Mammal species native to the USA and Canada for which the MIL has an image (296) 31 July 2021
ARTIODACTYLA (includes CETACEA) (38)
ANTILOCAPRIDAE - pronghorns
Antilocapra americana - Pronghorn
BALAENIDAE - bowheads and right whales
1. Balaena mysticetus – Bowhead Whale
BALAENOPTERIDAE -rorqual whales
1. Balaenoptera acutorostrata – Common Minke Whale 2. Balaenoptera borealis - Sei Whale 3. Balaenoptera brydei - Bryde’s Whale 4. Balaenoptera musculus - Blue Whale 5. Balaenoptera physalus - Fin Whale 6. Eschrichtius robustus - Gray Whale 7. Megaptera novaeangliae - Humpback Whale
BOVIDAE - cattle, sheep, goats, and antelopes
1. Bos bison - American Bison 2. Oreamnos americanus - Mountain Goat 3. Ovibos moschatus - Muskox 4. Ovis canadensis - Bighorn Sheep 5. Ovis dalli - Thinhorn Sheep
CERVIDAE - deer
1. Alces alces - Moose 2. Cervus canadensis - Wapiti (Elk) 3. Odocoileus hemionus - Mule Deer 4. Odocoileus virginianus - White-tailed Deer 5. Rangifer tarandus -Caribou
DELPHINIDAE - ocean dolphins
1. Delphinus delphis - Common Dolphin 2. Globicephala macrorhynchus - Short-finned Pilot Whale 3. Grampus griseus - Risso's Dolphin 4. Lagenorhynchus albirostris - White-beaked Dolphin 5. Lissodelphis borealis - Northern Right-whale Dolphin 6. Orcinus orca - Killer Whale 7. Peponocephala electra - Melon-headed Whale 8. Pseudorca crassidens - False Killer Whale 9. Sagmatias obliquidens - Pacific White-sided Dolphin 10. Stenella coeruleoalba - Striped Dolphin 11. Stenella frontalis – Atlantic Spotted Dolphin 12. Steno bredanensis - Rough-toothed Dolphin 13. Tursiops truncatus - Common Bottlenose Dolphin
MONODONTIDAE - narwhals, belugas
1. Delphinapterus leucas - Beluga 2. Monodon monoceros - Narwhal
PHOCOENIDAE - porpoises
1. Phocoena phocoena - Harbor Porpoise 2. Phocoenoides dalli - Dall’s Porpoise
PHYSETERIDAE - sperm whales
Physeter macrocephalus – Sperm Whale
TAYASSUIDAE - peccaries
Dicotyles tajacu - Collared Peccary
CARNIVORA (48)
CANIDAE - dogs
1. Canis latrans - Coyote 2. Canis lupus – Gray Wolf 3. Canis rufus - Red Wolf 4. Urocyon cinereoargenteus – Northern Gray Fox 5. Urocyon littoralis – Island Fox 6. Vulpes lagopus - Arctic Fox 7. Vulpes macrotis - Kit Fox 8. Vulpes velox - Swift Fox 9. Vulpes vulpes Red Fox
FELIDAE - cats
1. Herpailurus yagouaroundi – Jaguarundi 2. Leopardus pardalis - Ocelot 3. Leopardus wiedii - Margay 4. Lynx canadensis - Canadian Lynx 5. Lynx rufus - Bobcat 6. Panthera onca - Jaguar 7. Puma concolor - Cougar
MEPHITIDAE - skunks
1. Mephitis macroura - Hooded Skunk 2. Mephitis mephitis - Striped Skunk 3. Spilogale putorius – Eastern Spotted Skunk
MUSTELIDAE - weasels and relatives 1. Enhydra lutris - Sea Otter 2. Gulo gulo - Wolverine 3. Lontra canadensis – North American River Otter 4. Martes caurina - Pacific Marten 5. Mustela erminea - Beringian Ermine 6. Mustela nigripes - Black-footed Ferret 7. Mustela nivalis - Least Weasel 8. Mustela richardsoni - American Ermine 9. Neogale frenata - Long-tailed Weasel 10. Neogale vison – American Mink 11. Pekania pennanti - Fisher 12. Taxidea taxus - American Badger
ODOBENIDAE - walruses
Odobenus rosmarus - Walrus
OTARIIDAE - eared seals
1. Callorhinus ursinus - Northern Fur Seal 2. Eumetopias jubatus – Steller’s Sea Lion 3. Zalophus californianus - California Sea Lion
PHOCIDAE - earless seals
1. Erignathus barbatus – Bearded Seal 2. Halichoerus grypus - Gray Seal 3. Mirounga angustirostris - Northern Elephant Seal 4. Neomonachus schauinslandi - Hawaiian Monk Seal 5. Pagophilus groenlandicus - Harp Seal 6. Phoca vitulina - Harbor Seal 7. Pusa hispida - Ringed Seal
