Grizzly bear , state mammal of Montana
There are 115 mammal
species known to occur in
Montana .
[1] Among Montana's mammals, three are listed as
endangered or
threatened and the
Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks lists a number of species as species of concern .
[2]
Species are listed by common and scientific names, as per R. S. Hoffman and D. L. Pattie, A Guide to Montana Mammals , 1968.
[3]
Family:
Didelphidae (true opossums)
Family:
Leporidae (rabbits and hares)
Family:
Ochotonidae (pikas)
Even-toed ungulates (Order:
Artiodactyla )
Mule deer
Family :
Antilocapridae (pronghorns)
Family :
Bovidae (bovids)
Family :
Cervidae (deer)
Carnivorans (Order:
Carnivora )
Black bear
Family:
Ursidae (bears)
Family:
Procyonidae (procyonids)
Family:
Felidae (cats)
Family:
Canidae (canids)
Family:
Mustelidae (mustelids)
Wolverine , Gulo gulo
North American river otter , Lontra canadensis
Pacific marten , Martes caurina
Black-footed ferret , Mustela nigripes reintroduced
Least weasel , Mustela nivalis
American ermine , Mustela richardsonii
Long-tailed weasel , Neogale frenata
American mink , Neogale vison
Fisher , Pekania pennanti
American badger , Taxidea taxus
Family:
Mephitidae (skunks)
Townsend's big-eared bat
Family:
Vespertilionidae (vesper bats
[6] )
Pallid bat , Antrozous pallidus
Townsend's big-eared bat , Corynorhinus townsendii
Big brown bat , Eptesicus fuscus
Spotted bat , Euderma maculatum
Silver-haired bat , Lasionycteris noctivagans
Eastern red bat , Lasiurus borealis
Hoary bat , Lasiurus cinereus
California myotis , Myotis californicus
Western small-footed myotis , Myotis ciliolabrum
Long-eared myotis , Myotis evotis
Little brown bat , Myotis lucifugus
Northern myotis , Myotis septentrionalis
Fringed myotis , Myotis thysanodes
Long-legged bat , Myotis volans
Merriam's shrew
Family :
Soricidae
Northern short-tailed shrew , Blarina brevicauda
Arizona shrew , Sorex arcticus
Cinereus shrew , Sorex cinereus
Hayden's shrew , Sorex haydeni
American pygmy shrew , Sorex hoyi
Merriam's shrew , Sorex merriami
Montane shrew , Sorex monticolus
Dwarf shrew , Sorex nanus
American water shrew , Sorex palustris
Preble's shrew , Sorex preblei
Vagrant shrew , Sorex vagrans
Rodents (Order:
Rodentia )
Family:
Castoridae (beavers)
Uinta chipmunk
Black-tailed prairie dogs
Family:
Sciuridae (squirrels
[8] )
Golden-mantled ground squirrel , Callospermophilus lateralis
White-tailed prairie dog , Cynomys leucurus
Black-tailed prairie dog , Cynomys ludovicianus
Northern flying squirrel , Glaucomys sabrinus
Thirteen-lined ground squirrel , Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
Hoary marmot , Marmota caligata
Yellow-bellied marmot , Marmota flaviventris
Yellow-pine chipmunk , Neotamias amoenus
Least chipmunk , Neotamias minimus
Red-tailed chipmunk , Neotamias ruficaudus
Uinta chipmunk , Neotamias umbrinus
Eastern gray squirrel , Sciurus carolinensis introduced
Eastern fox squirrel , Sciurus niger
American red squirrel , Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Uinta ground squirrel , Urocitellus armatus
Columbian ground squirrel , Urocitellus columbianus
Wyoming ground squirrel , Urocitellus elegans
Richardson's ground squirrel , Urocitellus richardsonii
Ord's kangaroo rat
Family:
Heteromyidae (pocket mice and kangaroo rats
[9] )
Family:
Geomyidae (pocket gophers)
Family:
Dipodidae (jumping mice)
Muskrat
Deer mouse
Family:
Cricetidae (New World mice and rats, voles, lemmings, muskrats
[10] )
Sagebrush vole , Lemmiscus curtatus
Long-tailed vole , Microtus longicaudus
Montane vole , Microtus montanus
Prairie vole , Microtus ochrogaster
Meadow vole , Microtus pennsylvanicus
Water vole , Microtus richardsoni
Southern red-backed vole , Myodes gapperi
Bushy-tailed woodrat , Neotoma cinerea
Muskrat , Ondatra zibethicus
Northern grasshopper mouse , Onychomys leucogaster
White-footed mouse , Peromyscus leucopus
Western deer mouse , Peromyscus sonoriensis
Heather vole , Phenacomys intermedius
Western harvest mouse , Reithrodontomys megalotis
Northern bog lemming , Synaptomys borealis
Family:
Muridae (Old World rats and mice)
Family:
Echimyidae (spiny rats)
Family:
Erethizontidae
See also
Further reading
Notes
^
"Montana Field Guide" . Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 21 November 2010 .
^ Species of concern are native taxa that are at-risk due to declining population trends, threats to their habitats, restricted distribution, and/or other factors. Designation as a Montana Species of Concern or Potential Species of Concern is based on the Montana Status Rank, and is not a statutory or regulatory classification. Rather, these designations provide information that helps resource managers make proactive decisions regarding species conservation and data collection priorities.
"Species Status Codes" . Retrieved 20 November 2010 .
^ Hoffman, R.S.; Pattie, D.L. (1968). A Guide to Montana Mammals . University of Montana Press.
^
"Montana Field Guide-Virginia Opossum" . Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 22 November 2010 .
^
"Two rarely seen woodland caribou spotted in Montana | the Spokesman-Review" .
^
"Montana Field Guide-Bats" . Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 22 November 2010 .
^
"Montana Field Guide-Beaver" . Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 22 November 2010 .
^
"Montana Field Guide-Squirrels" . Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Park. Retrieved 22 November 2010 .
^
"Montana Field Guide" . Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 22 November 2010 .
^
"Montana Field Guide-Mice" . Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 23 November 2010 .
^
"Montana Field Guide-Nutria" . Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 22 November 2010 .
^
"Montana Field Guide-Porcupine" . Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 22 November 2010 .