List of mammals 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 Colorado Parks and Wildlife.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]} 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.

Colorado in the United States

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
• Tricolored bat, Perimyotis subflavus
• 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
• Cougar, Puma concolor

Canids

Coyote

Order: Carnivora   Family: Canidae

• Coyote, Canis latrans
• Gray wolf, Canis lupus reintroduced^[9]
  • Northwestern wolf, C. l. occidentalis
  • Great Plains wolf, C. l. nubilus EX
  • Southern Rocky Mountain wolf, C. l. youngi EX
• Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus
• Kit fox, Vulpes macrotis
• Swift fox, Vulpes velox
• Red fox, Vulpes vulpes

Bears

Black bear

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

• Ringtail, Bassariscus astutus
• Raccoon, Procyon lotor

Artiodactyla

Pronghorns

Pronghorn

Order: Artiodactyla   Family: Antilocapridae

• Pronghorn, Antilocapra americana
  • Rocky Mountain pronghorn, A. a. 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

The bighorn sheep is the state mammal of Colorado

Mountain goat

Bison

Order: Artiodactyla   Family: Bovidae

• American bison, Bison bison reintroduced
• Mountain goat, Oreamnos americanus introduced
• Bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis

See also

• Mammals portal
• Geography portal
• United States portal
• Colorado portal

• List of chordate orders
• List of regional mammals lists
• Mammal classification
• Bibliography of Colorado
• Geography of Colorado
• History of Colorado
• Index of Colorado-related articles
• List of Colorado-related lists
• Outline of Colorado