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
- Genus:
Bison
- Subfamily:
Bovinae
- Family:
Cervidae
- Subfamily:
Capreolinae
- Genus:
Odocoileus
- Mule deer, O. hemionus vagrant
- White-tailed deer, O. virginianus
- Genus:
Odocoileus
- Subfamily::
Cervinae
- Genus:
Cervus
-
Elk, C. canadensis reintroduced
[1]
- Eastern elk, C. c. canadensis EX
- Rocky Mountain elk, C. c. nelsoni introduced
-
Elk, C. canadensis reintroduced
[1]
- Genus:
Cervus
- Subfamily:
Capreolinae
- Family: Suidae
Order: Carnivora
- Family: Canidae
- Family:
Felidae
- Genus:
Lynx
- Bobcat, Lynx rufus
- Genus:
Puma
-
Cougar, Puma concolor extirpated, vagrant
- Eastern cougar, P. c. couguar EX
-
Cougar, Puma concolor extirpated, vagrant
- Genus:
Lynx
- Family:
Mephitidae
- Genus:
Mephitis
- Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
- Genus:
Spilogale
- Eastern spotted skunk, Spilogale putorius
- Genus:
Mephitis
- Family:
Mustelidae
- Subfamily:
Lutrinae
- Genus:
Lontra
- North American river otter, Lontra canadensis
- Genus:
Lontra
- Subfamily:
Mustelinae
- Genus:
Mustela
- Least weasel, Mustela nivalis
- Genus:
Neogale
- Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata
- American mink, Neogale vison
- Genus:
Mustela
- Genus:
Taxidea
- American badger, Taxidea taxus
- Subfamily:
Lutrinae
- Family: Procyonidae
- Family:
Ursidae
- Genus:
Ursus
- American black bear, Ursus americanus
- Genus:
Ursus
Order: Chiroptera
- Family:
Molossidae
- Genus:
Nyctinomops
- Big free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops macrotis
- Genus:
Tadarida
- Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis
- Genus:
Nyctinomops
- Family:
Vespertilionidae
- Subfamily:
Vespertilioninae
- Genus:
Lasiurus
- Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
- Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
- Genus:
Lasiurus
- 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
- Subfamily:
Vespertilioninae
Order: Cingulata
- Family:
Dasypodidae
- Subfamily:
Dasypodinae
- Genus:
Dasypus
- Nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus
- Genus:
Dasypus
- Subfamily:
Dasypodinae
Order: Didelphimorphia
- Family:
Didelphidae
- Subfamily:
Didelphinae
- Genus:
Didelphis
- Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana
- Genus:
Didelphis
- Subfamily:
Didelphinae
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
- Genus:
Lepus
Order: Rodentia
- Family:
Castoridae
- Genus:
Castor
- North American beaver, Castor canadensis
- Genus:
Castor
- Family:
Cricetidae
- Subfamily: Arvicolinae
- 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:
Ochrotomys
- 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
- Genus:
Zapus
- Subfamily:
Zaponidae
- Family:
Geomydae
- Genus:
Geomys
- Plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius
- Genus:
Geomys
- Family:
Heteromyidae
- Genus:
Perognathus
- Plains pocket mouse, Perognathus flavescens
- Genus:
Perognathus
- Family: Muridae
- Family: Myocastoridae
- Family:
Sciuridae
- Subfamily:
Sciurinae
- Genus:
Sciurus
- Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger
- Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis
- Genus:
Sciurus
- Subfamily:
Xerinae
- Genus:
Poliocitellus
- Franklin's ground squirrel, Poliocitellus franklinii
- Genus:
Poliocitellus
- 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
- Subfamily:
Sciurinae
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:
Blarina
- Genus:
Cryptotis
- North American least shrew, Cryptotis parva
- Genus:
Sorex
- Southeastern shrew, Sorex longirostris
- Cinereus shrew, Sorex cinereus
- Subfamily:
Soricinae
- Family:
Talpidae
- Genus:
Scalopus
- Eastern mole, Scalopus aquaticus
- Genus:
Scalopus
References
- ^ "Elk return to Missouri after 150-year absence Missouri Department of Conservation". mdc.mo.gov. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- Schwartz, Charles Walsh & Schwartz, Elizabeth Reeder (2001). Wild Mammals of Missouri, Second Revised Edition. University of Missouri Press. ISBN 978-0826213594