PROCYONIDAE - raccoons and relatives
1. Bassariscus astutus – Ringtail 2. Nasua narica – White-nosed Coati 3. Procyon lotor – Northern Raccoon
URSIDAE - bears
1. Ursus americanus – American Black Bear 2. Ursus arctos - Brown Bear 3. Ursus maritimus - Polar Bear
CHIROPTERA (28)
MOLOSSIDAE - free-tailed bats
1. Eumops perotis - Western Bonneted Bat 2. Molossus molossus - Pallas’s Mastiff Bat 3. Nyctinomops macrotis - Big Free-tailed Bat 4. Tadarida brasiliensis - Brazilian Free-tailed Bat
MORMOOPIDAE - mustached bats
Mormoops megalophylla - Peter’s Ghost-faced Bat
PHYLLOSTOMIDAE - Neotropical leaf-nosed bats
1. Artibeus jamaicensis - Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat 2. Diphylla ecaudata - Hairy-legged Vampire Bat 3. Leptonycteris yerbabuenae - Lesser Long-nosed Bat
VESPERTILIONIDAE - evening bats
1. Antrozous pallidus - Pallid Bat 2. Corynorhinus rafinesquii - Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat 3. Corynorhinus townsendii - Townsend's Big-eared Bat 4. Eptesicus fuscus - Big Brown Bat 5. Euderma maculatum - Spotted Bat 6. Idionycteris phyllotis - Allen’s Big-eared Bat 7. Lasionycteris noctivagans - Silver-haired Bat 8. Lasiurus borealis - Eastern Red Bat 9. Lasiurus cinereus - Northern Hoary Bat 10. Lasiurus ega - Southern Yellow Bat 11. Lasiurus frantzii - Western Red Bat 12. Lasiurus intermedius - Northern Yellow Bat 13. Myotis evotis - Long-eared Myotis 14. Myotis grisescens - Gray Myotis 15. Myotis leibii - Eastern Small-footed Myotis 16. Myotis lucifugus - Little Brown Myotis 17. Myotis septentrionalis - Northern Myotis 18. Myotis sodalis - Indiana Myotis 19. Nycticeius humeralis - North American Evening Bat 20. Perimyotis subflavus - Tricolored Bat
CINGULATA: DASYPODIDAE - armadillos (1)
Dasypus novemcinctus - Nine-banded Armadillo
DIDELPHIMORPHIA - DIDELPHIDAE - opossums (1)
Didelphis virginiana - Virginia Opossum
EULIPOTYPHLA (17)
SORICIDAE - shrews
1. Blarina brevicauda - Northern Short-tailed Shrew 2. Blarina carolinensis - Southern Short-tailed Shrew 3. Cryptotis parvus - North American Least Shrew 4. Notiosorex crawfordi - Desert Gray Shrew 5. Sorex arcticus - Arctic Shrew 6. Sorex cinereus - Masked Shrew 7. Sorex fumeus - Smoky Shrew 8. Sorex hoyi - Eastern Pygmy Shrew 9. Sorex navigator - Western Water Shrew 10. Sorex tenellus - Inyo Shrew 11. Sorex trowbridgii - Trowbridge's Shrew 12. Sorex vagrans - Vagrant Shrew
TALPIDAE - moles
1. Condylura cristata - Star-nosed Mole 2. Neurotrichus gibbsii - American Shrew-mole 3. Parascalops breweri - Hairy-tailed Mole 4. Scalopus aquaticus - Eastern Mole 5. Scapanus orarius - Coast Mole
LAGOMORPHA (17)
1. Brachylagus idahoensis - Pygmy Rabbit 2. Lepus alleni - Antelope Jackrabbit 3. Lepus americanus - Snowshoe Hare 4. Lepus arcticus - Arctic Hare 5. Lepus californicus - Black-tailed Jackrabbit 6. Lepus callotis - White-sided Jackrabbit 7. Lepus townsendii - White-tailed Jackrabbit 8. Sylvilagus aquaticus - Swamp Rabbit 9. Sylvilagus audubonii - Desert Cottontail 10. Sylvilagus bachmani - Brush Rabbit 11. Sylvilagus floridanus - Eastern Cottontail 12. Sylvilagus nuttallii - Mountain Cottontail 13. Sylvilagus obscurus - Appalachian Cottontail 14. Sylvilagus palustris - Marsh Rabbit 15. Sylvilagus transitionalis - New England Cottontail
OCHOTONIDAE - pikas
1. Ochotona collaris - Collared Pika 2. Ochotona princeps - American Pika
RODENTIA (144)
APLODONTIDAE - sewellels
Aplodontia rufa - Mountain Beaver
CASTORIDAE - beavers
Castor canadensis - American Beaver CRICETIDAE - hamsters, New World rats and mice, voles
