List of mammals of Nebraska

This is a full list of the mammals indigenous to the U.S. state of Nebraska. It consists of 89 mammals either live or have lived in the state. As a state located in the northern Great Plains, Nebraska has a diverse mammalian fauna, due to the intersection of major climatic and environmental zones within its boundaries.

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
 * Elliot's short-tailed shrew B. hylophaga
 * Genus: Cryptotis
 * North American least shrew C. parva
 * Genus: Sorex
 * Masked shrew S. cinereus
 * Family Talpidae (moles)
 * Genus: Scalopus
 * Eastern mole, S. aquaticus

Lagomorphs

 * Family Lagomorpha (rabbits, hares and pikas)
 * Genus: Lepus
 * Black-tailed jackrabbit, L. californicus
 * White-tailed jackrabbit, L. townsendii
 * Genus: Sylvilagus
 * Desert cottontail, S. audubonii
 * Eastern cottontail, S. floridanus
 * Mountain cottontail, S. nuttallii

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: Clethrionomys
 * Southern red-backed vole, C. gapperi
 * Genus: Neotoma
 * Bushy-tailed woodrat, N. cinerea
 * Eastern woodrat, N. floridana
 * Genus: Onychomys
 * Northern grasshopper mouse, O. leucogaster
 * Genus: Peromyscus
 * White-footed mouse, P. leucopus
 * North American deermouse, P. maniculatus
 * Genus: Ondatra
 * Muskrat, O. zibethicus
 * Genus: Peromyscus
 * White-footed mouse, P. leucopus
 * Western deer mouse, P. sonoriensis
 * Genus: Reithrodontomys
 * Western harvest mouse, R. megalotis
 * Plains harvest mouse, R. montanus
 * Genus: Sigmodon
 * Hispid cotton rat, S. hispidus
 * 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
 * Family Muridae (Old World mice and rats)
 * Genus: Mus
 * House mouse, M. musculus introduced
 * Genus: Rattus
 * Brown rat, R. norvegicus introduced
 * Black rat, R. rattus 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: Urocitellus
 * Wyoming ground squirrel, U. elegans
 * Genus: Poliocitellus
 * Franklin's ground squirrel, P. franklinii
 * Genus: Xerospermophilus
 * Spotted ground squirrel, X. spilosoma
 * Genus: Neotamias
 * Least chipmunk, N. minimus
 * Genus: Ictidomys
 * Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, I. tridecemlineatus
 * Genus: Tamias
 * Eastern chipmunk, T. striatus
 * Genus: Cynomys
 * Black-tailed prairie dog, C. ludovicianus
 * Family Heteromyidae (pocket mice and kangaroo rats)
 * Genus: Perognathus
 * Olive-backed pocket mouse, P. fasciatus
 * Plains pocket mouse, P. flavescens
 * Silky pocket mouse, P. flavus
 * Genus: Chaetodipus
 * Hispid pocket mouse, C. hispidus
 * Genus: Dipodomys
 * Ord's kangaroo rat, D. ordii
 * Family Geomyidae (pocket gophers)
 * Genus: Geomys
 * Plains pocket gopher, G. bursarius
 * Genus: Thomomys
 * Northern pocket gopher, T. talpoides

Bats

 * Family Vespertilionidae (vesper bats)
 * Genus: Aeorestes
 * Hoary bat, A. cinereus
 * Genus: Corynorhinus
 * Townsend's big-eared bat, C. townsendii
 * Genus: Eptesicus
 * Big brown bat, E. fuscus
 * Genus: Lasionycteris
 * Silver-haired bat, L. noctivagans
 * Genus: Lasiurus
 * Eastern red bat, L. borealis
 * Genus: Myotis
 * Western small-footed myotis, M. ciliolabrum
 * Little brown bat, M. lucifugus
 * Northern long-eared bat, M. septentrionalis
 * Fringed myotis, M. thysanodes
 * Long-legged myotis, M. volans
 * Genus: Nycticeius
 * Evening bat, N. humeralis
 * Genus: Perimyotis
 * Tricolored bat, P. subflavus
 * Family Free-tailed bat (free-tailed bats)
 * Genus: Tadarida
 * Mexican free-tailed bat, T. brasiliensis

Carnivores

 * Family Canidae (canids)
 * Genus: Canis
 * Coyote, C. latrans
 * Gray wolf, C. lupus extirpated
 * Great Plains wolf, C. l. nubilus extinct
 * Genus: Vulpes
 * Swift fox, V. velox
 * Red fox, V. vulpes
 * Family Procyonidae (raccoons)
 * Genus: Procyon
 * Common raccoon, P. lotor
 * Family Ursidae (bears)
 * Genus: Ursus
 * American black bear, U. americanus
 * Brown bear, U. arctos extirpated
 * Grizzly bear, U. a. horribilis extirpated
 * Family Felidae (cats)
 * Genus: Lynx
 * Canada lynx, L. canadensis extirpated, vagrant
 * Bobcat, L. rufus
 * Genus: Puma
 * Cougar, P. concolor
 * Family Mustelidae (weasels, minks, martens, fishers, and otters)
 * Genus: Lontra
 * North American river otter, L. canadensis reintroduced
 * Genus: Mustela
 * Black-footed ferret, M. nigripes extirpated
 * Least weasel, M. nivalis
 * Genus: Neogale
 * Long-tailed weasel, N. frenata
 * American mink, N. vison
 * Genus: Taxidea
 * American badger, T. taxus
 * Family Mephitidae (skunks)
 * Genus: Mephitis
 * Striped skunk, M. mephitis
 * Genus: Spilogale
 * Western spotted skunk, S. gracilis
 * Eastern spotted skunk, S. putorius

Even-toed ungulates

 * Family Antilocapridae (pronghorns)
 * Genus: Antilocapra
 * Pronghorn, A. americana
 * Family Bovidae (bovids)
 * Genus: Bison
 * American bison, B. bison reintroduced
 * Genus: Ovis
 * Bighorn sheep, O. canadensis reintroduced
 * Family Cervidae (deer)
 * Genus: Alces
 * Moose, A. alces vagrant
 * Genus: Cervus
 * Elk, C. canadensis reintroduced
 * Sika deer, C. nippon introduced
 * Genus: Odocoileus
 * Mule deer, O. hemionus
 * White-tailed deer, O. virginianus