List of mammals of Colorado
The bighorn sheep is the state mammal of Colorado
This list of mammals of Colorado includes every wild mammal species seen in the U.S. state of Colorado, based on the list published by the Colorado Division of Wildlife.[1] It does not include species found only in captivity. Species in this list are grouped by order and then by family within each order. The common name for each species is followed by its binomial name.
The following codes are used to designate some species:
- EN - Species is listed as endangered by the IUCN.
- NT - Species is listed as near threatened by the IUCN.
Didelphimorphia[]
Opossums[]
Opossum
Order: Didelphimorphia Family: Didelphidae
- Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana
Cingulata[]
Armadillos[]
Nine-banded armadillo
Order: Cingulata Family: Dasypodidae
- Nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus
Rodentia[]
Beavers[]
Beaver
Order: Rodentia Family: Castoridae
- North American beaver, Castor canadensis
Pocket gophers[]
Order: Rodentia Family: Geomyidae
- Yellow-faced pocket gopher, Cratogeomys castanops
- Plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius
- Botta's pocket gopher, Thomomys bottae
- Northern pocket gopher, Thomomys talpoides
Kangaroo rats, pocket mice[]
Order: Rodentia Family: Heteromyidae
- Hispid pocket mouse, Chaetodipus hispidus
- Ord's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ordii
- Olive-backed pocket mouse, Perognathus fasciatus
- Plains pocket mouse, Perognathus flavescens
- Silky pocket mouse, Perognathus flavus
- Great Basin pocket mouse, Perognathus merriami
New World porcupines[]
Porcupine
Order: Rodentia Family: Erethizontidae
- North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum
Jumping mice[]
Order: Rodentia Family: Dipodidae
- Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius
- Western jumping mouse, Zapus princeps
New World rats, New World mice, voles[]
Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae
- Sagebrush vole, Lemmiscus curtatus
- Long-tailed vole, Microtus longicaudus
- Mexican vole, Microtus mexicanus
- Montane vole, Microtus montanus
- Prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster
- Meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus
- Southern red-backed vole, Myodes gapperii
- White-throated woodrat, Neotoma albigula
- Bushy-tailed woodrat, Neotoma cinerea
- Eastern woodrat, Neotoma floridana
- Desert woodrat, Neotoma lepida
- Mexican woodrat, Neotoma mexicana
- Southern plains woodrat, Neotoma micropus
- Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus
- Northern grasshopper mouse, Onychomys leucogaster
- Brush mouse, Peromyscus boylii
- Canyon mouse, Peromyscus crinitus
- White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
- Northern rock mouse, Peromyscus nasutus
- Western deer mouse, Peromyscus sonoriensis
- Pinyon mouse, Peromyscus truei
- Western heather vole, Phenacomys intermedius
- Western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis
- Plains harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys montanus
- Hispid cotton rat, Sigmodon hispidus
Chipmunks, marmots, squirrels[]
Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae
- White-tailed antelope squirrel, Ammospermophilus leucurus
- Golden-mantled ground squirrel, Callospermophilus lateralis
- Gunnison's prairie dog, Cynomys gunnisoni
- White-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys leucurus
- Black-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus
- Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus
- Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictodomys tridecemlineatus
- Yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris
- Cliff chipmunk, Neotamias dorsalis
- Least chipmunk, Neotamias minimus
- Colorado chipmunk, Neotamias quadrivittatus
- Hopi chipmunk, Neotamias rufus
- Uinta chipmunk, Neotamias umbrinus
- Rock squirrel, Otospermophilus variegatus
- Abert's squirrel, Sciurus aberti
- Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger
- Southwestern red squirrel, Tamiasciurus fremonti
- American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
- Wyoming ground squirrel, Urocitellus elegans
- Spotted ground squirrel, Xerospermophilus spilosoma
Lagomorpha[]
Pikas[]
Pika
Order: Lagomorpha Family: Ochotonidae
- American pika, Ochotona princeps
