List of mammals of British Columbia facts for kids

Bats (Chiroptera)

Vesper bats (Vespertilionidae)

California myotis (Myotis californicus)

Townsend's big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii)

• Fringed myotis (Myotis thysanodes)
• Long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis)
• Northern long-eared myotis (Myotis septentrionalis)
• California myotis (Myotis californicus)
• Little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus)
• Western small-footed bat (Myotis ciliolabrum)
• Yuma myotis (Myotis yumanensis)
• Long-legged myotis (Myotis volans)
• Desert red bat (Lasiurus blossevillii)
• Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus)
• Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)
• Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
• Spotted bat (Euderma maculatum)
• Pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus)
• Townsend's big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii)

Carnivores (Carnivora)

Bears (Ursidae)

• Black bear (Ursus americanus)
• Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
  • Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horriblis)

Raccoons (Procyonidae)

Raccoon (Procyon lotor)

• Common raccoon (Procyon lotor)

Skunks (Mephitidae)

• Western spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis)
• Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)

Mustelids (Mustelidae)

• Sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
• Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
• North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)
• American marten (Martes americana)
• Ermine (Mustela erminea)
• Long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata)
• Least weasel (Mustela nivalis)
• American mink (Neovison vison)
• Fisher (Pekania pennanti)
• American badger (Taxidea taxus)

Felids (Felidae)

Cougar

Canada lynx

Bobcat

• Cougar (Puma concolor)
• Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)
• Bobcat (Lynx rufus)

Canids (Canidae)

Coyote

Red fox

Timber wolf

• Coyote (Canis latrans)
• Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
• Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Earless seals (Phocidae)

• Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)
• Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris)

Eared seals (Otariidae)

California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)

• Northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus)
• Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus)
• California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)

Even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla)

Deer (Cervidae)

• Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
• Fallow deer (Dama dama) introduced
• Elk (Cervus canadensis)
• White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
• Moose (Alces alces)
• Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)

Bovids (Bovidae)

American bison (Bison bison)

• American bison (Bison bison)
• Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus)
• Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
• Dall sheep (Ovis dalli)

Rodents (Rodentia)

Beavers (Castoridae)

North American beaver (Castor canidensis)

• North American beaver (Castor canadensis)

New World porcupines (Erethizontidae)

• North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)

Dipodids (Dipodidae)

• Meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius)
• Western jumping mouse (Zapus princeps)
• Pacific jumping mouse (Zapus trinotatus)

Cricetidae

Bushy-tailed woodrat (Neotoma cinerea)

Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)

• Western harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis)
• Bushy-tailed woodrat (Neotoma cinerea)
• Deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
• Northwestern deer mouse (Peromyscus keeni)
• Southern red-backed vole (Myodes gapperi)
• Northern red-backed vole (Myodes rutilus)
• Western heather vole (Phenacomys intermedius)
• Eastern heather vole (Phenacomys ungava)
• Water vole (Microtus richardsoni)
• Meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus)
• Montane vole (Microtus montanus)
• Townsend's vole (Microtus townsendii)
• Tundra vole (Microtus oeconomus)
• Long-tailed vole (Microtus longicaudus)
• Creeping vole (Microtus oregoni)
• Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
• Siberian brown lemming (Lemmus sibiricus)
• Northern bog lemming (Synaptomys borealis)

Muridae

Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus)

• Black rat (Rattus rattus)
• Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus)
• House mouse (Mus musculus)

Heteromyidae

• Great Basin pocket mouse (Perognathus parvus)

Pocket gophers (Geomyidae)

• Northern pocket gopher (Thomomys talpoides)

Squirrels (Sciuridae)

Yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris)

• Yellow-pine chipmunk (Tamias amoenus)
• Least chipmunk (Tamias minimus)
• Red-tailed chipmunk (Tamias ruficaudus)
• Townsend's chipmunk (Tamias townsendii)
• Groundhog (Marmota monax)
• Yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris)
• Hoary marmot (Marmota caligata)
• Vancouver Island marmot (Marmota vancouverensis)
• Columbian ground squirrel (Spermophilus columbianus)
• Arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii)
• Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel (Spermophilus saturatus)
• Golden-mantled ground squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis)
• Eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
• Fox squirrel (Sciurus niger)
• Douglas squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii)
• American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
• Northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus)
• Humboldt's flying squirrel (Glaucomys oregonensis)

Aplodontiidae

• Mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa)

Lagomorpha

Leporidae

White-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii)

• Mountain cottontail (Sylvilagus nuttallii)
• European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
• Snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus)
• White-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii)

Pikas (Ochotonidae)

• Collared pika (Ochotona collaris)
• American pika (Ochotona princeps)

Soricomorpha

Talpidae

• Townsend's mole (Scapanus townsendii)
• Coast mole (Scapanus orarius)

Shrews (Soricidae)

Marsh shrew (Sorex bendirii)

American pygmy shrew (Sorex hoyi)

• Cinereus shrew (Sorex cinereus)
• Preble's shrew (Sorex preblei)
• Vagrant shrew (Sorex vagrans)
• Western water shrew (Sorex navigator)
• American water shrew (Sorex palustris)
• Pacific water shrew (Sorex bendirii)
• Arctic shrew (Sorex arcticus)
• American pygmy shrew (Sorex hoyi)
• Tundra shrew (Sorex tundrensis)
• Trowbridge's shrew (Sorex trowbridgii)
• Merriam's shrew (Sorex merriami)
• Dusky shrew (Sorex monticolus; formerly Sorex obscurus)
• Olympic shrew (Sorex rohweri)

Whales (Cetacea)

Orca (Orcinus orca)

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Oceanic dolphins (Delphinidae)

• Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis)
• Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus)
• Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus)
• Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens)
• Northern right whale dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis)
• Orca (Orcinus orca)
• False killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens)
• Striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba)

Porpoises (Phocoenidae)

• Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
• Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli)

Sperm whales (Balaenopteridae)

• Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)

Dwarf sperm whales (Kogiidae)

• Pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps)
• Dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima)

Beaked whales (Ziphiidae)

• Baird's beaked whale (Berardius bairdii)
• Hubbs' beaked whale (Mesoplodon carlhubbsi)
• Stejneger's beaked whale (Mesoplodon stejnegeri)
• Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris)

Rorquals (Balaenopteridae)

• Common minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
• Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis)
• Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
• Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
• Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
• Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus)

Images for kids

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  Yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris)