dall's porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli
Family: Physeteridae
* Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps
* Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima
* Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus
Family: Ziphiidae
* Baird's beaked whale, Berardius bairdii
* Hubbs' beaked whale, Mesoplodon carlhubbsi
* Stejneger's beaked whale, Mesoplodon stejnegeri
* Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris

## Even-toed ungulates

Family: Antilocapridae
* Pronghorn, Antilocapra americana reintroduced
Family: Bovidae
* American bison, Bison bison reintroduced
* Mountain goat, Oreamnos americanus
* Bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis
Family: Cervidae
* Moose, Alces alces
* Elk, Cervus canadensis
* Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus
* White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianius
* Caribou, Rangifer tarandus extirpated
** Boreal woodland caribou, R. t. caribou extirpated