List of mammals of Oklahoma

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This list of mammals of Oklahoma lists all wild mammal species recorded in the state of Oklahoma. [1] [2] [3] This includes mammals that are extirpated from the state and species introduced into the state. It does not include species that are domesticated.

Contents

Didelphimorphia

Opossums

Order: Didelphimorphia    Family: Didelphidae

Eulipotyphla

Shrews

Order: Eulipotyphla    Family: Soricidae

Moles

Order: Eulipotyphla    Family: Talpidae

Cingulata

Armadillos

Order: Cingulata    Family: Dasypodidae

Rodentia

Beavers

Order: Rodentia    Family: Castoridae

Pocket gophers

Order: Rodentia    Family: Geomyidae

Kangaroo rats and pocket mice

Order: Rodentia    Family: Heteromyidae

Porcupines

Order: Rodentia    Family: Erethizontidae

Jumping mice

Order: Rodentia    Family: Dipodidae

New World rats, mice, and voles

Order: Rodentia    Family: Cricetidae

Old World rats and mice

Order: Rodentia    Family: Muridae

Chipmunks, marmots, and squirrels

Order: Rodentia    Family: Sciuridae

Myocastorids

Order: Rodentia    Family: Myocastoridae

Lagomorpha

Rabbits and hares

Order: Lagomorpha    Family: Leporidae

Chiroptera

Vesper bats

Order: Chiroptera    Family: Vespertilionidae

Free-tailed bats

Order: Chiroptera    Family: Molossidae

Carnivora

Cats

Order: Carnivora    Family: Felidae

Canids

Order: Carnivora    Family: Canidae

Bears

Order: Carnivora    Family: Ursidae

Skunks

Order: Carnivora    Family: Mephitidae

Weasels

Order: Carnivora    Family: Mustelidae

Procyonids

Order: Carnivora    Family: Procyonidae

Artiodactyla

Pronghorns

Order: Artiodactyla    Family: Antilocapridae

Bovids

Order: Artiodactyla    Family: Bovidae

Deer

Order: Artiodactyla    Family: Cervidae

Pigs

Order: Artiodactyla    Family: Suidae

Peccaries

Order: Artiodactyla    Family: Tayassuidae

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and culture. Oklahoma: Oklahoma Historical Society. 2016.
  2. ↑ Caire, William; Glass, Bryan P.; Michael A., Mares; Tyler, Jack D. (1989). Mammals of Oklahoma. University of Oklahoma (published December 1, 1989).
  3. ↑ Caire, William; Haynie, Michelle; Coyner, Brandi; Braun, Janet; Loucks, Lynda (January 2019). Updated and Revised Checklist of the Mammals of Oklahoma, 2019. pp. 1–6.
  4. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  5. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Bison Bellows: Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  7. ↑ Coyner, Brandi S.; Braun, Janet K.; Mares, Michael A. (August 15, 2018). "First specimen record of Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) from Oklahoma" . The Southwestern Naturalist. 63 (3): 206–207. doi:10.1894/0038-4909-63-3-206.
  8. ↑ Mcdonald, Brandon (January 2012). "Voucher Specimens of the Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu) in Two Oklahoma Counties". Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science: 51–52.
  9. ↑ "Collared Peccary". American Society of Mammalogists . Retrieved January 14, 2023.