CHECK LIST OF MAMMALS
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CLASS MAMMALIA—mammals
Order MARSUPALIA—marsupials
Family Didelphiidae—opossums
Genus Didelphis Linnaeus—opossums
Didelphis virginiana virginiana Kerr opossum
Order INSECTIVORA—insectivores
Family Talpidae—moles
Genus Neurotrichus Gunther—shrew-mole
Neurotrichus gibbsii gibbsii (Baird) } Gibbs shrew-mole
Neurotrichus gibbsii minor Dalquest and Burgner }
Genus Scapanus Pomel—western American moles
Scapanus townsendii (Bachman) Townsend mole
Scapanus orarius orarius True } coast mole
Scapanus orarius yakimensis Dalquest and Scheffer }
Scapanus orarius schefferi Jackson }
Family Soricidae—shrews
Genus Sorex Linnaeus—long-tailed shrews
Sorex cinereus cinereus Kerr } cinereous shrew
Sorex cinereus streatori Merriam }
Sorex merriami merriami Dobson Merriam shrew
Sorex trowbridgii trowbridgii Baird } Trowbridge shrew
Sorex trowbridgii destructioni Scheffer and Dalquest }
Sorex vagrans vagrans Baird } wandering shrew
Sorex vagrans monticola Merriam }
Sorex obscurus obscurus Merriam } dusky shrew
Sorex obscurus setosus Elliot }
Sorex palustris navigator (Baird) mountain water-shrew
Sorex bendirii bendirii (Merriam) } Bendire water-shrew
Sorex bendirii albiventer Merriam }
Genus Microsorex Coues—pigmy shrew
Microsorex hoyi washingtoni Jackson pigmy shrew
Order CHIROPTERA—bats
Family Vespertilionidae—vespertilionid bats
Genus Myotis Kaup—mouse-eared bats
Myotis lucifugus carissima Thomas } big myotis
Myotis lucifugus alascensis Miller }
Myotis yumanensis sociabilis H. W. Grinnell } Yuma myotis
Myotis yumanensis saturatus Miller }
Myotis keenii keenii (Merriam) Keen myotis
Myotis evotis evotis (H. Allen) } long-eared myotis
Myotis evotis pacificus Dalquest }
Myotis thysanodes thysanodes Miller fringe-tailed myotis
Myotis volans longicrus (True) } hairy-winged myotis
Myotis volans interior Miller }
Myotis californicus caurinus Miller } California myotis
Myotis californicus californicus (Audubon and Bachman) }
Myotis subulatus melanorhinus (Merriam) small-footed myotis
Genus Lasionycteris Peters—silver-haired bat
Lasionycteris noctivagans (Le Conte) } silver-haired bat
Genus Corynorhinus H. Allen—long-eared bats
Corynorhinus rafinesquii townsendii (Cooper) } long-eared bat
Corynorhinus rafinesquii intermedius H. W. Grinnell }
Genus Pipistrellus Kaup—pipistrelles
Pipistrellus hesperus hesperus (H. Allen) western pipistrelle
Genus Eptesicus Rafinesque—serotine bats
Eptesicus fuscus bernardinus Rhoads big brown bat
Genus Lasiurus Gray—hairy-tailed bats
Lasiurus cinereus cinereus (Beauvois) hoary bat
Genus Antrozous H. Allen—nyctophiline bats
Antrozous pallidus cantwelli Bailey pallid bat
Order CARNIVORA
Family Ursidae—bears
Genus Ursus Linnaeus—bears
Ursus americanus altifrontalis Elliot } black bear
Ursus americanus cinnamomum (Audubon and Bachman) }
Ursus chelan Merriam grizzly bear
Family Procyonidae—raccoons and allies
Genus Procyon Storr—raccoons
Procyon lotor psora Gray } raccoon
Procyon lotor excelsus Nelson and Goldman }
Family Mustelidae—weasels and allies
Genus Martes Pinel—martens and fisher
Martes caurina caurina (Merriam) } western marten
Martes caurina origenes (Rhoads) }
Martes pennanti (Erxleben) fisher
Genus Mustela Linnaeus—weasels, ferrets and minks
Mustela erminea invicta Hall } ermine
Mustela erminea fallenda Hall }
Mustela erminea olympica Hall }
Mustela erminea streatori (Merriam) }
Mustela erminea gulosa Hall }
Mustela erminea murica (Bangs) }
Mustela frenata washingtoni (Merriam) } long-tailed weasel
Mustela frenata altifrontalis Hall }
Mustela frenata effera Hall }
Mustela frenata nevadensis Hall }
Mustela vison energumenos (Bangs) mink
Genus Gulo Pallas—wolverines
Gulo luscus luteus Elliot wolverine
Genus Lutra Brisson—river otters
Lutra canadensis pacifica Rhoads } river otter
Lutra canadensis vancouverensis Goldman }