1. Alexandromys oeconomus - Root Vole 2. Baiomys taylori - Northern Pygmy Mouse 3. Clethrionomys gapperi - Southern Red-backed Vole 4. Clethrionomys rutilus - Northern Red-backed Vole 5. Dicrostonyx groenlandicus - Nearctic Collared Lemming 6. Lemmiscus curtatus - Sagebrush Vole 7. Microtus chrotorrhinus - Rock Vole 8. Microtus drummondi - Western Meadow Vole 9. Microtus longicaudus - Long-tailed Vole 10. Microtus mexicanus - Mexican Vole 11. Microtus ochrogaster - Prairie Vole 12. Microtus oregoni - Creeping Vole 13. Microtus pennsylvanicus - Eastern Meadow Vole 14. Microtus richardsoni - North American Water Vole 15. Neotoma albigula - White-throated Woodrat 16. Neotoma cinerea - Bushy-tailed Woodrat 17. Neotoma floridana - Eastern Woodrat 18. Neotoma lepida - Desert Woodrat 19. Neotoma macrotis - Big-eared Woodrat 20. Neotoma magister - Allegheny Woodrat 21. Neotoma mexicana - Mexican Woodrat 22. Neotoma micropus - Southern Plains Woodrat 23. Ochrotomys nuttalli - Golden Mouse 24. Ondatra zibethicus - Common Muskrat 25. Onychomys arenicola - Chihuahuan Grasshopper Mouse 26. Onychomys leucogaster - Northern Grasshopper Mouse 27. Onychomys torridus - Southern Grasshopper Mouse 28. Oryzomys couesi - Coues’s Marsh Rice Rat 29. Oryzomys texensis - Texas Marsh Rice Rat 30. Peromyscus boylii - Brush Deermouse 31. Peromyscus californicus - California Deermouse 32. Peromyscus eremicus - Cactus Deermouse 33. Peromyscus gossypinus - Cotton Deermouse 34. Peromyscus keeni - Northwestern Deermouse 35. Peromyscus leucopus - White-footed Deermouse 36. Peromyscus maniculatus - Eastern Deermouse 37. Peromyscus nasutus - Northern Rock Deermouse 38. Peromyscus sonoriensis - Western Deermouse 39. Peromyscus truei - Pinyon Deermouse 40. Podomys floridanus - Florida Deermouse 41. Reithrodontomys fulvescens - Fulvous Harvest Mouse 42. Reithrodontomys humulis - Eastern Harvest Mouse 43. Reithrodontomys megalotis - Western Harvest Mouse 44. Reithrodontomys raviventris - Salt-marsh Harvest Mouse 45. Sigmodon fulviventer - Tawny-bellied Cotton Rat 46. Sigmodon hispidus - Hispid Cotton Rat 47. Sigmodon ochrognathus - Yellow-nosed Cotton Rat 48. Synaptomys cooperi - Southern Bog Lemming
ERETHIZONTIDAE - New World porcupines Erethizon dorsatum - North American Porcupine
GEOMYIDAE - pocket gophers
1. Cratogeomys castanops - Yellow-faced Pocket Gopher 2. Geomys attwateri – Attwater’s Pocket Gopher 3. Geomys breviceps - Baird's Pocket Gopher 4. Geomys bursarius - Plains Pocket Gopher 5. Geomys pinetis - Southeastern Pocket Gopher 6. Thomomys bottae - Botta's Pocket Gopher 7. Thomomys clusius - Wyoming Pocket Gopher 8. Thomomys mazama - Western Pocket Gopher 9. Thomomys talpoides - Northern Pocket Gopher
HETEROMYIDAE - kangaroo rats and relatives
1. Chaetodipus baileyi - Bailey's Pocket Mouse 2. Chaetodipus californicus - California Pocket Mouse 3. Chaetodipus fallax - San Diego Pocket Mouse 4. Chaetodipus formosus - Long-tailed Pocket Mouse 5. Chaetodipus intermedius - Rock Pocket Mouse 6. Chaetodipus nelsoni - Nelson’s Pocket Mouse 7. Chaetodipus penicillatus - Desert Pocket Mouse 8. Chaetodipus spinatus - Spiny Pocket Mouse 9. Dipodomys agilis - Agile Kangaroo Rat 10. Dipodomys compactus - Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat 11. Dipodomys deserti - Desert Kangaroo Rat 12. Dipodomys heermanni - Heermann's Kangaroo Rat 13. Dipodomys ingens - Giant Kangaroo Rat 14. Dipodomys merriami - Merriam’s Kangaroo Rat 15. Dipodomys microps - Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat 16. Dipodomys nitratoides - San Joaquin Kangaroo Rat 17. Dipodomys ordii - Ord's Kangaroo