List of mammals of New Mexico
The American black bear is the state mammal of New Mexico.
This is a list of mammals in New Mexico .[ 1] [ 2] It includes mammals extirpated from New Mexico and species introduced into the state. A total of 169 mammals are listed.
Family : Didelphidae
Nine-banded armadillo
Family : Dasypodidae
Merriam's shrew
Family : Soricidae
Spotted bat
Family : Molossidae
Family : Phyllostomidae
Family : Vespertilionidae
Hoary bat , Aeorestes cinereus
Pallid bat , Antrozous pallidus
Townsend's big-eared bat , Corynorhinus townsendii
Big brown bat , Eptesicus fuscus
Spotted bat , Euderma maculatum
Allen's big-eared bat , Idionycteris phyllotis
Silver-haired bat , Lasionycteris noctivagans
Western red bat , Lasiurus blossevillii
Eastern red bat , Lasiurus borealis
Western yellow bat , Lasiurus xanthinus
Southwestern myotis , Myotis auriculus
California myotis , Myotis californicus
Western small-footed myotis , Myotis ciliolabrum
Long-eared myotis , Myotis evotis
Little brown bat , Myotis lucifugus
Arizona myotis , Myotis occultus
Fringed myotis , Myotis thysanodes
Long-legged myotis , Myotis yumanensis
Western pipistrelle , Pipistrellus hersperus
Eastern pipistrelle , Pipistrellus subflavus
Snowshoe hare
Family : Leporidae
Family : Ochotonidae
Cliff chipmunk
Family : Castoridae
Family : Geomyidae
Family : Heteromyidae
Bailey's pocket mouse , Chaetodipus balieyi
Chihuahuan pocket mouse , Chaetodipus eremicus
Hispid pocket mouse , Chaetodipus hispidus
Rock pocket mouse , Chaetodipus intermedius
Nelson's pocket mouse , Chaetodipus nelsoni
Desert pocket mouse , Chaetodipus penicillatus
Merriam's kangaroo rat , Dipodomys merriamii
Ord's kangaroo rat , Dipodomys ordii
Banner-tailed kangaroo rat , Dipodomys spectabilis
Plains pocket mouse , Perognathus flavescens
Silky pocket mouse , Perognathus flavus
Merriam's pocket mouse , Perognathus merriami
Family : Cricetidae
Northern pygmy mouse , Baiomys taylori
Long-tailed vole , Microtus longicadus
Mogollon vole , Microtus mogollonenis
Montane vole , Microtus montanus
Prairie vole , Microtus ochrogaster
Meadow vole , Microtus pennsylvanicus
Southern red-backed vole , Myodes gapperi
White-throated woodrat , Neotoma albigula
Bushy-tailed woodrat , Neotoma cinerea
White-toothed woodrat , Neotoma leucodon
Mexican woodrat , Neotoma mexicana
Southern plains woodrat , Neotoma micropus
Stephen's woodrat , Neotoma stephensi
Common muskrat , Ondatra zibethicus
Chihuahuan grasshopper mouse , Onychomys arenicola
Northern grasshopper mouse , Onychomys leucogaster
Southern grasshopper mouse , Onychomys torridus
Brush deermouse , Peromyscus boylii
Canyon deermouse , Peromyscus crinitus
Cactus deermouse , Peromyscus eremicus
Southern deermouse , Peromyscus labecula
White-footed mouse , Peromyscus leucopus
Northern rock mouse , Peromyscus nasutus
White-ankled mouse , Peromyscus pectoralis
Western deermouse , Peromyscus sonoriensis
Pinyon mouse , Peromyscus truei
Western heather vole , Phenacomys intermedius
Fulvous harvest mouse , Reithrodontomys fulvescens
Western harvest mouse , Reithrodontomys megalotis
Plains harvest mouse , Reithrodontomys montanus
Arizona cotton rat , Sigmodon arizonae
Tawny-bellied cotton rat , Sigmodon fulviventer
Hispid cotton rat , Sigmodon hispidus
Yellow-nosed cotton rat , Sigmodon ochrognathus
Family : Muridae
Family : Dipodidae
Family : Erethizontidae
Family : Echimyidae
Coypu , Myocastor coypus introduced
Family : Sciuridae
Harris's antelope squirrel , Ammospermophilus harrisii
Texas antelope squirrel , Ammospermophilus interpres
White-tailed antelope squirrel , Ammospermophilus leucurus
Golden-mantled ground squirrel , Callospermophilus lateralis
Gunnison's prairie dog , Cynomys gunnisoni
Black-tailed prairie dog , Cynomys ludovicianus
Mexican ground squirrel , Ictidomys mexicanus
Thirteen-lined ground squirrel , Ictidomys tridecimlineatus
Yellow-bellied marmot , Marmota flaviventris
Gray-footed chipmunk , Neotamias canipes
Gray-collared chipmunk , Neotamias cinereicollis
Cliff chipmunk , Neotamias dorsalis
Least chipmunk , Neotamias minimus
Colorado chipmunk , Neotamias quadrivittatus
Rock squirrel , Otospermophilus variegatus
Abert's squirrel , Sciurus aberti
Arizona gray squirrel , Sciurus arizonensis
Fox squirrel , Sciurus niger
Southwestern red squirrel , Tamiasciurus fremonti
Spotted ground squirrel , Xerospermophilus spilosoma
Mexican wolf
Family : Canidae
Family : Ursidae
Family : Procyonidae
Family : Mephitidae
Family : Felidae
Family : Mustelidae
Mule deer
Family : Antilocapridae
Family : Bovidae
Family : Cervidae
Moose , Alces alces vagrant
Elk , Cervus canadensis reintroduced
Mule deer , Odocoileus hemionus
Desert mule deer, O. h. eremicus
Rocky Mountain mule deer, O. h. hemionus
White-tailed deer , Odocoileus virginianius
Coues' deer, O. v. couesi
Family : Suidae
Family : Tayassuidae
References
^ Vernon, Bailey (December 1931). Mammals of New Mexico . North American Fauna. United States Government Printing Office. pp. 1โ 412. OCLC 631036099 .
^ Findley, James Smith (January 1, 1975). Mammals of New Mexico (1 ed.). University of New Mexico Press. pp. 1โ 360. ISBN 978-0826303691 .
^ "Mexican Wolf Recovery" . fws.gov . Retrieved June 30, 2020 .
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^ "Persian Ibex (Capra aegagrus )" (PDF) . New Mexico Game & Fish . Wildlife Notes. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2024.
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