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) LEPORIDAE - rabbits and hares 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