# List of mammals of Minnesota

This list of mammals of Minnesota includes the mammals native to Minnesota. It also shows their status in the wild. There are 81 native and 5 introduced mammal species found in the state. American bison, caribou, and wolverines were extirpated from the state. Minnesota does not have a state mammal but several have been proposed: The northern white tailed deer was proposed eight times, the eastern wolf was proposed six times, the American black bear and thirteen-lined ground squirrel were each proposed once.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature; those on the left are used here, those in the second column in some other articles:
| EX | EX | Extinct | No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. |
| EW | EW | Extinct in the wild | Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized population well outside its historic range. |
| CR | CR | Critically endangered | The species is in imminent danger of extinction in the wild. |
| EN | EN | Endangered | The species is facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. |
| VU | VU | Vulnerable | The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. |
| NT | NT | Near threatened | The species does not qualify as being at high risk of extinction but is likely to do so in the future. |
| LC | LC | Least concern | The species is not currently at risk of extinction in the wild. |
| DD | DD | Data deficient | There is inadequate information to assess the risk of extinction for this species. |
| NE | NE | Not evaluated | The conservation status of the species has not been studied. |

## Didelphimorphs
### Opossums

* Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana LC

## Rodents
### Squirrels

* Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus LC
* Southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans LC
* Woodchuck, Marmota monax LC
* Least chipmunk, Neotamias minimus LC
* Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis LC
* Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger LC
* Franklin's ground squirrel, Spermophilus franklinii LC
* Richardson's ground squirrel, Spermophilus richardsonii LC
* Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Spermophilus tridecemlineatus LC
* Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus LC
* American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus LC
* Black-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus LC introduced

### 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

* Eastern deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus LC
* White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus LC
* Western deer mouse, Peromyscus sonoriensis NE
* 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

## Lagomorphs
### Hares

* Snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus LC
* White-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii LC

### Cottontail rabbits

* Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus LC

## Eulipotyphlans
### Shrews

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

### Moles

* Star-nosed mole, Condylura cristata LC
* Eastern mole, Scalopus aquaticus LC

## Bats
### Evening bats

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

## Carnivorans
### Procyonids

* Common raccoon, Procyon lotor LC

### Mustelids

* Wolverine, Gulo gulo LC extirpated
* Northern river otter, Lontra canadensis LC
* American marten, Martes americana LC
* Least weasel, Mustela nivalis LC
* American ermine, Mustela richardsonii NE
** Western Great Lakes stoat, M. r. bangsi NE
* Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata LC
* Stoat, Mustela erminea LC
* American mink, Neogale vison LC
* Fisher, Pekania pennanti LC
* American badger, Taxidea taxus LC

### Skunks

* Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis LC
* Eastern spotted skunk, Spilogale putorius VU possibly extirpated

### Canines

* Coyote, Canis latrans LC
* Gray wolf, Canis lupus LC
* Eastern wolf, Canis lycaon VU
* Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus LC
* Swift fox, Vulpes velox LC vagrant
* Red fox, Vulpes vulpes LC
** American red fox, V. v. fulva LC
** Northern plains fox, V. v. regalis LC

### Felines

* Canada lynx, Lynx canadensis LC
* Bobcat, Lynx rufus LC
* Cougar, Puma concolor LC vagrant

### Bears

* American black bear, Ursus americanus LC

## Artiodactyls
### Deer

* Moose, Alces alces LC
* Elk, Cervus canadensis LC
* White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus LC
** Northern white-tailed deer, O. v. borealis LC
** Dakota white-tailed deer, O. v. dacotensis LC
** Kansas white-tailed deer, O. v. macrourus LC
* Caribou, Rangifer tarandus VU extirpated
** Woodland caribou, R. t. caribou extirpated
* Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus LC
* Sika deer, Cervus nippon LC introduced

### Pronghorn

* Pronghorn, Antilocapra americana LC vagrant

### Bovids

* American bison, Bison bison NT extirpated
** Plains bison, B. b. bison extirpated

### Pigs

* Wild boar, Sus scrofa LC introduced, extirpated