List of mammals of Missouri

This is a list of known mammals in the US state of Missouri.

Order: [Artiodactyla]

Family: Bovidae
*Subfamily: Bovinae
**Genus: Bison
***American bison, B. bison reintroduced
Family: Cervidae
*Subfamily: Capreolinae
**Genus: Odocoileus
***Mule deer, O. hemionus vagrant
***White-tailed deer, O. virginianus
*Subfamily:: Cervinae
**Genus: Cervus
***Elk, C. canadensis reintroduced
****Eastern elk, C. c. canadensis
****Rocky Mountain elk, C. c. nelsoni introduced
Family: Suidae
*Genus: Sus
**Wild boar, Sus scrofa introduced

Order: [Carnivora]

Family: Canidae
*Genus: Canis
**Coyote, Canis latrans
**Gray wolf, Canis lupus extirpated
***Great Plains wolf, C. l. nubilus extinct
**Red wolf, Canis rufus extirpated
*Genus: Urocyon
**Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus
*Genus: Vulpes
**Red fox, Vulpes vulpes
Family: Felidae
*Genus: Lynx
**Bobcat, Lynx rufus
*Genus: Puma
**Cougar, Puma concolor extirpated, vagrant
***Eastern cougar, P. c. couguar
Family: Mephitidae
*Genus: Mephitis
**Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
*Genus: Spilogale
**Eastern spotted skunk, Spilogale putorius
Family: Mustelidae
*Subfamily: Lutrinae
**Genus: Lontra
***North American river otter, Lontra canadensis
*Subfamily: Mustelinae
**Genus: Mustela
***Least weasel, Mustela nivalis
**Genus: Neogale
***Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata
***American mink, Neogale vison
*Genus: Taxidea
**American badger, Taxidea taxus
Family: Procyonidae
*Genus: Procyon
**Raccoon, Procyon lotor
Family: Ursidae
*Genus: Ursus
**American black bear, ''Ursus americanus''

Order: [Chiroptera]

Family: Molossidae
*Genus: Nyctinomops
**Big free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops macrotis
*Genus: Tadarida
**Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis
Family: Vespertilionidae
*Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
**Genus: Lasiurus
***Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
***Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
*Genus: Corynorhinus
**Rafinesque's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus rafinesquii
**Townsend's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus townsendii
*Genus: Eptesicus
**Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
*Genus: Lasionycteris
**Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
*Genus: Myotis
**Southeastern myotis, Myotis austroriparius
**Western small-footed bat, Myotis ciliolabrum
**Gray bat, Myotis grisescens
**Keen's myotis, Myotis keenii
**Eastern small-footed myotis, Myotis leibii
**Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus
**Northern long-eared myotis, Myotis septentrionalis
**Indiana bat, Myotis sodalis
*Genus: Nycticeius
**Evening bat, Nycticeius humeralis
*Genus: Perimyotis
**Eastern pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus subflavus''

Order: [Cingulata]

Family: Dasypodidae
*Subfamily: Dasypodinae
**Genus: Dasypus
***Nine-banded armadillo, ''Dasypus novemcinctus''

Order: [Didelphimorphia]

Family: Didelphidae
*Subfamily: Didelphinae
**Genus: Didelphis
***Virginia opossum, ''Didelphis virginiana''

Order: [Lagomorpha]

Family: Leporidae
*Genus: Lepus
**Black-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus californicus
**White-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii
*Genus: Sylvilagus
**Swamp rabbit, Sylvilagus aquaticus
**Eastern cottontail, ''Sylvilagus floridanus''

Order: [Rodent]ia

Family: Castoridae
*Genus: Castor
**North American beaver, Castor canadensis
Family: Cricetidae
*Subfamily: Arvicolinae
**Genus: Ondatra
***Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus
*Subfamily: Neotominae
**Genus: Ochrotomys
***Golden mouse, Ochrotomys nuttalli
**Genus: Peromyscus
***Texas mouse, Peromyscus attwateri
***Brush mouse, Peromyscus boylii
***Cotton mouse, Peromyscus gossypinus
***White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
***Eastern deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus
***Western deer mouse, Peromyscus sonoriensis
**Genus: Reithrodontomys
***Fulvous harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys fulvescens
***Western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis
***Plains harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys montanus
*Genus: Microtus
**Prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster
**Meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus
**Woodland vole, Microtus pinetorum
*Genus: Neotoma
**Florida woodrat, Neotoma floridana
*Genus: Oryzomys
**Marsh rice rat, Oryzomys palustris
*Genus: Synaptomys
**Southern bog lemming, Synaptomys cooperi
*Genus: Sigmodon
**Hispid cotton rat, Sigmodon hispidus
Family: Dipodidae
*Subfamily: Zaponidae
**Genus: Zapus
***Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius
Family: Geomydae
*Genus: Geomys
**Plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius
Family: Heteromyidae
*Genus: Perognathus
**Plains pocket mouse, Perognathus flavescens
Family: Muridae
*Subfamily: Murinae
**Genus: Mus
***House mouse, Mus musculus introduced
**Genus: Rattus
***Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus introduced
***Black rat, Rattus rattus introduced
Family: Myocastoridae
*Genus: Myocastor
**Nutria, Myocastor coypus introduced
Family: Sciuridae
*Subfamily: Sciurinae
**Genus: Sciurus
***Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger
***Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis
*Subfamily: Xerinae
**Genus: Poliocitellus
***Franklin's ground squirrel, Poliocitellus franklinii
*Genus: Glaucomys
**Southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans
*Genus: Ictidomys
**Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
*Genus: Marmota
**Groundhog, Marmota monax
*Genus: Tamias
**Eastern chipmunk, ''Tamias striatus''

Order: [Eulipotyphla]

Family: Soricidae
*Subfamily: Soricinae
**Genus: Blarina
***Northern short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda
***Southern short-tailed shrew, Blarina carolinensis
***Elliot's short-tailed shrew, Blarina hylophaga
*Genus: Cryptotis
**North American least shrew, Cryptotis parva
*Genus: Sorex
**Southeastern shrew, Sorex longirostris
**Cinereus shrew, Sorex cinereus
Family: Talpidae
*Genus: Scalopus
**Eastern mole, ''Scalopus aquaticus''