List of mammals of South Dakota

This list of mammals of South Dakota includes species native to the U.S. state of South Dakota. Three species that are extirpated from the state are the mountain goat, gray wolf, and grizzly bear. The state consists of 86 species that live and formerly inhabited South Dakota.

Order Didelphimorphia

Didelphidae Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana

Order Eulipotyphla

Soricidae (shrews)

Northern short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda Least shrew, Cryptotis parva Arctic shrew, Sorex arcticus Masked shrew, Sorex cinereus American pygmy shrew, Sorex hoyi possibly extirpated Dwarf shrew, Sorex nanus American water shrew, Sorex palustris

Talpidae (moles) Eastern mole, Scalopus aquaticus

Order Chiroptera

Vespertilionidae

Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans Keen's myotis, Myotis keenii Fringe-tailed bat, Myotis thysanodes Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus Townsend's big-eared bat, Plecotus townsendii

Order Carnivora

Canidae

Coyote, Canis latrans Gray wolf, Canis lupus extirpated Northern Rocky Mountain wolf, C. l. irremotus extirpated Great Plains wolf, C. l. nubilus Gray fox, Urocyon cineroeargenteus Swift fox, Vulpes velox Red fox, Vulpes vulpes

Felidae Bobcat, Lynx rufus Cougar, Puma concolor

Procyonidae Raccoon, Procyon lotor

Mephitidae Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis Eastern spotted skunk, Spilogale putorius

Mustelidae North American river otter, Lontra canadensis Black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes reintroduced Least weasel, Mustela nivalis Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata American mink, Neogale vison American badger, Taxidea taxus

Ursidae American black bear, Ursus americanus Brown bear, Ursus arctos extirpated Grizzly bear, U. a. horribilis extirpated

Order Artiodactyla

Antilocapridae Pronghorn, Antilocapra americana

Bovidae American bison, Bison bison reintroduced Plains bison, B. b. bison reintroduced Bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis Mountain goat, Oreamnos americanus introduced

Cervidae Moose, Alces alces vagrant Elk, Cervus canadensis Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus

Order Lagomorpha

Leporidae

Black-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus californicus White-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii Desert cottontail, Sylvilagus audubonii Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus Mountain cottontail, Sylvilagus nuttalii

Order Rodentia

Castoridae American beaver, Castor canadensis

Cricetidae Southern red-backed vole, Clethrionomys gapperi Sagebrush vole, Lemmiscus curtatus Long-tailed vole, Microtus longicaudus Prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster Western meadow vole, Microtus drummondii Bushy-tailed woodrat, Neotoma cinerea Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus Northern grasshopper mouse, Onychomys leucogaster White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus Western deer mouse, Peromyscus sonoriensis Western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis Plains harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys montanus

Erethizontidae North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum

Geomyidae Plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius Northern pocket gopher, Thomomys talpoides

Heteromyidae Hispid pocket mouse, Chaetodipus hispidus Ord's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ordii Olive-backed pocket mouse, Perognathus fasciatus Plains pocket mouse, Perognathus flavescens

Muridae House mouse, Mus musculus introduced Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus introduced

Sciuridae Least chipmunk, Eutamias minimus Black-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus Southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus Yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris Groundhog, Marmota monax Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger Franklin's ground squirrel, Spermophilus frankinii Richardson's ground squirrel, Spermophilus richardsonii Spotted ground squirrel, Spermophilus spilosoma Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Spermophilus tridecemlineatus Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Zapodidae Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius Western jumping mouse, Zapus princeps

See also List of prehistoric mammals Lists of mammals by region Mammal classification

References

External links Wildlife viewing, Animal and Bird watching Checklist of Wild Mammals of South Dakota