List of mammals of Washington

The orca is the state mammal of Washington

The list of mammals of Washington lists mammalian species that live in the U.S. state of Washington, ^{[1] [2]} including 9 introduced mammal species. ^[3] The list does not include species found exclusively in captivity.

Opossums

Virginia opossum

Family: Didelphidae

• Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana introduced ^[4]

Shrews and moles

Vagrant shrew

Family: Soricidae

• Marsh shrew, Sorex bendirii
• Cinereus shrew, Sorex cinereus
• American pygmy shrew, Sorex hoyi
• Merriam's shrew, Sorex merriami
• Montane shrew, Sorex monticolus
• Preble's shrew, Sorex preblei
• Olympic shrew, Sorex rohweri
• Trowbridge's shrew, Sorex trowbridgii
• Vagrant shrew, Sorex vagrans

Family: Talpidae

• American shrew mole, Neurotrichus gibbsii
• Coast mole, Scapanus orarius
• Townsend's mole, Scapanus townsendii

Bats

California myotis

Family: Vespertilionidae

• Pallid bat, Antrozous pallidus
• Townsend's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus townsendii
• Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
• Spotted bat, Euderma maculatum
• Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
• Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
• California myotis, Myotis californicus
• Western small-footed myotis, Myotis ciliolabrum
• Long-eared myotis, Myotis evotis
• Keen's myotis, Myotis keenii
• Little brown myotis, Myotis lucifugus
• Fringed myotis, Myotis thysanodes
• Long-legged myotis, Myotis volans
• Yuma myotis, Myotis yumanensis
• Canyon bat, Parastrellus hesperus

Lagomorphs

Eastern cottontail

Family: Ochotonidae

• American pika, Ochotona princeps

Family: Leporidae

• Pygmy rabbit, Brachylagus idahoensis
• Snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus
• Black-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus californicus
• White-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii
• European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus introduced
• Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus
• Mountain cottontail, Sylvilagus nuttallii

Rodents

American beaver

Family: Aplodontiidae

• Mountain beaver, Aplodontia rufa

Family: Sciuridae

• Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis introduced ^[5]
• Western gray squirrel, Sciurus griseus
• Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger
• Douglas squirrel, Tamiasciurus douglasii
• American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
• Hoary marmot, Marmota caligata
• Yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris
• Olympic marmot, Marmota olympus
• California ground squirrel, Otospermophilus beecheyi
• Golden-mantled ground squirrel, Callospermophilus lateralis
• Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel, Callospermophilus saturatus
• Columbian ground squirrel, Urocitellus columbianus
• Piute ground squirrel, Urocitellus mollis
• Townsend's ground squirrel, Urocitellus townsendii
• Washington ground squirrel, Urocitellus washingtoni
• Yellow-pine chipmunk, Tamias amoenus
• Coulee chipmunk, Tamias grisescens
• Least chipmunk, Tamias minimus
• Red-tailed chipmunk, Tamias ruficaudus
• Townsend's chipmunk, Tamias townsendii
• Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus

Family: Castoridae

• American beaver, Castor canadensis

Family: Heteromyidae

• Ord's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ordii
• Great Basin pocket mouse, Perognathus parvus

Family: Geomyidae

• Mazama pocket gopher, Thomomys mazama
• Northern pocket gopher, Thomomys talpoides

Family: Zapodidae

• Western jumping mouse, Zapus princeps
• Pacific jumping mouse, Zapus trinotatus

Family: Cricetidae

• Sagebrush vole, Lemmiscus curtatus
• Gray-tailed vole, Microtus canicaudus
• Long-tailed vole, Microtus longicaudus
• Montane vole, Microtus montanus
• Creeping vole, Microtus oregoni
• Western meadow vole, Microtus drummondii
• Water vole, Microtus richardsoni
• Townsend's vole, Microtus townsendii
• Southern red-backed vole, Clethrionomys gapperi
• Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus
• Western heather vole, Phenacomys intermedius
• Northern bog lemming, Synaptomys borealis
• Bushy-tailed woodrat, Neotoma cinerea
• Northern grasshopper mouse, Onychomys leucogaster
• Western deer mouse, Peromyscus sonoriensis
• Northwestern deer mouse, Peromyscus keeni
• Western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis

