List of mammals of Minnesota

This list of mammals of Minnesota includes all the mammals native to Minnesota. It also shows their status in the wild. There are 77 mammal species found in the state.

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature; those on the left are used here, those in the second column in some other articles:

EXEXExtinctNo reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
EWEWExtinct in the wildKnown only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized population well outside its historic range.
CRCRCritically endangeredThe species is in imminent danger of extinction in the wild.
ENENEndangeredThe species is facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
VUVUVulnerableThe species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
NTNTNear threatenedThe species does not qualify as being at high risk of extinction but is likely to do so in the future.
LCLCLeast concernThe species is not currently at risk of extinction in the wild.
DDDDData deficientThere is inadequate information to assess the risk of extinction for this species.
NENENot evaluatedThe conservation status of the species has not been studied.

Didelphimorphs

Opossums

Rodents

Squirrels

Beavers
  • American beaver, Castor canadensis - LC

Gophers

Pocket mice

Cricetids

Murids

Jumping mice

Porcupines

Lagomorphs

Cottontail rabbits

Hares

Eulipotyphlans

Shrews

Moles

Bats

Evening bats

Carnivorans

Procyonids
  • Common raccoon, Procyon lotor - LC

Mustelids

Skunks

Canines

Felines
  • Bobcat, Lynx rufus - LC
  • Canadian lynx, Lynx lynx - LC
  • Cougar, Puma concolor - LC

Bears

Artiodactyls

Deer
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References
  • Burt, W. H., and R. P. Grossenheider. 1976. Field guide to the mammals: North America north of Mexico. Third edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Gunderson, H. L., and J. R. Beer. 1953. Mammals of Minnesota. Occasional Papers, Minnesota Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota 6:1-190.
  • Hazard, E. B. 1982. Mammals of Minnesota . University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota .
  • Heany, L. R., and E. C. Birney. 1975. Comments on the distribution and natural history of some mammals in Minnesota. Canadian Field-Naturalist 89(1):29-34.
  • Wiche, J. M. and J. F. Cassel. 1978. Checklist of North Dakota mammals. (Revised). The Prairie Naturalist 10(3):81-88.
  • Wilson, D. E., and F. R. Cole. 2000. Common names of the mammals of the world. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D. C., USA.
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