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The list of mammals of Kansas comprises 100 mammals recorded in the U.S. state of Kansas.[1][2] It includes both native and introduced species which can have a negative impact on the ecosystem but does not include domesticated animals.[3] Four of these species that have been extirpated from the state are the gray wolf, grizzly bear, cougar, and the black-footed ferret.

Didelphimorphia (opossums)

Opossums

Family: Didelphidae

• Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana

Cingulata (armadillos)

Armadillos

Family: Dasypodidae

• Nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus

Eulipotyphla (shrews and moles)

Shrews

Family: Soricidae

• Southern short-tailed shrew, Blarina carolinensis
• Elliot's short-tailed shrew, Blarina hylophaga
• Least shrew, Cryptotis parva
• Prairie shrew, Sorex haydeni

Moles

Family: Talpidae

• Eastern mole, Scalopus aquaticus

Rodentia (rodents)

Beavers

Family: Castoridae

• North American beaver, Castor canadensis

Pocket gophers

Family: Geomyidae

• Yellow-faced pocket gopher, Cratogeomys castanops
• Plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius

Kangaroo rats and pocket mice

Family: Heteromyidae

• Ord's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ordii
• Hispid pocket mouse, Perognathus fasciatus
• Plains pocket mouse, Perognathus flavescens
• Silky pocket mouse, Perognathus flavus

Porcupines

Family: Erethizontidae

• North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum

Jumping mice

Family: Dipodidae

• Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius

New World rats, mice, and voles

Family: Cricetidae

• Long-tailed vole, Microtus longicaudus
• Prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster
• Meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus
• Woodland vole, Microtus pinetorum
• White-throated woodrat, Neotoma albigula
• Eastern woodrat, Neotoma floridana
• Southern plains woodrat, Neotoma micropus
• Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus
• Northern grasshopper mouse, Onychomys leucogaster
• Marsh rice rat, Oryzomys palustris
• Texas mouse, Peromyscus attwateri
• White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
• Western deer mouse, Peromyscus sonoriensis
• Fulvous harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys fulvescens
• Eastern harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys humulis
• Western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis
• Plains harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys montanus
• Hispid cotton rat, Sigmodon hispidus

Old World rats and mice

Family: Muridae

• House mouse, Mus musculus introduced
• Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus introduced
• Black rat, Rattus rattus introduced

Chipmunks, marmots, and squirrels

Family: Sciuridae

• Black-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus
• Southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans
• Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictodomys tridecemlineatus
• Groundhog, Marmota monax
• Colorado chipmunk, Neotamias quadrivittatus
• Rock squirrel, Otospermophilus variegatus
• Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis
• Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger
• Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus
• Spotted ground squirrel, Xerospermophilus spilosoma

Nutria

Family: Myocastoridae

• Nutria, Myocastor coypus introduced

Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

Rabbits and hares

Family: Leporidae

• Black-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus californicus
• White-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii
• Swamp rabbit, Sylvilagus aquaticus
• Desert cottontail, Sylvilagus audubonii
• Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus

Chiroptera (bats)

Vesper bats

Family: Vespertilionidae

• Pallid bat, Antrozous pallidus
• Townsend's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus townsendii
• Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
• Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
• Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
• Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
• Western small-footed myotis, Myotis ciliolabrum
• Gray bat, Myotis grisescens
• Small-footed myotis, Myotis leibii
• Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus
• Indiana myotis, Myotis sodalis
• Cave myotis, Myotis velifer
• Yuma myotis, Myotis yumanensis
• Evening bat, Nycticeius humeralis
• Western pipistrelle, Parastrellus hesperus
• Eastern pipistrelle, Pipistrellus subflavus
• Rafinesque's big-eared bat, Plecotus rafinesquii
• Townsend's big-eared bat, Plecotus townsendii

Free-tailed bats

Family: Molossidae

• Big free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops macrotis
• Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis

Carnivora (carnivorans)

Felines

Family: Felidae

• Bobcat, Lynx rufus
• Cougar, Puma concolor extirpated
  • Eastern cougar, P. c. couguar extinct

Canids

Family: Canidae

• Coyote, Canis latrans
• Gray wolf, Canis lupus extirpated
  • Great Plains wolf, C. l. nubilus extinct
• Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus
• Swift fox, Vulpes velox
• Red fox, Vulpes vulpes

Bears

Family: Ursidae

• American black bear, Ursus americanus extirpated, vagrant
• Brown bear, Ursus arctos extirpated
  • Grizzly bear, U. a. horribilis extirpated

Skunks

Family: Mephitidae

• Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
• Western spotted skunk, Spilogale gracilis
• Eastern spotted skunk, Spilogale putorius

Mustelids

Family: Mustelidae

• North American river otter, Lontra canadensis
• Black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes reintroduced
• Least weasel, Mustela nivalis
• Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata
• American mink, Neogale vison
• American badger, Taxidea taxus

Procyonids

Family: Procyonidae

• Ringtail, Bassariscus astutus
• Raccoon, Procyon lotor

Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

Pronghorns

Family: Antilocapridae

• Pronghorn, Antilocapra americana

Bovids

Family: Bovidae

• American bison, Bison bison reintroduced[4]
  • Plains bison, B. b. bison reintroduced

Deer

Family: Cervidae

• Moose, Alces alces vagrant
• Elk, Cervus canadensis
• Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus
• White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus

See also

• List of chordate orders
• List of regional mammals lists

References

External links

• Mammals in Kansas
• Kansas Extension Wildlife Management

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