This list of mammals of Oklahoma lists all wild
mammal species recorded in the state of
Oklahoma .
[1]
[2]
[3] This includes mammals that are
extirpated from the state and species
introduced into the state. It does not include species that are domesticated.
Didelphimorphia
Opossums
Order :
Didelphimorphia Family :
Didelphidae
Eulipotyphla
Shrews
Order :
Eulipotyphla Family :
Soricidae
Moles
Order :
Eulipotyphla Family :
Talpidae
Cingulata
Armadillos
Order :
Cingulata Family :
Dasypodidae
Rodentia
Beavers
Order :
Rodentia Family :
Castoridae
Pocket gophers
Order :
Rodentia Family :
Geomyidae
Kangaroo rats and pocket mice
Order :
Rodentia Family :
Heteromyidae
Porcupines
Order :
Rodentia Family :
Erethizontidae
Jumping mice
Order :
Rodentia Family :
Dipodidae
New World rats, mice, and voles
Order :
Rodentia Family :
Cricetidae
Eastern harvest mouse , Reithrodontomys humulis
Muskrat , Ondatra zibethicus
Texas mouse , Peromyscus attwateri
Fulvous harvest mouse , Reithrodontomys fulvescens
Marsh rice rat , Oryzomys palustris
Eastern woodrat , Neotoma floridana
Mexican woodrat , Neotoma mexicana
White-throated woodrat , Neotoma albigula
Southern plains woodrat , Neotoma micropus
Brush mouse , Peromyscus boylii
Rock mouse , Peromyscus difficilis
Cotton mouse , Peromyscus gossypinus
White-footed mouse , Peromyscus leucopus
Western deer mouse , Peromyscus sonoriensis
Pinyon mouse , Peromyscus truei
Western harvest mouse , Reithrodontomys megalotis
White-ankled mouse , Peromyscus pectoralis
Plains harvest mouse , Reithrodontomys montanus
Northern grasshopper mouse , Onychomys leucogaster
Northern pygmy mouse , Baiomys taylori
Hispid cotton rat , Sigmodon hispidus
Sagebrush vole , Lemmiscus curtatus
Long-tailed vole , Microtus longicaudus
Prairie vole , Microtus ochrogaster
Woodland vole , Microtus pinetorum
Old World rats and mice
Order :
Rodentia Family :
Muridae
Chipmunks, marmots, and squirrels
Order :
Rodentia Family :
Sciuridae
Eastern gray squirrel , Sciurus carolinensis
Fox squirrel , Sciurus niger
Black-tailed prairie dog , Cynomys ludovicianus
Southern flying squirrel , Glaucomys volans
Groundhog , Marmota monax
Spotted ground squirrel , Xeropermophilus spilosoma
Thirteen-lined ground squirrel , Ictodomys tridecemlineatus
Rock squirrel , Otospermophilus variegatus
Eastern chipmunk , Tamias striatus
Colorado chipmunk , Neotamias quadrivittatus
Myocastorids
Order :
Rodentia Family :
Myocastoridae
Nutria , Myocastor coypus introduced
Lagomorpha
Rabbits and hares
Order :
Lagomorpha Family :
Leporidae
Chiroptera
Vesper bats
Order :
Chiroptera Family :
Vespertilionidae
Pallid bat , Antrozous pallidus
Rafinesque's big-eared bat , Plecotus rafinesquii
Townsend's big-eared bat , Plecotus townsendii
Evening bat , Nycticeius humeralis
Seminole bat , Lasiurus seminolus
Eastern red bat , Lasiurus borealis
Silver-haired bat , Lasionycteris noctivagans
Yuma myotis , Myotis yumanensis
Cave myotis , Myotis velifer
Indiana myotis , Myotis sodalis
Little brown bat , Myotis lucifugus
Small-footed myotis , Myotis leibii
Northern myotis , Myotis keenii
Gray bat , Myotis grisescens
Southeastern myotis , Myotis austroriparius
Big brown bat , Eptesicus fuscus
Spotted bat , Euderma maculatum
Eastern red bat , Lasiurus borealis
Hoary bat , Lasiurus cinereus
Western pipistrelle , Parastrellus hesperus
Eastern pipistrelle , Pipistrellus subflavus
Townsend's big-eared bat , Corynorhinus townsendii
Free-tailed bats
Order :
Chiroptera Family :
Molossidae
Carnivora
Cats
Order :
Carnivora Family :
Felidae
Bobcat , Lynx rufus
Cougar , Puma concolor extirpated, vagrant
Canids
Order :
Carnivora Family :
Canidae
Bears
Order :
Carnivora Family :
Ursidae
Skunks
Order :
Carnivora Family :
Mephitidae
Weasels
Order :
Carnivora Family :
Mustelidae
Procyonids
Order :
Carnivora Family :
Procyonidae
Artiodactyla
Pronghorns
Order :
Artiodactyla Family :
Antilocapridae
Bovids
Order :
Artiodactyla Family :
Bovidae
Deer
Order :
Artiodactyla Family :
Cervidae
Pigs
Order :
Artiodactyla Family :
Suidae
Peccaries
Order :
Artiodactyla Family :
Tayassuidae
See also
References
^
The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and culture . Oklahoma: Oklahoma Historical Society. 2016.
^ Caire, William; Glass, Bryan P.; Michael A., Mares; Tyler, Jack D. (1989). Mammals of Oklahoma . University of Oklahoma (published December 1, 1989).
^ Caire, William; Haynie, Michelle; Coyner, Brandi; Braun, Janet; Loucks, Lynda (January 2019). Updated and Revised Checklist of the Mammals of Oklahoma, 2019 . pp. 1–6.
^
"NatureServe Explorer 2.0" . explorer.natureserve.org . Retrieved 2023-01-14 .
^
"NatureServe Explorer 2.0" . explorer.natureserve.org . Retrieved 2022-11-04 .
^
"Bison Bellows: Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (U.S. National Park Service)" . www.nps.gov . Retrieved 2021-07-07 .
^ Coyner, Brandi S.; Braun, Janet K.; Mares, Michael A. (15 August 2018).
"First specimen record of Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) from Oklahoma" . The Southwestern Naturalist . 63 (3): 206–207.
doi :
10.1894/0038-4909-63-3-206 .
^ Mcdonald, Brandon (January 2012).
"Voucher Specimens of the Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu) in Two Oklahoma Counties" . Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science : 51–52.
^
"Collared Peccary" .
American Society of Mammalogists . Retrieved 2023-01-14 .