List of mammals of Missouri facts for kids

This is a list of known mammals in the US state of Missouri.

Order: Artiodactyla

• Family: Bovidae
  • Subfamily: Bovinae
    • Genus: Bison
      • American bison, B. bison reintroduced
• Family: Cervidae
  • Subfamily: Capreolinae
    • Genus: Odocoileus
      • Mule deer, O. hemionus vagrant
      • White-tailed deer, O. virginianus
  • Subfamily:: Cervinae
    • Genus: Cervus
      • Elk, C. canadensis reintroduced
        • Eastern elk, C. c. canadensis
        • Rocky Mountain elk, C. c. nelsoni introduced
• Family: Suidae
  • Genus: Sus
    • Wild boar, Sus scrofa introduced

Order: Carnivora

• Family: Canidae
  • Genus: Canis
    • Coyote, Canis latrans
    • Gray wolf, Canis lupus extirpated
      • Great Plains wolf, C. l. nubilus extinct
    • Red wolf, Canis rufus extirpated
  • Genus: Urocyon
    • Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus
  • Genus: Vulpes
    • Red fox, Vulpes vulpes
• Family: Felidae
  • Genus: Lynx
    • Bobcat, Lynx rufus
  • Genus: Puma
    • Cougar, Puma concolor extirpated, vagrant
      • Eastern cougar, P. c. couguar
• 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
      • Least weasel, Mustela nivalis
    • Genus: Neogale
      • Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata
      • American mink, Neogale vison
  • Genus: Taxidea
    • American badger, Taxidea taxus
• Family: Procyonidae
  • Genus: Procyon
    • Raccoon, Procyon lotor
• Family: Ursidae
  • Genus: Ursus
    • American black bear, Ursus americanus

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
    • Swamp rabbit, Sylvilagus aquaticus
    • Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus

Order: Rodentia

• 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
      • Eastern deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus
      • Western deer mouse, Peromyscus sonoriensis
    • 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 introduced
    • Genus: Rattus
      • Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus introduced
      • Black rat, Rattus rattus introduced
• Family: Myocastoridae
  • Genus: Myocastor
    • Nutria, Myocastor coypus introduced
• 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