List of mammals of Nebraska - Animal

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This is a full list of the mammals indigenous to the U.S. state of Nebraska. It consists of 89 mammals either live or have lived in the state.[1][2][3] As a state located in the northern Great Plains, Nebraska has a diverse mammalian fauna, due to the intersection of major climatic and environmental zones within its boundaries.

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:

EX	Extinct	No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
EW	Extinct in the wild	Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range.
CR	Critically endangered	The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
EN	Endangered	The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
VU	Vulnerable	The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
NT	Near threatened	The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorize it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future.
LC	Least concern	There are no current identifiable risks to the species.
DD	Data deficient	There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.

Opossums

Family Didelphidae (Opossums)
- Subfamily: Didelphinae
  - Genus: Didelphis
    - Virginia opossum, D. virginiana LC

Armadillos

Family Dasypodidae (Armadillos)
- Genus: Dasypus
  - Nine-banded armadillo, D. novemcinctus LC

Insectivores

Eulipotyphlans are insectivorous mammals. Shrews closely resemble mice, while moles are stout-bodied burrowers.

Family Soricidae (shrews)
- Genus: Blarina
  - Northern short-tailed shrew B. brevicauda LC
  - Elliot's short-tailed shrew B. hylophaga LC
- Genus: Cryptotis
  - North American least shrew C. parva LC
- Genus: Sorex
  - Masked shrew S. cinereus LC
Family Talpidae (moles)
- Genus: Scalopus
  - Eastern mole, S. aquaticus LC

Lagomorphs

Family Lagomorpha (rabbits, hares and pikas)
- Genus: Lepus
  - Black-tailed jackrabbit, L. californicus LC
  - White-tailed jackrabbit, L. townsendii LC
- Genus: Sylvilagus
  - Desert cottontail, S. audubonii LC
  - Eastern cottontail, S. floridanus LC
  - Mountain cottontail, S. nuttallii LC

Rodents

Family Castoridae (beavers)
- Genus: Castor
  - North American beaver, C. canadensis LC
Family Cricetidae (New World mice, rats, voles, lemmings, muskrats)
- Genus: Microtus
  - Prairie vole, M. ochrogaster LC
  - Meadow vole, M. pennsylvanicus LC
  - Woodland vole, M. pinetorum LC
- Genus: Myodes
  - Southern red-backed vole, M. gapperi LC
- Genus: Neotoma
  - Bushy-tailed woodrat, N. cinerea LC
  - Eastern woodrat, N. floridana LC
- Genus: Onychomys
  - Northern grasshopper mouse, O. leucogaster LC
- Genus: Peromyscus
  - White-footed mouse, P. leucopus LC
  - North American deermouse, P. maniculatus LC
- Genus: Ondatra
  - Muskrat, O. zibethicus LC
- Genus: Peromyscus
  - White-footed mouse, P. leucopus LC
  - Western deer mouse, P. sonoriensis NE
- Genus: Reithrodontomys
  - Western harvest mouse, R. megalotis LC
  - Plains harvest mouse, R. montanus LC
- Genus: Sigmodon
  - Hispid cotton rat, S. hispidus LC
- Genus: Synaptomys
  - Southern bog lemming, S. cooperi LC
Family Dipodidae (jumping mice)
- Genus: Zapus
  - Meadow jumping mouse, Z. hudsonius LC
Family Erethizontidae (New World porcupines)
- Genus: Erethizon
  - North American porcupine, E. dorsatum LC
Family Muridae (Old World mice and rats)
- Genus: Mus
  - House mouse, M. musculus LC introduced
- Genus: Rattus
  - Brown rat, R. norvegicus LC introduced
  - Black rat, R. rattus LC introduced
Family Sciuridae (squirrels)
- Genus: Glaucomys
  - Southern flying squirrel, G. volans LC
- Genus: Marmota
  - Groundhog, M. monax LC
- Genus: Sciurus
  - Eastern gray squirrel, S. carolinensis LC
  - Fox squirrel, S. niger LC
- Genus: Urocitellus
  - Wyoming ground squirrel, U. elegans LC
- Genus: Poliocitellus
  - Franklin's ground squirrel, P. franklinii LC
- Genus: Xerospermophilus
  - Spotted ground squirrel, X. spilosoma
- Genus: Neotamias
  - Least chipmunk, N. minimus LC
- Genus: Ictidomys
  - Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, I. tridecemlineatus LC
- Genus: Tamias
  - Eastern chipmunk, T. striatus LC
- Genus: Cynomys
  - Black-tailed prairie dog, C. ludovicianus LC
Family Heteromyidae (pocket mice and kangaroo rats)
- Genus: Perognathus
  - Olive-backed pocket mouse, P. fasciatus LC
  - Plains pocket mouse, P. flavescens LC
  - Silky pocket mouse, P. flavus LC
- Genus: Chaetodipus
  - Hispid pocket mouse, C. hispidus LC
- Genus: Dipodomys
  - Ord's kangaroo rat, D. ordii LC
Family Geomyidae (pocket gophers)
- Genus: Geomys
  - Plains pocket gopher, G. bursarius LC
- Genus: Thomomys
  - Northern pocket gopher, T. talpoides DD