Hares, rabbits[]
Snowshoe hare during summer months
Order: Lagomorpha Family: Leporidae
- Pygmy rabbit, Brachylagus idahodensis
- Snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus
- Black-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus californicus
- White-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii
- Desert cottontail, Sylvilagus audubonii
- Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus
- Mountain cottontail, Sylvilagus nuttallii
Eulipotyphla[]
Shrews[]
Order: Eulipotyphla Family: Soricidae
- Elliot's short-tailed shrew, Blarina hylophaga
- North American least shrew, Cryptotis parva
- Crawford's gray shrew, Notiosorex crawfordi
- Cinereus shrew, Sorex cinereus
- American pygmy shrew, Sorex hoyi
- Merriam's shrew, Sorex merriami
- Montane shrew, Sorex monticolus
- Dwarf shrew, Sorex nanus
- American water shrew, Sorex palustris
Moles[]
Order: Eulipotyphla Family: Talpidae
- Eastern mole, Scalopus aquaticus
Chiroptera[]
Vesper bats[]
Order: Chiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae
- Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
- California myotis, Myotis californicus
- Western small-footed myotis, Myotis ciliolabrum
- Long-eared myotis, Myotis evotis
- Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus
- Fringed myotis, Myotis thysanodes
- Long-legged myotis, Myotis volans
- Yuma myotis, Myotis yumanensis
- Pallid bat, Antrozous pallidus
- Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
- Spotted bat, Euderma maculatum
- Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
- Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
- Western pipistrelle, Parastrellus hesperus
- Townsend's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus townsendii
Free-tailed bats[]
Order: Chiroptera Family: Molossidae
- Big free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops macrotis
- Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis
Carnivora[]
Cats[]
Cougar
Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae
- Canada lynx, Lynx canadensis reintroduced
- Bobcat, Lynx rufus
- Jaguar, Panthera onca extirpated
- Cougar, Puma concolor
Canids[]
Coyote
Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae
- Coyote, Canis latrans
- Gray wolf, Canis lupus reintroduced
- Great Plains wolf, C. l. nubilus extinct
- Northwestern wolf, C. l. occidentalis
- Southern Rocky Mountain wolf, C. l. youngi extinct
- Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus
- Kit fox, Vulpes macrotis
- Swift fox, Vulpes velox
- Red fox, Vulpes vulpes
Bears[]
Order: Carnivora Family: Ursidae
- American black bear, Ursus americanus
- Brown bear, Ursus arctos extirpated
- Grizzly bear, U. a. horribilis extirpated
Skunks[]
Order: Carnivora Family: Mephitidae
- American hog-nosed skunk, Conepatus leuconotus
- Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
- Western spotted skunk, Spilogale gracilis
- Eastern spotted skunk, Spilogale putorius
Weasels[]
Badger
Marten
Mink
North American river otter
Order: Carnivora Family: Mustelidae
- Wolverine, Gulo gulo extirpated
- North American river otter, Lontra canadensis
- Pacific marten, Martes caurina
- Black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes reintroduced
- American ermine, Mustela richardsonii
- Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata
- American mink, Neogale vison
- American badger, Taxidea taxus
Procyonids[]
Common raccoon
Order: Carnivora Family: Procyonidae
Artiodactyla[]
Pronghorns[]
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Antilocapridae
- Pronghorn, Antilocapra americana
Deer[]
Rocky Mountain elk
Moose
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Cervidae
- Moose, Alces alces
- Elk, Cervus canadensis
- Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus
- White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus
Bovids[]
Mountain goat
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae
- American bison, Bison bison reintroduced
- Mountain goat, Oreamnos americanus introduced
- Bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis
See also[]
- List of chordate orders
- List of regional mammals lists
- Mammal classification
References[]
- ^ "Checklist of Colorado Mammals". Colorado Division of Wildlife.
Categories:
- Mammals of the United States
- Lists of mammals by location
- Lists of fauna of Colorado