List of mammals of New Mexico

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The American black bear is the state mammal of New Mexico.

This is a list of mammals in New Mexico.[1][2] It includes mammals extirpated from New Mexico and species introduced into the state. A total of 169 mammals are listed.

Opossums (order: Didelphimorphia)[]

Family: Didelphidae

Armadillos (order: Cingulata)[]

Nine-banded armadillo

Family: Dasypodidae

  • Nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus

Shrews (order: Eulipotyphla)[]

Merriam's shrew

Family: Soricidae

Bats (order: Chiroptera)[]

Spotted bat

Family: Molossidae

Family: Phyllostomidae

Family: Vespertilionidae

Lagomorphs (order: Lagomorpha)[]

Snowshoe hare

Family: Leporidae

Family: Ochotonidae

Rodents (order: Rodentia)[]

Cliff chipmunk

Family: Castoridae

  • American beaver, Castor canadensis

Family: Geomyidae

Family: Heteromyidae

Family: Cricetidae

Family: Muridae

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

Family: Dipodidae

Family: Erethizontidae

  • North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum

Family: Echimyidae

  • Coypu, Myocastor coypus introduced

Family: Sciuridae

Carnivorans (order: Carnivora)[]

Mexican wolf

Family: Canidae

Family: Ursidae

Family: Procyonidae

  • Ring-tailed cat, Bassariscus astutus
  • White-nosed coati, Nasua narica
  • Raccoon, Procyon lotor

Family: Mephitidae

Family: Felidae

  • Canada lynx, Lynx canadensis
  • Bobcat, Lynx rufus
  • Jaguar, Panthera onca extirpated
  • Cougar, Puma concolor

Family: Mustelidae

Even-toed ungulates (order: Artiodactyla)[]

Mule deer

Family: Antilocapridae

Family: Bovidae

Family: Cervidae

  • Moose, Alces alces vagrant
  • Elk, Cervus canadensis reintroduced
  • Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus
    • Desert mule deer, O. h. eremicus
    • Rocky Mountain mule deer, O. h. hemionus
  • White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianius
    • Coues' deer, O. v. couesi

Family: Suidae

  • Wild boar, Sus scrofa introduced

Family: Tayassuidae

  • Collared peccary, Dicotyles tajacu

References[]

  1. ^ Vernon, Bailey (December 1931). Mammals of New Mexico. North American Fauna. United States Government Printing Office. pp. 1–412. OCLC 631036099.
  2. ^ Findley, James Smith (January 1, 1975). Mammals of New Mexico (1 ed.). University of New Mexico Press. pp. 1–360. ISBN 978-0826303691.
  3. ^ "Mexican Wolf Recovery". fws.gov. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  4. ^ https://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/download/education/conservation/wildlife-notes/mammals/Persian-ibex.pdf
  5. ^ Fedosenko, A. K.; Blank, D. A. (26 December 2001). "Capra sibirica". Mammalian Species (675): 1–13. doi:10.2307/0.675.1.
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