Bats

Family Vespertilionidae (vesper bats)
- Genus: Aeorestes
  - Hoary bat, A. cinereus LC
- Genus: Corynorhinus
  - Townsend's big-eared bat, C. townsendii LC
- Genus: Eptesicus
  - Big brown bat, E. fuscus LC
- Genus: Lasionycteris
  - Silver-haired bat, L. noctivagans LC
- Genus: Lasiurus
  - Eastern red bat, L. borealis LC
- Genus: Myotis
  - Western small-footed myotis, M. ciliolabrum LC
  - Little brown bat, M. lucifugus EN
  - Northern long-eared bat, M. septentrionalis NT
  - Fringed myotis, M. thysanodes LC
  - Long-legged myotis, M. volans LC
- Genus: Nycticeius
  - Evening bat, N. humeralis LC
- Genus: Perimyotis
  - Tricolored bat, P. subflavus VU
Family Free-tailed bat (free-tailed bats)
- Genus: Tadarida
  - Mexican free-tailed bat, T. brasiliensis LC

Carnivores

Family Canidae (canids)
- Genus: Canis
  - Coyote, C. latrans LC
  - Gray wolf, C. lupus LC extirpated
    - †Great Plains wolf, C. l. nubilus extinct
- Genus: Vulpes
  - Swift fox, V. velox LC
  - Red fox, V. vulpes LC
Family Procyonidae (raccoons)
- Genus: Procyon
  - Common raccoon, P. lotor LC
Family Ursidae (bears)
- Genus: Ursus
  - American black bear, U. americanus LC
  - Brown bear, U. arctos LC extirpated
    - Grizzly bear, U. a. horribilis extirpated
Family Felidae (cats)
- Genus: Lynx
  - Canada lynx, L. canadensis LC extirpated, vagrant[4]
  - Bobcat, L. rufus LC
- Genus: Puma
  - Cougar, P. concolor LC
Family Mustelidae (weasels, minks, martens, fishers, and otters)
- Genus: Lontra
  - North American river otter, L. canadensis LC reintroduced[4]
- Genus: Mustela
  - Black-footed ferret, M. nigripes EN extirpated
  - Least weasel, M. nivalis LC
- Genus: Neogale
  - Long-tailed weasel, N. frenata LC
  - American mink, N. vison LC
- Genus: Taxidea
  - American badger, T. taxus LC
Family Mephitidae (skunks)
- Genus: Mephitis
  - Striped skunk, M. mephitis LC
- Genus: Spilogale
  - Western spotted skunk, S. gracilis LC
  - Eastern spotted skunk, S. putorius LC

Even-toed ungulates

Family Cervidae (deer)
- Genus: Alces
  - Moose, A. alces LC vagrant[1]
- Genus: Cervus
  - Elk, C. canadensis LC reintroduced
- Genus: Odocoileus
  - Mule deer, O. hemionus LC
  - White-tailed deer, O. virginianus LC
Family Bovidae (bovids)
- Genus: Bison
  - American bison, B. bison NT reintroduced
- Genus: Ovis
  - Bighorn sheep, O. canadensis LC reintroduced
Family Antilocapridae (pronghorns)
- Genus: Antilocapra
  - Pronghorn, A. americana LC

References

Genoways, Hugh H.; Hoffman, Justin D.; Freeman, Patricia W. (October 2008). Mammals of Nebraska: Checklist, Key, and Bibliography. Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum.
Watchable wildlife - Mammals
Jones Jr., J. Knox (1957). "Checklist of Mammals of Nebraska". Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. Kansas Academy of Science. 60 (3): 273–282. doi:10.2307/3626860. JSTOR 3626860.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1124&context=museummammalogy ^{[bare URL PDF]}

Swenk, Myron Harmon (1908). A Preliminary Review of the Mammals of Nebraska. Google books. H.B. Ward. p. 88.
Velich, Ralph (February 20, 1961). "Notes on Mammals from Nebraska and Southwestern Iowa". Journal of Mammalogy. 42 (1): 92–94. doi:10.2307/1377247. JSTOR 1377247.

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