# List of mammals of New Mexico

This is a list of mammals in New Mexico. It includes mammals extirpated from New Mexico and species introduced into the state. A total of 169 mammals are listed.

## Opossums (order: Didelphimorphia)

Family: Didelphidae
* Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana

## Armadillos (order: Cingulata)

Family: Dasypodidae
* Nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus

## Shrews (order: Eulipotyphla)

Family: Soricidae
* North American least shrew, Cryptotis parva
* Crawford's gray shrew, Notiosorex crawfordi
* Arizona shrew, Sorex arizonae
* Cinereus shrew, Sorex cinereus
* Merriam's shrew, Sorex merriami
* Montane shrew, Sorex monticolus
* New Mexico shrew, Sorex neomexicanus
* American water shrew, Sorex palustris
* Preble's shrew, Sorex preblei

## Bats (order: Chiroptera)

Family: Molossidae
* Western mastiff bat, Eumops perotis
* Pocketed free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops femorosaccus
* Big free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops macrotis
* Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis
Family: Phyllostomidae
* Mexican long-tongued bat, Choeronycteris mexicana
* Greater long-nosed bat, Leptonycteris nivalis
Family: Vespertilionidae
* Hoary bat, Aeorestes cinereus
* Pallid bat, Antrozous pallidus
* Townsend's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus townsendii
* Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
* Spotted bat, Euderma maculatum
* Allen's big-eared bat, Idionycteris phyllotis
* Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
* Western red bat, Lasiurus blossevillii
* Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
* Western yellow bat, Lasiurus xanthinus
* Southwestern myotis, Myotis auriculus
* California myotis, Myotis californicus
* Western small-footed myotis, Myotis ciliolabrum
* Long-eared myotis, Myotis evotis
* Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus
* Arizona myotis, Myotis occultus
* Fringed myotis, Myotis thysanodes
* Long-legged myotis, Myotis yumanensis
* Western pipistrelle, Pipistrellus hersperus
* Eastern pipistrelle, Pipistrellus subflavus

## Lagomorphs (order: Lagomorpha)

Family: Leporidae
* Snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus
* Black-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus californicus
* White-sided jackrabbit, Lepus callotis
* White-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii
* Desert cottontail, Sylvilagus audubonii
* Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus
* Robust cottontail, Sylvilagus holzneri
* Mountain cottontail, Sylvilagus nuttallii
Family: Ochotonidae
* American pika, Ochotona princeps

## Rodents (order: Rodentia)

Family: Castoridae
* American beaver, Castor canadensis
Family: Geomyidae
* Yellow-faced pocket gopher, Cratogeomys castanops
* Desert pocket gopher, Geomys arenarius
* Plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius
* Knox Jones's pocket gopher, Geomys knoxjonesi
* Botta's pocket gopher, Thomomys bottae
* Northern pocket gopher, Thomomys talpoides
* Southern pocket gopher, Thomomys umbrinus
Family: Heteromyidae
* Bailey's pocket mouse, Chaetodipus balieyi
* Chihuahuan pocket mouse, Chaetodipus eremicus
* Hispid pocket mouse, Chaetodipus hispidus
* Rock pocket mouse, Chaetodipus intermedius
* Nelson's pocket mouse, Chaetodipus nelsoni
* Desert pocket mouse, Chaetodipus penicillatus
* Merriam's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys merriamii
* Ord's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ordii
* Banner-tailed kangaroo rat, Dipodomys spectabilis
* Plains pocket mouse, Perognathus flavescens
* Silky pocket mouse, Perognathus flavus
* Merriam's pocket mouse, Perognathus merriami
Family: Cricetidae
* Northern pygmy mouse, Baiomys taylori
* Long-tailed vole, Microtus longicadus
* Mogollon vole, Microtus mogollonenis
* Montane vole, Microtus montanus
* Prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster
* Meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus
* Southern red-backed vole, Myodes gapperi
* White-throated woodrat, Neotoma albigula
* Bushy-tailed woodrat, Neotoma cinerea
* White-toothed woodrat, Neotoma leucodon
* Mexican woodrat, Neotoma mexicana
* Southern plains woodrat, Neotoma micropus
* Stephen's woodrat, Neotoma stephensi
* Common muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus
* Chihuahuan grasshopper mouse, Onychomys arenicola
* Northern grasshopper mouse, Onychomys leucogaster
* Southern grasshopper mouse, Onychomys torridus
* Brush deermouse, Peromyscus boylii
* Canyon deermouse, Peromyscus crinitus
* Cactus deermouse, Peromyscus eremicus
* Southern deermouse, Peromyscus labecula
* White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
* Northern rock mouse, Peromyscus nasutus
* White-ankled mouse, Peromyscus pectoralis
* Western deermouse, Peromyscus sonoriensis
* Pinyon mouse, Peromyscus truei
* Western heather vole, Phenacomys intermedius
* Fulvous harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys fulvescens
* Western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis
* Plains harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys montanus
* Arizona cotton rat, Sigmodon arizonae
* Tawny-bellied cotton rat, Sigmodon fulviventer
* Hispid cotton rat, Sigmodon hispidus
* Yellow-nosed cotton rat, Sigmodon ochrognathus
Family: Muridae
* House mouse, Mus musculus introduced
* Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus introduced
* Black rat, Rattus rattus introduced
Family: Dipodidae
* Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonicus
* Western jumping mouse, Zapus princeps
Family: Erethizontidae
* North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum
Family: Echimyidae
* Coypu, Myocastor coypus introduced
Family: Sciuridae
* Harris's antelope squirrel, Ammospermophilus harrisii
* Texas antelope squirrel, Ammospermophilus interpres
* White-tailed antelope squirrel, Ammospermophilus leucurus
* Golden-mantled ground squirrel, Callospermophilus lateralis
* Gunnison's prairie dog, Cynomys gunnisoni
* Black-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus
* Mexican ground squirrel, Ictidomys mexicanus
* Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictidomys tridecimlineatus
* Yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris
* Gray-footed chipmunk, Neotamias canipes
* Gray-collared chipmunk, Neotamias cinereicollis
* Cliff chipmunk, Neotamias dorsalis
* Least chipmunk, Neotamias minimus
* Colorado chipmunk, Neotamias quadrivittatus
* Rock squirrel, Otospermophilus variegatus
* Abert's squirrel, Sciurus aberti
* Arizona gray squirrel, Sciurus arizonensis
* Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger
* Southwestern red squirrel, Tamiasciurus fremonti
* Spotted ground squirrel, Xerospermophilus spilosoma