Rat 18. Dipodomys panamintinus - Panamint Kangaroo Rat 19. Dipodomys simulans - Dulzura Kangaroo Rat 20. Dipodomys spectabilis - Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat 21. Dipodomys venustus - Narrow-faced Kangaroo Rat 22. Microdipodops megacephalus - Dark Kangaroo Mouse 23. Microdipodops pallidus - Pale Kangaroo Mouse 24. Perognathus amplus - Arizona Pocket Mouse 25. Perognathus flavescens - Plains Pocket Mouse 26. Perognathus flavus - Silky Pocket Mouse 27. Perognathus inornatus - San Joaquin Pocket Mouse 28. Perognathus merriami - Merriam's Pocket Mouse 29. Perognathus mollipilosus - Great Basin Pocket Mouse
SCIURIDAE - squirrels
1. Ammospermophilus harrisii - Harris’s Antelope Squirrel 2. Ammospermophilus interpres - Texas Antelope Squirrel 3. Ammospermophilus leucurus - White-tailed Antelope Squirrel 4. Ammospermophilus nelsoni - Nelson’s Antelope Squirrel 5. Callospermophilus lateralis - Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel 6. Callospermophilus saturatus - Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel 7. Cynomys gunnisoni - Gunnison's Prairie Dog 8. Cynomys ludovicianus - Black-tailed Prairie Dog 9. Glaucomys sabrinus - Northern Flying Squirrel 10. Glaucomys volans - Southern Flying Squirrel 11. Ictidomys tridecemlineatus - Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel 12. Marmota broweri - Alaska Marmot 13. Marmota caligata - Hoary Marmot 14. Marmota flaviventris - Yellow-bellied Marmot 15. Marmota monax - Woodchuck 16. Marmota olympus - Olympic Marmot 17. Marmota vancouverensis - Vancouver Island Marmot 18. Neotamias amoenus - Yellow-pine Chipmunk 19. Neotamias canipes - Gray-footed Chipmunk 20. Neotamias cinereicollis - Gray-collared Chipmunk 21. Neotamias dorsalis - Cliff Chipmunk 22. Neotamias merriami - Merriam’s Chipmunk 23. Neotamias minimus - Least Chipmunk 24. Neotamias ochrogenys - Yellow-cheeked Chipmunk 25. Neotamias quadrivittatus - Colorado Chipmunk 26. Neotamias rufus - Hopi Chipmunk 27. Neotamias senex - Shadow Chipmunk 28. Neotamias sonomae - Sonoma Chipmunk 29. Neotamias speciosus - Lodgepole Chipmunk 30. Neotamias townsendii - Townsend's Chipmunk 31. Otospermophilus beecheyi - California Ground Squirrel 32. Otospermophilus variegatus - Common Rock Squirrel 33. Poliocitellus franklinii - Franklin's Ground Squirrel 34. Sciurus aberti - Abert's Squirrel 35. Sciurus arizonensis - Arizona Gray Squirrel 36. Sciurus carolinensis - Eastern Gray Squirrel 37. Sciurus griseus - Western Gray Squirrel 38. Sciurus nayaritensis - Mexican Fox Squirrel 39. Sciurus niger - Eastern Fox Squirrel 40. Tamias striatus - Eastern Chipmunk 41. Tamiasciurus douglasii -Douglas’s Squirrel 42. Tamiasciurus fremonti - Southwestern Red Squirrel 43. Tamiasciurus hudsonicus - North American Red Squirrel 44. Urocitellus armatus - Uinta Ground Squirrel 45. Urocitellus beldingi - Belding’s Ground Squirrel 46. Urocitellus brunneus - Idaho Ground Squirrel 47. Urocitellus columbianus - Columbian Ground Squirrel 48. Urocitellus elegans - Wyoming Ground Squirrel 49. Urocitellus parryii - Arctic Ground Squirrel 50. Urocitellus richardsonii - Richardson’s Ground Squirrel 51. Urocitellus washingtoni - Washington Ground Squirrel 52. Xerospermophilus mohavensis - Mohave Ground Squirrel 53. Xerospermophilus tereticaudus - Round-tailed Ground Squirrel
ZAPODIDAE - jumping mice 1. Napaeozapus insignis -Eastern Woodland Jumping Mouse 2. Zapus pacificus - Southern Pacific Jumping Mouse 3. Zapus princeps - Southwestern Jumping Mouse
SIRENIA (1)
TRICHECHIDAE - manatees
Trichechus manatus - West Indian Manatee