This is a list of mammals of Iowa. The list includes species native to the U.S. state of Iowa and introduced into the state. It also includes mammals currently extirpated in the state. This list does not include domesticated mammals.[1][2]
Opossums
Family: Didelphidae
- Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana
Shrews
Family: Soricidae
- Northern short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda
- North American least shrew, Cryptotis parva
- Cinereus shrew, Sorex cinereus
- American water shrew, Sorex palustris
Moles
Family: Talpidae
- Eastern mole, Scalopus aquaticus
Bats
Family: Vespertilionidae
- Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
- Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
- Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
- Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
- Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus
- Northern myotis, Myotis septentrionalis[3]
- Indiana bat, Myotis sodalis
- Evening bat, Nycticeius humeralis
- Tricolored bat, Perimyotis subflavus
Lagomorphs
Family: Leporidae
- White-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii
- Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus
Rodents
Family: Castoridae
- American beaver, Castor canadensis
Family: Cricetidae
- Southern red-backed vole, Clethrionomys gapperi
- Prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster
- Woodland vole, Microtus pinetorum
- Eastern meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus
- Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus
- Northern grasshopper mouse, Onychomys leucogaster
- White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
- Eastern deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus
- Southern bog lemming, Synaptomys cooperi
- Western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis
Family: Erethizontidae
- North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum extirpated
Family: Geomyidae
- Plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius
Family: Heteromyidae
- Plains pocket mouse, Perognathus flavescens[4]
Family: Muridae
- House mouse, Mus musculus introduced
- Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus introduced
Family: Zapodidae
- Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius
Family: Sciuridae
- Black-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus extirpated[5]
- Groundhog, Marmota monax
- Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
- Franklin's ground squirrel, Poliocitellus franklinii
- Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis
- Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger
- Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus
- American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Carnivorans
Family: Canidae
- Coyote, Canis latrans
- Gray wolf, Canis lupus extirpated
- Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus
- Swift fox, Vulpes velox[6]
- Red fox, Vulpes vulpes
Family: Ursidae
- American black bear, Ursus americanus
Family: Procyonidae
- Raccoon, Procyon lotor
Family: Mephitidae
- Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
- Eastern spotted skunk, Spilogale putorius[7]
Family: Felidae
- Canada lynx, Lynx canadensis extirpated
- Bobcat, Lynx rufus
- Cougar, Puma concolor extirpated
Family: Mustelidae
- Wolverine, Gulo gulo extirpated
- North American river otter, Lontra canadensis
- American marten, Martes americana extirpated
- Least weasel, Mustela nivalis
- American ermine, Mustela richardsonii
- Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata
- American mink, Neogale vison
- Fisher, Pekania pennanti extirpated
- American badger, Taxidea taxus
Even-toed ungulates
Family: Antilocapridae
Family: Bovidae
- American bison, Bison bison extirpated
Family: Cervidae
- Moose, Alces alces extirpated
- Elk, Cervus canadensis extirpated
- Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus[8]
- White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianius
- Caribou, Rangifer tarandus extirpated
References
- ^ Iowa Mammals
- ^ Hyning, T. Van; Pellett, Frank C. (1910). "An Annotated Catalogue of the Recent Mammals of Iowa". Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science. 17 (1): 211–218.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Extirpated Mammals in Iowa". Dickinson County Conservation Board. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Misuraca, Michael. "Odocoileus hemionus". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 9 September 2023.