List of mammals of Indiana

This is a list of mammals in Indiana. A total of 60 species are listed. Species currently extirpated in the state include the black bear, gray wolf, elk, American marten, cougar, fisher, porcupine, and bison.

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:

Opossums



 * Family Didelphidae (opossums)
 * Subfamily: Didelphinae
 * Genus: Didelphis
 * Virginia opossum, D. virginiana

Armadillos

 * Family Dasypodidae (armadillos)
 * Genus: Dasypus
 * Nine-banded armadillo, D. novemcinctus

Insectivores
Eulipotyphlans are insectivorous mammals. Shrews closely resemble mice, while moles are stout-bodied burrowers.


 * Family Soricidae (shrews)
 * Genus: Blarina
 * Northern short-tailed shrew, B. brevicauda
 * Genus: Cryptotis
 * North American least shrew, C. parva
 * Genus: Sorex
 * Masked shrew, S. cinereus
 * Pygmy shrew, S. hoyi
 * Smoky shrew, S. fumeus
 * Southeastern shrew S. longirostris
 * Family Talpidae (moles)
 * Genus: Scalopus
 * Eastern mole, S. aquaticus

Rodents



 * Family Castoridae (beavers)
 * Genus: Castor
 * North American beaver, C. canadensis
 * Family Cricetidae (New World mice, rats, voles, lemmings, muskrats)
 * Genus: Microtus
 * Prairie vole, M. ochrogaster
 * Meadow vole, M. pennsylvanicus
 * Woodland vole, M. pinetorum
 * Genus: Oryzomys
 * Marsh rice rat, O. palustris
 * Genus: Neotoma
 * Allegheny woodrat, N. floridana
 * Genus: Ondatra
 * Muskrat, O. zibethicus
 * Genus: Reithrodontomys
 * Western harvest mouse, R. megalotis
 * Genus: Synaptomys
 * Southern bog lemming, S. cooperi
 * Family Dipodidae (jumping mice)
 * Genus: Zapus
 * Meadow jumping mouse, Z. hudsonius
 * Family Erethizontidae (New World porcupines)
 * Genus: Erethizon
 * North American porcupine, E. dorsatum extirpated
 * Family Muridae (Old World mice and rats)
 * Genus: Mus
 * House mouse, M. musculus introduced
 * Genus: Rattus
 * Brown rat, R. norvegicus introduced
 * Family Sciuridae (squirrels)
 * Genus: Glaucomys
 * Southern flying squirrel, G. volans
 * Genus: Marmota
 * Groundhog, M. monax
 * Genus: Sciurus
 * Eastern gray squirrel, S. carolinensis
 * Fox squirrel, S. niger
 * Genus: Poliocitellus
 * Franklin's ground squirrel, P. franklinii
 * Genus: Tamiasciurus
 * American red squirrel, T. hudsonicus
 * Genus: Ictidomys
 * Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, I. tridecemlineatus
 * Genus: Tamias
 * Eastern chipmunk, T. striatus
 * Family Geomyidae (pocket gophers)
 * Genus: Geomys
 * Plains pocket gopher, G. bursarius

Lagomorphs



 * Family Lagomorpha (rabbits, hares and pikas)
 * Genus: Sylvilagus
 * Swamp rabbit, S. aquaticus
 * Eastern cottontail, S. floridanus

Bats



 * Family Vespertilionidae (vesper bats)
 * Genus: Corynorhinus
 * Rafinesque's big-eared bat, C. rafinesquii
 * Genus: Eptesicus
 * Big brown bat, E. fuscus
 * Genus: Lasionycteris
 * Silver-haired bat, L. noctivagans
 * Genus: Lasiurus
 * Eastern red bat, L. borealis
 * Hoary bat, L. cinereus
 * Genus: Myotis
 * Southeastern myotis, M. austroriparius
 * Gray bat, M. grisescens
 * Eastern small-footed myotis, M. leibii
 * Little brown bat, M. lucifugus
 * Northern long-eared bat, M. septentrionalis
 * Indiana bat, M. sodalis
 * Genus: Nycticeius
 * Evening bat, N. humeralis
 * Genus: Perimyotis
 * Tricolored bat, P. subflavus

Carnivores



 * Family Canidae (canids)
 * Genus: Canis
 * Coyote, C. latrans
 * Gray wolf, C. lupus extirpated
 * Genus: Urocyon
 * Gray fox, U. cinereoargenteus
 * Genus: Vulpes
 * Red fox, V. vulpes
 * Family Procyonidae (raccoons)
 * Genus: Procyon
 * Common raccoon, P. lotor
 * Family Ursidae (bears)
 * Genus: Ursus
 * American black bear, U. americanus extirpated
 * Family Felidae (cats)
 * Genus: Lynx
 * Bobcat, L. rufus
 * Genus: Puma
 * Cougar, P. concolor extirpated
 * Family Mustelidae (weasels, minks, martens, fishers, and otters)
 * Genus: Lontra
 * North American river otter, L. canadensis
 * Genus: Martes
 * American marten, M. americana extirpated
 * Genus: Mustela
 * Least weasel, M. nivalis
 * Genus: Neogale
 * Long-tailed weasel, N. frenata
 * American mink, N. vison
 * Genus: Pekania
 * Fisher, P. pennanti extirpated
 * Genus: Taxidea
 * American badger, T. taxus
 * Family Mephitidae (skunks)
 * Genus: Mephitis
 * Striped skunk, M. mephitis

Even-toed ungulates

 * Family Cervidae (deer)
 * Genus: Cervus
 * Elk, C. canadensis extirpated
 * Sika deer, C. nippon introduced
 * Genus: Odocoileus
 * White-tailed deer, O. virginianus
 * Family Bovidae (bovids)
 * Genus: Bison
 * American bison, B. bison extirpated