List of mammals of Indiana

This is a list of mammals in Indiana. A total of 60 species are listed. Species currently extirpated in the state include the black bear, gray wolf, elk, American marten, cougar, fisher, porcupine, and bison.

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:

Template:IUCN status	Extinct	No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
Template:IUCN status	Extinct in the wild	Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range.
Template:IUCN status	Critically endangered	The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
Template:IUCN status	Endangered	The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
Template:IUCN status	Vulnerable	The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
Template:IUCN status	Near threatened	The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorize it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future.
Template:IUCN status	Least concern	There are no current identifiable risks to the species.
Template:IUCN status	Data deficient	There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.

Opossums

Virginia opossum

• Family Didelphidae (opossums)
  • Subfamily: Didelphinae
    • Genus: Didelphis
      • Virginia opossum, D. virginiana Template:IUCN status

Armadillos

• Family Dasypodidae (armadillos)
  • Genus: Dasypus
    • Nine-banded armadillo, D. novemcinctus Template:IUCN status

Insectivores

Masked shrew

Eulipotyphlans are insectivorous mammals. Shrews closely resemble mice, while moles are stout-bodied burrowers.

• Family Soricidae (shrews)
  • Genus: Blarina
    • Northern short-tailed shrew, B. brevicauda Template:IUCN status
  • Genus: Cryptotis
    • North American least shrew, C. parva Template:IUCN status
  • Genus: Sorex
    • Masked shrew, S. cinereus Template:IUCN status
    • Pygmy shrew, S. hoyi Template:IUCN status
    • Smoky shrew, S. fumeus Template:IUCN status
    • Southeastern shrew S. longirostris Template:IUCN status
• Family Talpidae (moles)
  • Genus: Scalopus
    • Eastern mole, S. aquaticus Template:IUCN status

Rodents

American beaver

• Family Castoridae (beavers)
  • Genus: Castor
    • North American beaver, C. canadensis Template:IUCN status
• Family Cricetidae (New World mice, rats, voles, lemmings, muskrats)
  • Genus: Microtus
    • Prairie vole, M. ochrogaster Template:IUCN status
    • Meadow vole, M. pennsylvanicus Template:IUCN status
    • Woodland vole, M. pinetorum Template:IUCN status
  • Genus: Oryzomys
    • Marsh rice rat, O. palustris Template:IUCN status
  • Genus: Neotoma
    • Allegheny woodrat, N. floridana Template:IUCN status
  • Genus: Ondatra
    • Muskrat, O. zibethicus Template:IUCN status
  • Genus: Reithrodontomys
    • Western harvest mouse, R. megalotis Template:IUCN status
  • Genus: Synaptomys
    • Southern bog lemming, S. cooperi Template:IUCN status
• Family Dipodidae (jumping mice)
  • Genus: Zapus
    • Meadow jumping mouse, Z. hudsonius Template:IUCN status
• Family Erethizontidae (New World porcupines)
  • Genus: Erethizon
    • North American porcupine, E. dorsatum Template:IUCN status extirpated
• Family Muridae (Old World mice and rats)
  • Genus: Mus
    • House mouse, M. musculus Template:IUCN status introduced
  • Genus: Rattus
    • Brown rat, R. norvegicus Template:IUCN status introduced
• Family Sciuridae (squirrels)
  • Genus: Glaucomys
    • Southern flying squirrel, G. volans Template:IUCN status
  • Genus: Marmota
    • Groundhog, M. monax Template:IUCN status
  • Genus: Sciurus
    • Eastern gray squirrel, S. carolinensis Template:IUCN status
    • Fox squirrel, S. niger Template:IUCN status
  • Genus: Poliocitellus
    • Franklin's ground squirrel, P. franklinii Template:IUCN status
  • Genus: Tamiasciurus
    • American red squirrel, T. hudsonicus Template:IUCN status
  • Genus: Ictidomys
    • Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, I. tridecemlineatus Template:IUCN status
  • Genus: Tamias
    • Eastern chipmunk, T. striatus Template:IUCN status
• Family Geomyidae (pocket gophers)
  • Genus: Geomys
    • Plains pocket gopher, G. bursarius Template:IUCN status

Lagomorphs

Swamp rabbit

• Family Lagomorpha (rabbits, hares and pikas)
  • Genus: Sylvilagus
    • Swamp rabbit, S. aquaticus Template:IUCN status
    • Eastern cottontail, S. floridanus Template:IUCN status

Bats

Big brown bat

• Family Vespertilionidae (vesper bats)
  • Genus: Corynorhinus
    • Rafinesque's big-eared bat, C. rafinesquii Template:IUCN status
  • Genus: Eptesicus
    • Big brown bat, E. fuscus Template:IUCN status
  • Genus: Lasionycteris
    • Silver-haired bat, L. noctivagans Template:IUCN status
  • Genus: Lasiurus
    • Eastern red bat, L. borealis Template:IUCN status
    • Hoary bat, L. cinereus Template:IUCN status
  • Genus: Myotis
    • Southeastern myotis, M. austroriparius Template:IUCN status
    • Gray bat, M. grisescens Template:IUCN status
    • Eastern small-footed myotis, M. leibii Template:IUCN status
    • Little brown bat, M. lucifugus Template:IUCN status
    • Northern long-eared bat, M. septentrionalis Template:IUCN status
    • Indiana bat, M. sodalis Template:IUCN status
  • Genus: Nycticeius
    • Evening bat, N. humeralis Template:IUCN status
  • Genus: Perimyotis
    • Tricolored bat, P. subflavus Template:IUCN status

Carnivores

Coyote

• Family Canidae (canids)
  • Genus: Canis
    • Coyote, C. latrans Template:IUCN status
    • Gray wolf, C. lupus Template:IUCN status extirpated
  • Genus: Urocyon
    • Gray fox, U. cinereoargenteus Template:IUCN status
  • Genus: Vulpes
    • Red fox, V. vulpes Template:IUCN status
• Family Procyonidae (raccoons)
  • Genus: Procyon
    • Common raccoon, P. lotor Template:IUCN status
• Family Ursidae (bears)
  • Genus: Ursus
    • American black bear, U. americanus Template:IUCN status extirpated
• Family Felidae (cats)
  • Genus: Lynx
    • Bobcat, L. rufus Template:IUCN status
  • Genus: Puma
    • Cougar, P. concolor Template:IUCN status extirpated
• Family Mustelidae (weasels, minks, martens, fishers, and otters)
  • Genus: Lontra
    • North American river otter, L. canadensis Template:IUCN status
  • Genus: Martes
    • American marten, M. americana Template:IUCN status extirpated
  • Genus: Mustela
    • Least weasel, M. nivalis Template:IUCN status
  • Genus: Neogale
    • Long-tailed weasel, N. frenata Template:IUCN status
    • American mink, N. vison Template:IUCN status
  • Genus: Pekania
    • Fisher, P. pennanti Template:IUCN status extirpated
  • Genus: Taxidea
    • American badger, T. taxus Template:IUCN status
• Family Mephitidae (skunks)
  • Genus: Mephitis
    • Striped skunk, M. mephitis Template:IUCN status

Even-toed ungulates

• Family Cervidae (deer)
  • Genus: Cervus
    • Elk, C. canadensis Template:IUCN status extirpated
    • Sika deer, C. nippon Template:IUCN status introduced
  • Genus: Odocoileus
    • White-tailed deer, O. virginianus Template:IUCN status
• Family Bovidae (bovids)
  • Genus: Bison
    • American bison, B. bison Template:IUCN status extirpated

See also

• Lists of mammals by region
• List of U.S. state mammals
• List of birds of Indiana