List Of Mammals Of Minnesota - Minnesota Rodents

The list of Minnesota mammals lists all the mammals native to Minnesota. It also shows their status in the wild. There are a total of 77 mammal species found in the state.

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN:

Didelphimorphs

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Opossums

• Virginia opossum Didelphis virginiana - LC

Rodents

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Squirrels

• Eastern gray squirrel Sciurus carolinensis - LC
• Fox squirrel Sciurus niger - LC
• American red squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus - LC
• Least chipmunk Tamias minimus - LC
• Eastern chipmunk Tamias striatus - LC
• Richardson's ground squirrel Spermophilus richardsonii - LC
• Franklin's ground squirrel Spermophilus franklinii - LC
• Thirteen-lined ground squirrel Spermophilus tridecemlineatus - LC
• Northern flying squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus - LC
• Southern flying squirrel Glaucomys volans - LC
• Woodchuck Marmota monax - LC

Beavers

• American beaver Castor canadensis - LC

Gophers

• Plains pocket gopher Geomys bursarius - LC
• Northern pocket gopher Thomomys talpoides - LC

Pocket mice

• Plains pocket mouse Perognathus flavescens - LC

Cricetids

• Deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus - LC
• White-footed mouse Peromyscus leucopus - LC
• Western harvest mouse Reithrodontomys megalotis - LC
• Northern grasshopper mouse Onychomys leucogaster - LC
• Northern bog lemming Synaptomys borealis - LC
• Southern bog lemming Synaptomys cooperi - LC
• Rock vole Microtus chrotorrhinus - LC
• Prairie vole Microtus ochrogaster - LC
• Woodland vole Microtus pinetorum - LC
• Meadow vole Microtus pennsylvanicus - LC
• Eastern heather vole Phenacomys ungava - LC
• Southern red-backed vole Myodes gapperi - LC
• Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus - LC

Murids

• House mouse Mus musculus - LC (introduced)
• Brown rat Rattus norvegicus - LC (introduced)

Jumping mice

• Meadow jumping mouse Zapus hudsonius - LC
• Woodland jumping mouse Napaeozapus insignis - LC

Porcupines

• North American porcupine Erethizon dorsatum - LC

Lagomorphs

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Cottontail rabbits

• Eastern cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus - LC

Hares

• Snowshoe hare Lepus americanus - LC
• White-tailed jackrabbit Lepus townsendii - LC

Insectivores

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Shrews

• Masked shrew Sorex cinereus - LC
• Arctic shrew Sorex arcticus - LC
• American water shrew Sorex palustris - LC
• American pygmy shrew Sorex hoyi - LC
• Northern short-tailed shrew Blarina brevicauda - LC
• North American least shrew Cryptotis parva - LC

Moles

• Eastern mole Scalopus aquaticus - LC
• Star-nosed mole Condylura cristata - LC

Bats

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Evening bats

• Hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus - LC
• Eastern red bat Lasiurus borealis - LC
• Big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus - LC
• Little brown bat Myotis lucifugus - LC
• Northern long-eared myotis Myotis septentrionalis - LC
• Eastern pipistrelle Pipistrellus subflavus - LC
• Silver-haired bat Lasionycteris noctivagans - LC

Carnivorans

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Procyonids

• Common raccoon Procyon lotor - LC

Mustelids

• Ermine Mustela erminea - LC
• Least weasel Mustela nivalis - LC
• American mink Mustela vison - LC
• Long-tailed weasel Mustela frenata - LC
• Fisher Martes pennanti - LC
• American marten Martes americana - LC
• American badger Taxidea taxus - LC
• Northern river otter Lontra canadensis - LC
• Wolverine Gulo gulo - Ex

Skunks

• Striped skunk Mephitis mephitis - LC
• Eastern spotted skunk Spilogale putorius - LC

Canines

• Coyote Canis latrans - LC
• Gray wolf Canis lupus - LC
• Red fox Vulpes vulpes - LC
• Gray fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus - LC

Felines

• Bobcat Lynx rufus - LC
• Canadian lynx Lynx lynx - LC
• Cougar Puma concolor - EN

Bears

• American black bear Ursus americanus - LC

Artiodactyls

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Deer

• Moose Alces alces - LC
• Elk Cervus canadensis - Ex
• White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus - LC
• Boreal woodland caribou Rangifer tarandus caribou - Ex

Bovids

• American bison Bison bison - Ew

References

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• Hazard, E. B. 1982. Mammals of Minnesota . University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota .
• Heany, L. R., and E. C. Birney. 1975. Comments on the distribution and natural history of some mammals in Minnesota. Canadian Field-Naturalist 89(1):29-34.
• Wiche, J. M. and J. F. Cassel. 1978. Checklist of North Dakota mammals. (Revised). The Prairie Naturalist 10(3):81-88.
• Wilson, D. E., and F. R. Cole. 2000. Common names of the mammals of the world. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D. C., USA.

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