This list of mammals of Nevada includes mammal species living in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1] It also includes species that are now extirpated from the state.[2][3][4][5]

Order: Eulipotyphla

Shrews

Family: Soricidae

Moles

Family: Talpidae

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

Vesper bats

Family: Vespertilionidae

Free-tailed bats

Family: Molossidae

Leaf-nosed bats

Family: Phyllostomidae

Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

Rabbits and hares

Family: Leporidae

Pikas

Family: Ochotonidae

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

Squirrels

Family: Sciuridae

Mountain beavers

Family: Aplodontiidae

Pocket gophers

Family: Geomyidae

Kangaroo rats and pocket mice

Family: Heteromyidae

Beavers

Family: Castoridae

Jumping mice

Family: Dipodidae

New World mice, rats, and voles

Family: Cricetidae

Old World mice and rats

Family: Muridae

Porcupines

Family: Erethizontidae

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

Canids

Family: Canidae

Bears

Family: Ursidae

Procyonids

Family: Procyonidae

Mustelids

Family: Mustelidae

Skunks

Family: Mephitidae

Cats

Family: Felidae

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

Deer

Family: Cervidae

Bovids

Family: Bovidae

Pronghorns

Family: Antilocapridae

See also

References

  1. ^ Wildlife of Nevada
  2. ^ Hall, Eugene Raymond (1946). Mammals of Nevada. University of California Press. pp. 1–170.
  3. ^ Clark, Jeanne L. (1993). Nevada Wildlife Viewing Guide. Globe Pequot Press. p. 93. ISBN 978-1560442073.
  4. ^ "Nevada Fish & Wildlife Service". fws.gov. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  5. ^ Cockrum, E. Landell; Petryszyn, Yar (1994). Mammals of California and Nevada/Selected Examples and Related Species. Treasure Chest Publications. p. 178. ISBN 0918-080347.
  6. ^ "First wolf spotted in Nevada in nearly a century". 27 March 2017.
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