List of mammals of Ohio

This list of mammals of Ohio includes a total of 69 mammal species recorded in the state of Ohio.[1] Of these, three (the American black bear, Indiana bat, and Allegheny woodrat) are listed as endangered in the state; three (the brown rat, house mouse, and wild boar) are introduced; and ten (the American bison, elk, Allegheny woodrat, snowshoe hare, fisher, cougar, Canada lynx, eastern wolf, marsh rice rat and the American marten) have been extirpated from the state.

Order: Didelphimorphia

Opossums

Family: Didelphidae

Order: Eulipotyphla

Shrews

Family: Soricidae

Moles

Family: Talpidae

Order: Chiroptera

Vesper bats

Family: Vespertilionidae

Free-tailed bats

Family: Molossidae

Order: Lagomorpha

Rabbits and hares

Family: Leporidae

Order: Rodentia

Squirrels

Family: Sciuridae

Beavers

Family: Castoridae

Jumping mice

Family: Dipodidae

New World mice, rats, and voles

Family: Cricetidae

Old World mice and rats

Family: Muridae

New World porcupines

Family: Erethizontidae

Order: Carnivora

Canids (wolves, coyotes, and foxes)

Family: Canidae

Bears

Family: Ursidae

Raccoons

Family: Procyonidae

Mustelids

Family: Mustelidae

Skunks

Family: Mephitidae

Cats

Family: Felidae

Order: Artiodactyla

Bovids

Family: Bovidae

Deer

Family: Cervidae

Pigs

Family: Suidae

See also

References

  1. ^ http://wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/species-and-habitats/species-guide-index/mammals. ODNR Division of Wildlife
  2. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
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