Genus Enhydra Fleming—sea otter
Enhydra lutris nereis (Merriam) sea otter
Genus Spilogale Gray—civet cats or spotted skunks
Spilogale gracilis saxatilis Merriam } civet cat or spotted skunks
Spilogale gracilis latifrons Merriam }
Genus Mephitis Geoffroy and Cuvier—striped skunks
Mephitis mephitis hudsonica Richardson } striped skunk
Mephitis mephitis major (Howell) }
Mephitis mephitis notata (Howell) }
Mephitis mephitis spissigrada Bangs }
Genus Taxidea Waterhouse—American badger
Taxidea taxus taxus (Schreber) badger
Family Canidae—foxes, coyote, wolves and dogs
Genus Vulpes Oken—foxes
Vulpes fulva cascadensis Merriam red fox
Genus Canis Linnaeus—coyote, wolves and dogs
Canis latrans testes Merriam } coyote
Canis latrans incolatus Hall }
Canis lupus fuscus Richardson wolf
Canis familiaris Linnaeus dog
Family Felidae—cats
Genus Felis Linnaeus—true cats
Felis concolor oregonensis Rafinesque } cougar or mountain lion
Felis concolor missoulensis Goldman }
Genus Lynx Kerr—lynxes and bobcats
Lynx canadensis canadensis Kerr Canadian lynx
Lynx rufus fasciatus Rafinesque } bobcat
Lynx rufus pallescens Merriam }
Order PINNIPEDIA—seals and walruses
Family Otariidae—eared seals
Genus Zalophus Gill—Californian sea lions
Zaluphus californianus (Lesson) California sea lion
Genus Eumetopias Gill—Steller sea lion
Eumetopias jubata (Schreber) Steller sea lion
Genus Callorhinus Gray—Alaska fur seal
Callorhinus ursinus cynocephalus (Walbaum) Alaska fur seal
Family Phocidae—hair seals
Genus Phoca Linnaeus—hair seals
Phoca vitulina richardii (Gray) hair seal
Order RODENTIA—rodents
Family Sciuridae—squirrels and allies
Genus Tamias Illiger—chipmunks
Tamias minimus scrutator (Hall and Hatfield) } least chipmunk
Tamias minimus grisescens (Howell) }
Tamias amoenus caurinus (Merriam) } yellow-pine chipmunk
Tamias amoenus felix Rhoads }
Tamias amoenus ludibundus (Hollister) }
Tamias amoenus affinis Allen }
Tamias amoenus canicaudus (Merriam) }
Tamias amoenus luteiventris Allen }
Tamias ruficaudus simulans (Howell) red-tailed chipmunk
Tamias townsendii townsendii Bachman } Townsend chipmunk
Tamias townsendii cooperi Baird }
Genus Marmota Blumenbach—marmots
Marmota monax petrensis Howell woodchuck
Marmota flaviventris avara (Bangs) yellow-bellied marmot
Marmota caligata cascadensis Howell hoary marmot
Marmota olympus (Merriam) Olympic marmot
Genus Citellus Oken—ground squirrels
Citellus townsendii townsendii (Bachman) Townsend ground squirrel
Citellus washingtoni Howell Washington ground squirrel
Citellus columbianus columbianus (Ord) } Columbian ground squirrel
Citellus columbianus ruficaudus Howell }
Citellus beecheyi douglasii (Richardson) } Beechey ground squirrel
Citellus lateralis tescorum (Hollister) } golden-mantled ground squirrel
Citellus lateralis connectens (Howell) }
Citellus saturatus (Rhoads) }
Genus Sciurus Linnaeus—tree squirrels
Sciurus griseus griseus Ord western gray squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis hypophaeus Merriam eastern gray squirrel
Sciurus niger Linnaeus, subsp.? fox squirrel
Genus Tamiasciurus Trouessart—red squirrels
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus streatori (Allen) } red squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus richardsoni (Bachman) }
Tamiasciurus douglasii douglasii (Bachman) Douglas squirrel
Genus Glaucomys Thomas—American flying squirrels
Glaucomys sabrinus oregonensis (Bachman) } northern flying squirrel
Glaucomys sabrinus bangsi (Rhoads) }
Glaucomys sabrinus columbiensis Howell }
Glaucomys sabrinus latipes Howell }
Glaucomys sabrinus fuliginosus (Rhoads) }
Family Heteromyidae—pocket mice, kangaroo mice and kangaroo rats
Genus Perognathus Weid—pocket mice
Perognathus parvus parvus (Peale) } great basin pocket mouse
Perognathus parvus lordi (Gray) }
Perognathus parvus columbianus Merriam }
Genus Dipodomys Gray—kangaroo rats
