List of mammals of British Columbia

This is a list of mammals of British Columbia.

Bats (Chiroptera)

Vesper bats (Vespertilionidae)

California myotis (Myotis californicus)

Townsend's big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii)

• Fringed myotis (Myotis thysanodes) LC
• Long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis) LC
• Northern long-eared myotis (Myotis septentrionalis) NT
• California myotis (Myotis californicus) LC
• Little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) EN
• Western small-footed bat (Myotis ciliolabrum) LC
• Yuma myotis (Myotis yumanensis) LC
• Long-legged myotis (Myotis volans) LC
• Desert red bat (Lasiurus blossevillii) LC
• Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) LC
• Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) LC
• Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus) LC
• Spotted bat (Euderma maculatum) LC
• Pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus) LC
• Townsend's big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii)^[1] LC

Carnivores (Carnivora)

Bears (Ursidae)

• Black bear (Ursus americanus) LC
• Brown bear (Ursus arctos) LC
  • Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)

Raccoons (Procyonidae)

Raccoon (Procyon lotor)

• Common raccoon (Procyon lotor) LC

Skunks (Mephitidae)

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

Mustelids (Mustelidae)

• Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) EN
• Wolverine (Gulo gulo) LC
• North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) LC
• American marten (Martes americana) LC
• Pacific marten (Martes caurina) NE
• Haida ermine (Mustela haidarum) EN
• Least weasel (Mustela nivalis) LC
• American ermine (Mustela richardsonii) LC
• Long-tailed weasel (Neogale frenata) LC
• American mink (Neogale vison) LC
• Fisher (Pekania pennanti) LC
• American badger (Taxidea taxus) LC

Felids (Felidae)

Bobcat

Canada lynx

Cougar

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

Canids (Canidae)

Coyote

Red fox

Timber wolf

• Coyote (Canis latrans) LC
• Grey wolf (Canis lupus)^[2] LC
• Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) LC

Earless seals (Phocidae)

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

Eared seals (Otariidae)

California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)

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

Even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla)

Deer (Cervidae)

• Moose (Alces alces) LC
• Elk (Cervus canadensis) LC
• European fallow deer (Dama dama) introduced LC^[3]
• Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) LC
• White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) LC
• Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) VU

Bovids (Bovidae)

American bison (Bison bison)

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

Rodents (Rodentia)

Beavers (Castoridae)

North American beaver (Castor canidensis)

• North American beaver (Castor canadensis) LC

New World porcupines (Erethizontidae)

• North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) LC

Dipodids (Dipodidae)

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

Cricetidae

Bushy-tailed woodrat (Neotoma cinerea)

Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)

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

Muridae

Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus)

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

Heteromyidae

• Great Basin pocket mouse (Perognathus parvus) LC

Pocket gophers (Geomyidae)

• Northern pocket gopher (Thomomys talpoides) LC

Squirrels (Sciuridae)

Yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris)

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

Aplodontiidae

• Mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa) LC

Lagomorpha

Leporidae

White-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii)

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

Pikas (Ochotonidae)

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

Soricomorpha

Talpidae

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

Shrews (Soricidae)

Marsh shrew (Sorex bendirii)

• Cinereus shrew (Sorex cinereus) LC
• Preble's shrew (Sorex preblei) LC
• Vagrant shrew (Sorex vagrans) LC
• Western water shrew (Sorex navigator) LC
• American water shrew (Sorex palustris) LC
• Pacific water shrew (Sorex bendirii) LC
• Arctic shrew (Sorex arcticus) LC
• American pygmy shrew (Sorex hoyi) LC
• Tundra shrew (Sorex tundrensis) LC
• Trowbridge's shrew (Sorex trowbridgii) LC
• Merriam's shrew (Sorex merriami) LC
• Dusky shrew (Sorex monticolus; formerly Sorex obscurus) LC
• Olympic shrew (Sorex rohweri)^[4] LC

Whales (Cetacea)

Orca (Orcinus orca)

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Oceanic dolphins (Delphinidae)

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

Porpoises (Phocoenidae)

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

Sperm whales (Balaenopteridae)

• Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) VU

Dwarf sperm whales (Kogiidae)

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

Beaked whales (Ziphiidae)

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

Rorquals (Balaenopteridae)

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

See also

• Fauna of Canada
• Lists of mammals by region
• List of mammals of Canada