This list of mammals of Idaho includes all wild mammal species indigenous to the U.S. state of Idaho.[1][2] Five mammal species introduced in the state include the eastern gray squirrel, Virginia opossum, house mouse, black rat, and the Norway rat. Mammals included in this list are drawn from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.[3]

Eulipotyphla

Shrews

Family: Soricidae

Moles

Family: Talpidae

Didelphimorphia

Opossums

Family: Didelphidae

Rodents

Beavers

Family: Castoridae

Pocket gophers

Family: Geomyidae

Kangaroo rats and pocket mice

Family: Heteromyidae

Porcupines

Family: Erethizontidae

Jumping mice

Family: Dipodidae

New World rats, mice, and voles

Family: Cricetidae

Old World rats, mice

Family: Muridae

Chipmunks, marmots, squirrels

Family: Sciuridae

Lagomorpha

Hares and rabbits

Family: Leporidae

Pikas

Family: Ochotonidae

Chiroptera

Vesper bats

Family: Vespertilionidae

Free-tailed bats

Family: Molossidae

Carnivora

Cats

Family: Felidae

Canines

Family: Canidae

Bears

Family: Ursidae

Skunks

Family: Mephitidae

Weasels

Family: Mustelidae

Raccoons

Family: Procyonidae

Artiodactyla

Pronghorns

Family: Antilocapridae

Deer

Family: Cervidae

Bovids

Family: Bovidae

See also

References

  1. ^ Larrison, Earl Junior; Johnson, Donald R. (1981). Mammals of Idaho. University of Idaho. p. 166. ISBN 9780893010706.
  2. ^ Jan L. Wassink (1987). Idaho Wildlife. American Geographic Pub. p. 103. ISBN 9780938314370.
  3. ^ a b Species Catalog
  4. ^ Colella, Jocelyn P.; Wilson, Robert E.; Talbot, Sandra L.; Cook, Joseph A. (2019-04-01). "Implications of introgression for wildlife translocations: the case of North American martens". Conservation Genetics. 20 (2): 153–166. doi:10.1007/s10592-018-1120-5. ISSN 1572-9737.
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