# List of mammals of Missouri

This is a list of known mammals in the US state of Missouri.

## Order: Artiodactyla

* Family: Bovidae
** Subfamily: Bovinae
*** Genus: Bison
**** American bison, B. bison reintroduced
* Family: Cervidae
** Subfamily: Capreolinae
*** Genus: Odocoileus
**** Mule deer, O. hemionus vagrant
**** White-tailed deer, O. virginianus
** Subfamily:: Cervinae
*** Genus: Cervus
**** Elk, C. canadensis reintroduced
***** Eastern elk, C. c. canadensis EX
***** Rocky Mountain elk, C. c. nelsoni introduced
* Family: Suidae
** Genus: Sus
*** Wild boar, Sus scrofa introduced

## Order: Carnivora

* Family: Canidae
** Genus: Canis
*** Coyote, Canis latrans
*** Gray wolf, Canis lupus extirpated
**** Great Plains wolf, C. l. nubilus extinct
*** Red wolf, Canis rufus extirpated
** Genus: Urocyon
*** Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus
** Genus: Vulpes
*** Red fox, Vulpes vulpes
* Family: Felidae
** Genus: Lynx
*** Bobcat, Lynx rufus
** Genus: Puma
*** Cougar, Puma concolor extirpated, vagrant
**** Eastern cougar, P. c. couguar EX
* Family: Mephitidae
** Genus: Mephitis
*** Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
** Genus: Spilogale
*** Eastern spotted skunk, Spilogale putorius
* Family: Mustelidae
** Subfamily: Lutrinae
*** Genus: Lontra
**** North American river otter, Lontra canadensis
** Subfamily: Mustelinae
*** Genus: Mustela
**** Least weasel, Mustela nivalis
*** Genus: Neogale
**** Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata
**** American mink, Neogale vison
** Genus: Taxidea
*** American badger, Taxidea taxus
* Family: Procyonidae
** Genus: Procyon
*** Raccoon, Procyon lotor
* Family: Ursidae
** Genus: Ursus
*** American black bear, Ursus americanus

## Order: Chiroptera

* Family: Molossidae
** Genus: Nyctinomops
*** Big free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops macrotis
** Genus: Tadarida
*** Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis
* Family: Vespertilionidae
** Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
*** Genus: Lasiurus
**** Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
**** Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
** Genus: Corynorhinus
*** Rafinesque's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus rafinesquii
*** Townsend's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus townsendii
** Genus: Eptesicus
*** Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
** Genus: Lasionycteris
*** Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
** Genus: Myotis
*** Southeastern myotis, Myotis austroriparius
*** Western small-footed bat, Myotis ciliolabrum
*** Gray bat, Myotis grisescens
*** Keen's myotis, Myotis keenii
*** Eastern small-footed myotis, Myotis leibii
*** Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus
*** Northern long-eared myotis, Myotis septentrionalis
*** Indiana bat, Myotis sodalis
** Genus: Nycticeius
*** Evening bat, Nycticeius humeralis
** Genus: Perimyotis
*** Eastern pipistrelle, Pipistrellus subflavus

## Order: Cingulata

* Family: Dasypodidae
** Subfamily: Dasypodinae
*** Genus: Dasypus
**** Nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus

## Order: Didelphimorphia

* Family: Didelphidae
** Subfamily: Didelphinae
*** Genus: Didelphis
**** Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana

## Order: Lagomorpha

* Family: Leporidae
** Genus: Lepus
*** Black-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus californicus
*** White-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii
** Genus: Sylvilagus
*** Swamp rabbit, Sylvilagus aquaticus
*** Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus

## Order: Rodentia

* Family: Castoridae
** Genus: Castor
*** North American beaver, Castor canadensis
* Family: Cricetidae
** Subfamily: Arvicolinae
*** Genus: Ondatra
**** Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus
** Subfamily: Neotominae
*** Genus: Ochrotomys
**** Golden mouse, Ochrotomys nuttalli
*** Genus: Peromyscus
**** Texas mouse, Peromyscus attwateri
**** Brush mouse, Peromyscus boylii
**** Cotton mouse, Peromyscus gossypinus
**** White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
**** Eastern deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus
**** Western deer mouse, Peromyscus sonoriensis
*** Genus: Reithrodontomys
**** Fulvous harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys fulvescens
**** Western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis
**** Plains harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys montanus
** Genus: Microtus
*** Prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster
*** Meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus
*** Woodland vole, Microtus pinetorum
** Genus: Neotoma
*** Florida woodrat, Neotoma floridana
** Genus: Oryzomys
*** Marsh rice rat, Oryzomys palustris
** Genus: Synaptomys
*** Southern bog lemming, Synaptomys cooperi
** Genus: Sigmodon
*** Hispid cotton rat, Sigmodon hispidus
* Family: Dipodidae
** Subfamily: Zaponidae
*** Genus: Zapus
**** Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius
* Family: Geomydae
** Genus: Geomys
*** Plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius
* Family: Heteromyidae
** Genus: Perognathus
*** Plains pocket mouse, Perognathus flavescens
* Family: Muridae
** Subfamily: Murinae
*** Genus: Mus
**** House mouse, Mus musculus introduced
*** Genus: Rattus
**** Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus introduced
**** Black rat, Rattus rattus introduced
* Family: Myocastoridae
** Genus: Myocastor
*** Nutria, Myocastor coypus introduced
* Family: Sciuridae
** Subfamily: Sciurinae
*** Genus: Sciurus
**** Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger
**** Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis
** Subfamily: Xerinae
*** Genus: Poliocitellus
**** Franklin's ground squirrel, Poliocitellus franklinii
** Genus: Glaucomys
*** Southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans
** Genus: Ictidomys
*** Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
** Genus: Marmota
*** Groundhog, Marmota monax
** Genus: Tamias
*** Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus

## Order: Eulipotyphla

* Family: Soricidae
** Subfamily: Soricinae
*** Genus: Blarina
**** Northern short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda
**** Southern short-tailed shrew, Blarina carolinensis
**** Elliot's short-tailed shrew, Blarina hylophaga
** Genus: Cryptotis
*** North American least shrew, Cryptotis parva
** Genus: Sorex
*** Southeastern shrew, Sorex longirostris
*** Cinereus shrew, Sorex cinereus
* Family: Talpidae
** Genus: Scalopus
*** Eastern mole, Scalopus aquaticus