The list of Minnesota mammals lists all the mammals native to Minnesota. It also shows their status in the wild. There are a total of 77 mammal species found in the state.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN:
Didelphimorphs
Opossums
- Virginia opossum Didelphis virginiana - LC
Rodents
Squirrels
- Eastern gray squirrel Sciurus carolinensis - LC
- Fox squirrel Sciurus niger - LC
- American red squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus - LC
- Least chipmunk Tamias minimus - LC
- Eastern chipmunk Tamias striatus - LC
- Richardson's ground squirrel Spermophilus richardsonii - LC
- Franklin's ground squirrel Spermophilus franklinii - LC
- Thirteen-lined ground squirrel Spermophilus tridecemlineatus - LC
- Northern flying squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus - LC
- Southern flying squirrel Glaucomys volans - LC
- Woodchuck Marmota monax - LC
Beavers
- American beaver Castor canadensis - LC
Gophers
- Plains pocket gopher Geomys bursarius - LC
- Northern pocket gopher Thomomys talpoides - LC
Pocket mice
- Plains pocket mouse Perognathus flavescens - LC
Cricetids
- Deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus - LC
- White-footed mouse Peromyscus leucopus - LC
- Western harvest mouse Reithrodontomys megalotis - LC
- Northern grasshopper mouse Onychomys leucogaster - LC
- Northern bog lemming Synaptomys borealis - LC
- Southern bog lemming Synaptomys cooperi - LC
- Rock vole Microtus chrotorrhinus - LC
- Prairie vole Microtus ochrogaster - LC
- Woodland vole Microtus pinetorum - LC
- Meadow vole Microtus pennsylvanicus - LC
- Eastern heather vole Phenacomys ungava - LC
- Southern red-backed vole Myodes gapperi - LC
- Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus - LC
Murids
- House mouse Mus musculus - LC (introduced)
- Brown rat Rattus norvegicus - LC (introduced)
Jumping mice
- Meadow jumping mouse Zapus hudsonius - LC
- Woodland jumping mouse Napaeozapus insignis - LC
Porcupines
- North American porcupine Erethizon dorsatum - LC
Lagomorphs
Cottontail rabbits
- Eastern cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus - LC
Hares
- Snowshoe hare Lepus americanus - LC
- White-tailed jackrabbit Lepus townsendii - LC
Insectivores
Shrews
- Masked shrew Sorex cinereus - LC
- Arctic shrew Sorex arcticus - LC
- American water shrew Sorex palustris - LC
- American pygmy shrew Sorex hoyi - LC
- Northern short-tailed shrew Blarina brevicauda - LC
- North American least shrew Cryptotis parva - LC
Moles
- Eastern mole Scalopus aquaticus - LC
- Star-nosed mole Condylura cristata - LC
Bats
Evening bats
- Hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus - LC
- Eastern red bat Lasiurus borealis - LC
- Big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus - LC
- Little brown bat Myotis lucifugus - LC
- Northern long-eared myotis Myotis septentrionalis - LC
- Eastern pipistrelle Pipistrellus subflavus - LC
- Silver-haired bat Lasionycteris noctivagans - LC
Carnivorans
Procyonids
- Common raccoon Procyon lotor - LC
Mustelids
- Ermine Mustela erminea - LC
- Least weasel Mustela nivalis - LC
- American mink Mustela vison - LC
- Long-tailed weasel Mustela frenata - LC
- Fisher Martes pennanti - LC
- American marten Martes americana - LC
- American badger Taxidea taxus - LC
- Northern river otter Lontra canadensis - LC
- Wolverine Gulo gulo - Ex
Skunks
- Striped skunk Mephitis mephitis - LC
- Eastern spotted skunk Spilogale putorius - LC
Canines
- Coyote Canis latrans - LC
- Gray wolf Canis lupus - LC
- Red fox Vulpes vulpes - LC
- Gray fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus - LC
Felines
- Bobcat Lynx rufus - LC
- Canadian lynx Lynx lynx - LC
- Cougar Puma concolor - Ex
Bears
- American black bear Ursus americanus - LC
Artiodactyls
Deer
- Moose Alces alces - LC
- Elk Cervus canadensis - Ex
- White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus - LC
- Boreal woodland caribou Rangifer tarandus caribou - Ex
Bovids
- American bison Bison bison - Ew
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.