Family: Muridae

• House mouse, Mus musculus introduced
• Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus introduced
• Black rat, Rattus rattus introduced

Family: Erethizontidae

• North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum

Family: Myocastoridae

• Nutria, Myocastor coypus introduced

Carnivorans

American badger

Family: Canidae

• Coyote, Canis latrans
• Gray wolf, Canis lupus
• Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus
• Red fox, Vulpes vulpes

Family: Ursidae

• American black bear, Ursus americanus
• Brown bear, Ursus arctos
  • Grizzly bear, U. a. horribilis

Family: Otariidae

• Northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus
• Steller sea lion, Eumetopias jubatus
• California sea lion, Zalophus californianus

Family: Phocidae

• Northern elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
• Harbor seal, Phoca vitulina

Family: Procyonidae

• Raccoon, Procyon lotor

Family: Mephitidae

• Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
• Western spotted skunk, Spilogale gracilis

Family: Felidae

• Canada lynx, Lynx canadensis
• Bobcat, Lynx rufus
• Cougar, Puma concolor

Family: Mustelidae

• Sea otter, Enhydra lutris
• North American river otter, Lontra canadensis
• Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata
• American mink, Neogale vison
• Fisher, Pekania pennanti
• American ermine, Mustela richardsonii
• Wolverine, Gulo gulo
• Pacific marten, Martes caurina
• American badger, Taxidea taxus

Whales, dolphins and porpoises

Gray whale

Family: Balaenidae

• North Pacific right whale, Eubalaena japonica ^[6]

Family: Balaenopteridae

• Minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata
• Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis
• Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus
• Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus
• Humpback whale, Megaptera novaengliae
• Gray whale, Eschrictius robustus

Family: Delphinidae

• Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
• Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
• Pacific white-sided dolphin, Lagenorynchus obliquidens
• Northern right whale dolphin, Lissodelphis borealis
• Orca, Orcinus orca

Family: Monodontidae

• Beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas vagrant ^[7]

Family: Phocoenidae

• Harbor porpoise, Phocoena phocoena
• Dall's porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli

Family: Physeteridae

• Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps
• Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima
• Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus

Family: Ziphiidae

• Baird's beaked whale, Berardius bairdii
• Hubbs' beaked whale, Mesoplodon carlhubbsi
• Stejneger's beaked whale, Mesoplodon stejnegeri
• Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris

Even-toed ungulates

Mountain goat

Family: Antilocapridae

• Pronghorn, Antilocapra americana reintroduced ^[8]

Family: Bovidae

• American bison, Bison bison reintroduced ^[9]
• Mountain goat, Oreamnos americanus
• Bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis

Family: Cervidae

• Moose, Alces alces
• Elk, Cervus canadensis
• Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus
• White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianius
• Caribou, Rangifer tarandus extirpated
  • Boreal woodland caribou, R. t. caribou extirpated

References

1. Species in Washington
2. Larrison, E.J. (1970). Washington Mammals: Their Habits, Identification and Distribution. United States:Seattle Audubon Society.
3. "Mammals of Washington". Burke Museum. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
4. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
5. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
6. "North Pacific Right Whale". NOAA Fisheries. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
7. Norman, Stephanie A.; King, Cathy; Lambourn, Dyanna; Veirs, Scott; Dougherty, Michael; Mclean, Casey; Frankfurter, Greg; Parsons, Kim; Cise, Amy Van; Berta, Susan; Garrett, Howard; Brooks, Alisa; Wilkinson, Kristin (April 2022). "Species account: A lone beluga whale visits the Salish Sea". Encyclopedia of Puget Sound.
8. Stepniewski, Andy (June 30, 2021). "Wildlife Moment: Fleet-of-foot pronghorns return to Washington". Yakima Herald Republic. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
9. Ayer, Tammy (August 28, 2018). "After More Than 20 Years, Healthy Bison Herd on Yakama Reservation a Point of Pride". The Chronicle. Retrieved August 28, 2018.