Dipodomys ordii columbianus (Merriam) Ord kangaroo rat
Family Geomyidae—pocket gophers
Genus Thomomys Weid—smooth-toothed pocket gophers
Thomomys talpoides devexus Hall and Dalquest } northern pocket gopher
Thomomys talpoides columbianus Bailey }
Thomomys talpoides aequalidens Dalquest }
Thomomys talpoides wallowa Hall and Orr }
Thomomys talpoides fuscus Merriam }
Thomomys talpoides yakimensis Hall and Dalquest }
Thomomys talpoides shawi Taylor }
Thomomys talpoides immunis Hall and Dalquest }
Thomomys talpoides limosus Merriam }
Thomomys talpoides douglasii (Richardson) }
Thomomys talpoides glacialis Dalquest and Scheffer }
Thomomys talpoides tacomensis Taylor }
Thomomys talpoides pugetensis Dalquest and Scheffer }
Thomomys talpoides tumuli Dalquest and Scheffer }
Thomomys talpoides yelmensis Merriam }
Thomomys talpoides couchi Goldman }
Thomomys talpoides melanops Merriam }
Family Castoridae—beavers
Genus Castor Linnaeus—beavers
Castor canadensis leucodonta Gray } beaver
Castor canadensis idoneus Jewett and Hall }
Family Muridae—rats and mice
Genus Onychomys Baird—grasshopper mice
Onychomys leucogaster fuscogriseus Anthony northern grasshopper mouse
Genus Reithrodontomys Giglioli—American harvest mice
Reithrodontomys megalotis megalotis (Baird) western harvest mouse
Genus Peromyscus Gloger—white-footed mice
Peromyscus maniculatus oreas Bangs } deer mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus hollisteri Osgood }
Peromyscus maniculatus austerus (Baird) }
Peromyscus maniculatus rubidus Osgood }
Peromyscus maniculatus gambelii (Baird) }
Peromyscus maniculatus artemisiae (Rhoads) }
Genus Neotoma Say and Ord—wood rats
Neotoma cinerea occidentalis Baird } bushy-tailed wood rat
Neotoma cinerea alticola Hooper }
Genus Synaptomys Baird—lemming mice
Synaptomys borealis wrangeli Merriam northern lemming mouse
Genus Phenacomys Merriam—heather voles and tree mice
Phenacomys intermedius intermedius Merriam } heather vole
Phenacomys intermedius oramontis Rhoads }
Genus Clethrionomys Tilesius—red-backed mice
Clethrionomys gapperi saturatus (Rhoads) } Gapper red-backed mouse
Clethrionomys gapperi idahoensis (Merriam) }
Clethrionomys gapperi cascadensis Booth }
Clethrionomys gapperi nivarius (Bailey) }
Clethrionomys californicus occidentalis (Merriam) California red-backed mouse
Genus Microtus Schrank—meadow mice
Microtus pennsylvanicus funebris Dale } Pennsylvania meadow mouse
Microtus pennsylvanicus kincaidi Dalquest }
Microtus montanus nanus (Merriam) } montane meadow mouse
Microtus montanus canescens Bailey }
Microtus townsendii townsendii (Bachman) } Townsend meadow mouse
Microtus townsendii pugeti Dalquest }
Microtus longicaudus halli Ellerman } long-tailed meadow mouse
Microtus longicaudus macrurus Merriam }
Microtus richardsoni arvicoloides (Rhoads) } water rat
Microtus richardsoni macropus (Merriam) }
Microtus oregoni oregoni (Bachman) creeping mouse
Genus Lagurus Gloger—short-tailed voles
Lagurus curtatus pauperrimus (Cooper) sagebrush vole
Genus Ondatra Link—muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus osoyoosensis (Lord) } muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus occipitalis (Elliot) }
Genus Rattus Fischer—Old World rats
Rattus rattus rattus (Linnaeus) } roof rat
Rattus rattus alexandrinus (Geoffroy) }
Rattus norvegicus norvegicus (Erxleben) Norway rat
Genus Mus Linnaeus—house mice
Mus musculus Linnaeus, subsp.? house mouse
Family Aplontidae—mountain beaver
Genus Aplodontia Richardson—mountain beaver
Aplodontia rufa rufa (Rafinesque) } mountain beaver
Aplodontia rufa rainieri Merriam }
Family Dipodidae—jumping mice and allies
Genus Zapus Coues—jumping mice
Zapus princeps trinotatus Rhoads } big jumping mouse
Zapus princeps kootenayensis Anderson }
Zapus princeps idahoensis Davis }
Zapus princeps oregonus Preble }
Family Erethizontidae—American porcupines
Genus Erethizon Cuvier—North American porcupine
