List of mammals of Missouri

Order: [Artiodactyla]

• Family: Bovidae
• *Subfamily: Bovinae
• **Genus: Bison
• ***American bison, Bison bison extirpated
• *Subfamily: Caprinae
• **Genus: Ovis
• ***Domestic sheep, Ovis aries exotic
• Family: Cervidae
• *Subfamily: Capreolinae
• **Genus: Odocoileus
• ***White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus
• *Subfamily:: Cervinae
• **Genus: Cervus
• ***Elk, Cervus elaphus recently reintroduced into parts of Shannon, Reynolds and Carter counties
• Family: Suidae
• *Genus: Sus
• **Wild boar, Sus scrofa

  Order: [Carnivora]

• Family: Canidae
• *Genus: Canis
• **Domestic dog, Canis familiaris exotic
• **Coyote, Canis latrans
• **Gray wolf, Canis lupus extirpated
• **Red wolf, Canis rufus extirpated
• *Genus: Urocyon
• **Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus
• *Genus: Vulpes
• **Red fox, Vulpes vulpes
• Family: Felidae
• *Genus: Felis
• **Domestic cat, Felis catus exotic
• *Genus: Lynx
• **Bobcat, Lynx rufus
• *Genus: Puma
• **Cougar, Puma concolor extirpated
• Family: Mephitidae
• *Genus: Mephitis
• **Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
• *Genus: Spilogale
• **Eastern spotted skunk, Spilogale putorius
• Family: Mustelidae
• *Subfamily: Lutrinae
• **Genus: Lontra
• ***North American river otter, Lontra canadensis
• *Subfamily: Mustelinae
• **Genus: Mustela
• ***Long-tailed weasel, Mustela frenata
• ***Least weasel, Mustela nivalis
• *Genus: Neovison
• **American mink, Neovison vison
• *Genus: Taxidea
• **American badger, Taxidea taxus
• Family: Procyonidae
• *Genus: Bassariscus
• **Ring-tailed cat, Bassariscus astutus
• *Genus: Procyon
• **Raccoon, Procyon lotor
• Family: Ursidae
• *Genus: Ursus
• **American black bear, Ursus americanus
• **Grizzly bear, Ursus arctos extirpated

  Order: [Chiroptera]

• Family: Molossidae
• *Genus: Nyctinomops
• **Big free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops macrotis
• *Genus: Tadarida
• **Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis
• Family: Vespertilionidae
• *Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
• **Genus: Lasiurus
• ***Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
• ***Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
• *Genus: Corynorhinus
• **Rafinesque's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus rafinesquii
• **Townsend's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus townsendii
• *Genus: Eptesicus
• **Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
• *Genus: Lasionycteris
• **Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
• *Genus: Myotis
• **Southeastern myotis, Myotis austroriparius
• **Western small-footed bat, Myotis ciliolabrum
• **Gray bat, Myotis grisescens
• **Keen's myotis, Myotis keenii
• **Eastern small-footed myotis, Myotis leibii
• **Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus
• **Northern long-eared myotis, Myotis septentrionalis
• **Indiana bat, Myotis sodalis
• *Genus: Nycticeius
• **Evening bat, Nycticeius humeralis
• *Genus: Perimyotis
• **Eastern pipistrelle, Pipistrellus subflavus

  Order: [Cingulata]

• Family: Dasypodidae
• *Subfamily: Dasypodinae
• **Genus: Dasypus
• ***Nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus

  Order: [Didelphimorphia]

• Family: Didelphidae
• *Subfamily: Didelphinae
• **Genus: Didelphis
• ***Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana

  Order: [Lagomorpha]

• Family: Leporidae
• *Genus: Lepus
• **Black-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus californicus
• **White-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii
• *Genus: Sylvilagus
• **Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus
• **Swamp rabbit, Sylvilagus aquaticus

  Order: [Rodent]ia

• Family: Castoridae
• *Genus: Castor
• **North American beaver, Castor canadensis
• Family: Cricetidae
• *Subfamily: Arvicolinae
• **Genus: Ondatra
• ***Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus
• *Subfamily: Neotominae
• **Genus: Ochrotomys
• ***Golden mouse, Ochrotomys nuttalli
• **Genus: Peromyscus
• ***Texas mouse, Peromyscus attwateri
• ***Brush mouse, Peromyscus boylii
• ***Cotton mouse, Peromyscus gossypinus
• ***White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
• ***Deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus
• **Genus: Reithrodontomys
• ***Fulvous harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys fulvescens
• ***Western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis
• ***Plains harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys montanus
• *Genus: Microtus
• **Prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster
• **Meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus
• **Woodland vole, Microtus pinetorum
• *Genus: Neotoma
• **Florida woodrat, Neotoma floridana
• *Genus: Oryzomys
• **Marsh rice rat, Oryzomys palustris
• *Genus: Synaptomys
• **Southern bog lemming, Synaptomys cooperi
• *Genus: Sigmodon
• **Hispid cotton rat, Sigmodon hispidus
• Family: Dipodidae
• *Subfamily: Zaponidae
• **Genus: Zapus
• ***Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius
• Family: Geomydae
• *Genus: Geomys
• **Plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius
• Family: Heteromyidae
• *Genus: Perognathus
• **Plains pocket mouse, Perognathus flavescens
• Family: Muridae
• *Subfamily: Murinae
• **Genus: Mus
• ***House mouse, Mus musculus exotic
• **Genus: Rattus
• ***Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus exotic
• ***Black rat, Rattus rattus exotic
• Family: Myocastoridae
• *Genus: Myocastor
• **Nutria, Myocastor coypus exotic
• Family: Sciuridae
• *Subfamily: Sciurinae
• **Genus: Sciurus
• ***Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger
• ***Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis
• *Subfamily: Xerinae
• **Genus: Poliocitellus
• ***Franklin's ground squirrel, Poliocitellus franklinii
• *Genus: Glaucomys
• **Southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans
• *Genus: Ictidomys
• **Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
• *Genus: Marmota
• **Groundhog, Marmota monax
• *Genus: Tamias
• **Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus

  Order: [Eulipotyphla]

• Family: Soricidae
• *Subfamily: Soricinae
• **Genus: Blarina
• ***Northern short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda
• ***Southern short-tailed shrew, Blarina carolinensis
• ***Elliot's short-tailed shrew, Blarina hylophaga
• *Genus: Cryptotis
• **North American least shrew, Cryptotis parva
• *Genus: Sorex
• **Southeastern shrew, Sorex longirostris
• **Cinereus shrew, Sorex cinereus
• Family: Talpidae
• *Genus: Scalopus
• **Eastern mole, Scalopus aquaticus