page_title: List of mammals of the United States
section_title: Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of the United States / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
caption_attribution_description: Plains coyote, Pennington County, South Dakota
context_page_description: About 490 species of mammals are recorded in the United States. This list is probably incomplete. Unincorporated territories like for example Puerto Rico, Guam or Northern Mariana Islands are not covered. Mammals introduced and extinct in the Holocene except Pleistocene/Holocene boundary are included.
  According to the IUCN Red List 3 of these species are critically endangered, 20 endangered, 15 vulnerable, 20 near threatened and 4 extinct.
  Some species are identified as indicated below:
  - Accidental
  - Extinct
  - Extirpated
  (I) - Introduced
  The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
  and the Endangered Species Act:
context_section_description: There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
  Suborder: Feliformia
  Family: Felidae (cats)
  Jaguarundi, Herpailurus yagouaroundi  LC
  (Gulf Coast jaguarundi, H. y. cacomitli and Sinaloan Jauguarundi H. y. tolteca: {{ESA st
  Ocelot, Leopardus pardalis  LC E
  Margay, Leopardus wiedii  (Ex) NT
  Canadian lynx, Lynx canadensis  LC T
  Bobcat, Lynx rufus  LC
  Cougar, Puma concolor  LC T(S/A)
  Jaguar, Panthera onca  NT E
  Suborder: Caniformia
  Family: Canidae (dogs)
  Arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus  (Alaska only - introduced) LC
  Kit fox, Vulpes macrotis  LC (ssp. mutica: E)
  Swift fox, Vulpes velox  LC (ssp. hebes: E)
  Red fox, Vulpes vulpes  LC
  Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus  LC
  Island fox, Urocyon littoralis  NT
  (ssp. littoralis, catalinae, santarosae and santacruzae: E)
  Coyote, Canis latrans  LC
  Gray wolf, Canis lupus  LC E (and XN)
  Arctic wolf, Canis lupus arctos  (Alaska only) LC E (and XN)
  Eastern wolf, Canis (lupus) lycaon  (Ex??)
  Red wolf, Canis (lupus) rufus  CR E (and XN)
  Family: Ursidae (bears)
  American black bear, Ursus americanus  LC T(S/A)
  (Louisiana black bear U. a. luteolus: T)
  Brown bear, Ursus arctos  LC
  (includes grizzly bear, Ursus arctos horribilis: T, XN, 
  Alaskan brown bear Ursus arctos middendorffi, also known as the Kodiak bear, 
   and Ursus arctos californicus†, the California grizzly bear EX)
  Polar bear, Ursus maritimus  (Alaska only) VU T
  Family: Procyonidae (raccoons)
  Ring-tailed cat, Bassariscus astutus  LC
  Raccoon, Procyon lotor  LC
  White-nosed coati, Nasua narica  LC
  Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
  Ermine, Mustela erminea  LC
  Long-tailed weasel, Mustela frenata  LC
  Black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes  EN E (and XN)
  Least weasel, Mustela nivalis  LC
  American mink, Neovison vison  LC
  Sea mink, †Neovison macrodon  (E) EX
  American marten, Martes americana  LC
  Fisher, Martes pennanti  LC
  Wolverine, Gulo gulo  LC
  American badger, Taxidea taxus  LC
  North American river otter, Lontra canadensis  LC
  Sea otter, Enhydra lutris  EN (ssp. nereis and kenyoni: T, ssp. nereis also XN)
  Family: Otariidae (eared seals, sealions)
  Northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus  VU
  Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi  NT T
  Steller sea lion, Eumetopias jubatus  NT T 
  (except west of 144° W, where E) (ssp. monteriensis: LC)
  California sea lion, Zalophus californianus  LC
  Family: Odobenidae
  Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus  (Alaska only) DD
  Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
  Hooded seal, Cystophora cristata  VU
  Bearded seal, Erignathus barbatus  LC
  Ribbon seal, Histriophoca fasciata  (Alaska almost only) DD
  Northern elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris  LC
  Hawaiian monk seal, Monachus schauinslandi  (Hawaiian Islands only) CR E
  Caribbean monk seal, †Monachus tropicalis  (E) EX
  Spotted seal, Phoca largha  (Alaska only) DD T
  Harbor seal, Phoca vitulina  LC
  Harp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus  LC
  Ringed seal, Pusa hispida  LC
  Gray seal, Halichoerus grypus  LC
  Family: Mephitidae
  Western spotted skunk, Spilogale gracilis  LC
  Eastern spotted skunk, Spilogale putorius  LC
  Hooded skunk, Mephitis macroura  LC
  Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis  LC
  American hog-nosed skunk, Conepatus leuconotus  LC
  (merged with western hog-nosed skunk C. mesoleucus)
caption: Coyote
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