Erethizon dorsatum epixanthum Brandt } porcupine
Erethizon dorsatum nigrescens Allen }
Family Chinchillidae Bennett—chinchillas and allies
Genus Myocastor Kerr—nutria
Myocastor coypus (Molina), subsp.? nutria
Order LAGOMORPHA—pikas, hares and rabbits
Family Ochotonidae—pikas
Genus Ochotona Link—pikas
Ochotona princeps cuppes Bangs } pika
Ochotona princeps fenisex Osgood }
Ochotona princeps brunnescens Howell }
Family Leporidae—hares and rabbits
Genus Lepus Linnaeus—hares
Lepus townsendii townsendii Bachman white-tailed jack rabbit
Lepus americanus washingtonii Baird } snowshoe rabbit
Lepus americanus cascadensis Nelson }
Lepus americanus pineus Dalquest }
Lepus americanus columbiensis Rhoads }
Lepus californicus deserticola Mearns black-tailed jack rabbit
Genus Sylvilagus Gray—cottontails and allies
Sylvilagus nuttallii nuttallii (Bachman) Nuttall cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus (Allen), subsp.? Florida cottontail
Sylvilagus idahoensis (Merriam) pigmy rabbit
Order ARTIODACTYLA—even-toed ungulates
Family Cervidae—deer and allies
Genus Cervus Linnaeus—American elk or wapiti
Cervus canadensis roosevelti Merriam } elk or wapiti
Cervus canadensis nelsoni Bailey }
Genus Odocoileus Rafinesque—northern deer
Odocoileus virginianus ochrourus Bailey } white-tailed deer
Odocoileus virginianus leucurus (Douglas) }
Odocoileus hemionus hemionus (Rafinesque) } mule deer or black-tailed deer
Odocoileus hemionus columbianus (Richardson) }
Genus Alce Gray—Moose and Old-World elk
Alce americana shirasi Nelson } moose
Genus Rangifer Hamilton-Smith—reindeer and caribou
Rangifer arcticus montanus Seton-Thompson } caribou
Family Bovidae—cattle, sheep, goats and allies
Genus Bison Hamilton-Smith—bison
Bison bison oregonus Bailey bison
Genus Ovis Linnaeus—sheep
Ovis canadensis canadensis Shaw } mountain sheep
Ovis canadensis californiana Douglas }
Genus Oreamnos Rafinesque—mountain goat
Oreamnos americanus americanus (Blainville) } mountain goat
Oreamnos americanus missoulae Allen }
Order CETACEA—whales and porpoises
Family Ziphiidae—beaked whales
Genus Berardius Duvernoy—beaked whales
Berardius bairdii Stejneger Baird beaked whale
Genus Mesoplodon Gervais—beaked whales
Mesoplodon stejnegeri True Stejneger beaked whale
Family Delphinidae—porpoises
Genus Delphinus Linnaeus—dolphins
Delphinus bairdii Dall Baird porpoise
Genus Lissodelphis Gloger—right-whale porpoises
Lissodelphis borealis (Peale) northern right-whale porpoise
Genus Lagenorhynchus Gray—striped porpoises
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens Gill striped porpoise
Genus Grampus Gray—killer whales
Grampus rectipinna (Cope) Pacific killer
Genus Grampidelphis Iredale and Troughton
Grampidelphis griseus (Cuvier) grampus
Genus Globicelphalus Hamilton—blackfishes
Globicephalus scammonii (Cope) blackfish
Genus Phocoena Cuvier—harbor porpoises
Phocoena vomerina (Gill) harbor porpoise
Genus Phocoenoides Andrews—Dall porpoises
Phocoenoides dalli (True) Dall porpoise
Family Physeteridae—sperm whales
Genus Physeter Linnaeus—sperm whale
Physeter catodon Linnaeus sperm whale
Family Kogiidae—pigmy sperm whale
Genus Kogia Gray—pigmy sperm whale
Kogia breviceps (Blainville) pigmy sperm whale
Family Rhachianectidae—gray whale
Genus Rhachianectes Cope—gray whale
Rhachianectes glaucus (Cope) gray whale
Family Balaenopteridae—finback whales
Genus Balaenoptera Lacépède—finback whales
Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus) finback whale
Balaenoptera borealis Lesson Pollack whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède pike whale
Genus Sibbaldus Gray—blue whale
Sibbaldus musculus (Linnaeus) blue whale
Genus Megaptera Gray—humpbacked whales
Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski) humpback whale
Family Balaenidae—baleen whales
Genus Eubalaena Gray—baleen whales
Eubalaena sieboldii (Gray) Pacific right whale