List of mammals of New Mexico

This is a list of mammals in New Mexico.[1][2] It includes mammals extirpated from New Mexico and species introduced into the state. A total of 169 mammals are listed.

The American black bear is the state mammal of New Mexico.

Opossums (order: Didelphimorphia)

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Family: Didelphidae

Armadillos (order: Cingulata)

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Nine-banded armadillo

Family: Dasypodidae

Shrews (order: Eulipotyphla)

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Merriam's shrew

Family: Soricidae

Bats (order: Chiroptera)

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Spotted bat

Family: Molossidae

Family: Phyllostomidae

Family: Vespertilionidae

Lagomorphs (order: Lagomorpha)

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Snowshoe hare

Family: Leporidae

Family: Ochotonidae

Rodents (order: Rodentia)

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Cliff chipmunk

Family: Castoridae

Family: Geomyidae

Family: Heteromyidae

Family: Cricetidae

Family: Muridae

Family: Dipodidae

Family: Erethizontidae

Family: Echimyidae

  • Coypu, Myocastor coypus introduced

Family: Sciuridae

Carnivorans (order: Carnivora)

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Mexican wolf

Family: Canidae

Family: Ursidae

Family: Procyonidae

Family: Mephitidae

Family: Felidae

Family: Mustelidae

Even-toed ungulates (order: Artiodactyla)

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Mule deer

Family: Antilocapridae

Family: Bovidae

Family: Cervidae

Family: Suidae

Family: Tayassuidae

References

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  1. ^ Vernon, Bailey (December 1931). Mammals of New Mexico. North American Fauna. United States Government Printing Office. pp. 1–412. OCLC 631036099.
  2. ^ Findley, James Smith (January 1, 1975). Mammals of New Mexico (1 ed.). University of New Mexico Press. pp. 1–360. ISBN 978-0826303691.
  3. ^ "Mexican Wolf Recovery". fws.gov. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  4. ^ Sanderson, Eric; Fisher, Kim; Peters, Robert; Beckmann, Jon; Bird, Bryan; Bradley, Curtis; Bravo, Juan; Grigione, Melissa; Hatten, James; Lopez Gonzalez, Carlos; Menke, Kurt; Miller, Jennifer; Miller, Philip; Mormorunni, Cristina; Robinson, Michael; Thomas, Robert; Wilcox, Sharon (2021). "A systematic review of potential habitat suitability for the jaguar Panthera onca in central Arizona and New Mexico, USA". Oryx. 56. doi:10.1017/S0030605320000459 – via Researchgate.
  5. ^ "Persian Ibex (Capra aegagrus)" (PDF). New Mexico Game & Fish. Wildlife Notes. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2024.
  6. ^ Fedosenko, A. K.; Blank, D. A. (26 December 2001). "Capra sibirica". Mammalian Species (675): 1–13. doi:10.2307/0.675.1.