List of mammals of Iowa
This is a list of mammals of Iowa. The list includes species native to the U.S. state of Iowa and introduced into the state. It also includes mammals currently extirpated in the state. This list does not include domesticated mammals.
Opossums
Family: Didelphidae- Virginia opossum, ''Didelphis virginiana''
Shrews
Family: Soricidae- Northern short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda
- North American least shrew, Cryptotis parva
- Cinereus shrew, Sorex cinereus
- American water shrew, ''Sorex palustris''
Moles
Family: Talpidae- Eastern mole, ''Scalopus aquaticus''
Bats
Family: Vespertilionidae- Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
- Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
- Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
- Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
- Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus
- Northern myotis, Myotis septentrionalis
- Indiana bat, Myotis sodalis
- Evening bat, Nycticeius humeralis
- Tricolored bat, ''Perimyotis subflavus''
Lagomorphs
Family: Leporidae- White-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii
- Eastern cottontail, ''Sylvilagus floridanus''
Rodents
Family: Castoridae- American beaver, Castor canadensis
- Southern red-backed vole, Clethrionomys gapperi
- Prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster
- Woodland vole, Microtus pinetorum
- Eastern meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus
- Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus
- Northern grasshopper mouse, Onychomys leucogaster
- White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
- Eastern deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus
- Southern bog lemming, Synaptomys cooperi
- Western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis
- North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum extirpated
- Plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius
- Plains pocket mouse, Perognathus flavescens
- House mouse, Mus musculus introduced
- Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus introduced
- Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius
- Black-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus extirpated
- Groundhog, Marmota monax
- Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
- Franklin's ground squirrel, Poliocitellus franklinii
- Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis
- Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger
- Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus
- American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
- Southern flying squirrel, ''Glaucomys volans''
Carnivorans
Family: Canidae- Coyote, Canis latrans
- Gray wolf, Canis lupus extirpated
- Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus
- Swift fox, Vulpes velox
- Red fox, Vulpes vulpes
- American black bear, Ursus americanus
- Raccoon, Procyon lotor
- Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
- Eastern spotted skunk, Spilogale putorius
- Canada lynx, Lynx canadensis extirpated
- Bobcat, Lynx rufus
- Cougar, Puma concolor extirpated
- Wolverine, Gulo gulo extirpated
- North American river otter, Lontra canadensis
- American marten, Martes americana extirpated
- Least weasel, Mustela nivalis
- American ermine, Mustela richardsonii
- Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata
- American mink, Neogale vison
- Fisher, Pekania pennanti extirpated
- American badger, ''Taxidea taxus''
Even-toed ungulates
Family: Antilocapridae- Pronghorn, Antilocapra americana extirpated
- American bison, Bison bison extirpated