## Carnivorans (order: Carnivora)

Family: Canidae
* Coyote, Canis latrans
* Gray wolf, Canis lupus reintroduced
** Mexican wolf, C. l. baileyi reintroduced
** Mogollon mountain wolf, C. l. mogollonensis EX
** Texas wolf, C. l. monstrabilis EX
** Great Plains wolf, C. l. nubilus EX
** Southern Rocky Mountain wolf, C. l. youngi EX
* Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus
* Kit fox, Vulpes macrotis
* Swift fox, Vulpes velox
* Red fox, Vulpes vulpes
Family: Ursidae
* American black bear, Ursus americanus
* Brown bear, Ursus arctos extirpated
** Grizzly bear, U. a. horribilis extirpated
** Mexican grizzly bear, U. a. horribilis EX
Family: Procyonidae
* Ring-tailed cat, Bassariscus astutus
* White-nosed coati, Nasua narica
* Raccoon, Procyon lotor
Family: Mephitidae
* American hog-nosed skunk, Conepatus leuconotus
* Hooded skunk, Mephitis macroura
* Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
* Western spotted skunk, Spilogale gracilis
Family: Felidae
* Canada lynx, Lynx canadensis
* Bobcat, Lynx rufus
* Jaguar, Panthera onca vagrant
* Cougar, Puma concolor
Family: Mustelidae
* Wolverine, Gulo gulo extirpated
* North American river otter, Lontra canadensis reintroduced
* Pacific marten, Martes caurina
* Black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes reintroduced
* American ermine, Mustela richardsonii
* Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata
* American mink, Neogale vison
* American badger, Taxidea taxus

## Even-toed ungulates (order: Artiodactyla)

Family: Antilocapridae
* Pronghorn, Antilocapra americana
Family: Bovidae
* Barbary sheep, Ammotragus lervia introduced
* American bison, Bison bison reintroduced
** Plains bison, B. b. bison reintroduced
* Wild goat, Capra aegagrus introduced
* Siberian ibex, Capra sibirica introduced
* Himalayan tahr, Hemitagus jemlahicus introduced
* Gemsbok, Oryx gazella introduced
* Bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis
** Desert bighorn sheep, O. c. nelsoni
Family: Cervidae
* Moose, Alces alces vagrant
* Elk, Cervus canadensis reintroduced
** Merriam's elk, C. c. merriami EX
** Rocky Mountain elk, C. c. nelsoni introduced
* Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus
** Desert mule deer, O. h. eremicus
** Rocky Mountain mule deer, O. h. hemionus
* White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianius
** Coues' deer, O. v. couesi
Family: Suidae
* Wild boar, Sus scrofa introduced
Family: Tayassuidae
* Collared peccary, Dicotyles tajacu