This is a list of mammals native to the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

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

List of mammals of Wisconsin

Opposums

Family Didelphidae (opossums) Genus: Didelphis Virginia opossum, D. virginiana

List of mammals of Wisconsin

Insectivores

Family Soricidae (shrews) Genus: Condylura Star-nosed mole, C. cristata Genus: Cryptotis North American least shrew, C. parva Genus: Blarina Northern short-tailed shrew, B. brevicauda Genus: Scalopus Eastern mole, S. aquaticus Genus: Sorex Arctic shrew, S. arcticus Cinereus shrew, S. cinereus American pygmy shrew, S. hoyi American water shrew, S. palustris

List of mammals of Wisconsin

Rodents

Family Castoridae (beavers) Genus: Castor North American beaver C. canadensis Family Cricetidae (New World mice, rats, voles, lemmings, muskrats) Genus: Clethrionomys Southern red-backed vole, C. gapperi Genus: Microtus Rock vole, M. chrotorrhinus Prairie vole, M. ochrogaster Eastern meadow vole, M. pennsylvanicus Woodland vole, M. pinetorum Genus: Ondatra Muskrat, O. zibethicus Genus: Peromyscus White-footed mouse, P. leucopus Eastern deer mouse, P. manniculatus Genus: Reithrodontomys Western harvest mouse, R. megalotis Genus: Synaptomys Southern bog lemming, S. cooperi Family Dipodidae (jumping mice) Genus: Napaeozapus Woodland jumping mouse, N. insignis Genus: Zapus Meadow jumping mouse, Z. hudsonius Family Erethizontidae (New World porcupines) Genus: Erethizon North American porcupine, E. dorsatum Family Geomyidae (pocket gophers) Genus: Geomys Plains pocket gopher, G. bursarius Family Muridae (Old World mice and rats) Genus: Mus House mouse, M. musculus (introduced) Genus: Rattus Brown rat, R. norvegicus (introduced) Family Sciuridae (squirrels) Genus: Glaucomys Northern flying squirrel, G. sabrinus Southern flying squirrel, G. volans Genus: Ictidomys Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, I. tridecemlineatus Genus: Marmota Groundhog, M. morax Genus: Neotamias Least chipmunk, N. minimus Genus: Poliocitellus Franklin's ground squirrel, P. franklinii Genus: Sciurus Eastern gray squirrel, S. carolinensis Fox squirrel, S. niger Genus: Tamias Eastern chipmunk, T. striatus Genus: Tamiasciurus American red squirrel, T. hudsonicus

Lagomorphs

Family Lagomorpha (rabbits, hares, and pikas) Genus: Lepus Snowshoe hare, L. americanus White-tailed jackrabbit, L. townsendii Genus: Sylvilagus Eastern cottontail, S. floridanus

Bats

Family Vespertilionidae (vesper bats) Genus: Eptesicus Big brown bat, E. fuscus Genus: Lasionycteris Silver-haired bat, L. noctivagans Genus: Lasiurus Eastern red bat, L. borealis Hoary bat, L. cinereus Genus: Myotis Keen's myotis, M. keenii Little brown bat, M. lucifugus Indiana bat, M. sodalis Genus: Perimyotis Tricolored bat, P. subflavus

Carnivores

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

Artiodactyla

Family Cervidae (deer) Genus: Alces Moose, A. alces Genus: Cervus Elk, C. canadensis reintroduced Sika deer, C. nippon introduced Genus: Odocoileus White-tailed deer, O. virginianus Family Bovidae (bovids) Genus: Bison American bison, B. bison extirpated

See also

Lists of mammals by region

List of U.S. state mammals

List of amphibians of Wisconsin

List of birds of Wisconsin

List of reptiles of Wisconsin

References

Mammals

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