List of mammals of New Mexico

This is a list of mammals in New Mexico. It includes mammals extirpated from New Mexico and species introduced into the state. A total of 169 mammals are listed.

Opossums (order: Didelphimorphia)
Family: Didelphidae
 * Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana

Armadillos (order: Cingulata)
Family: Dasypodidae
 * Nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus

Shrews (order: Eulipotyphla)
Family: Soricidae
 * North American least shrew, Cryptotis parva
 * Crawford's gray shrew, Notiosorex crawfordi
 * Arizona shrew, Sorex arizonae
 * Cinereus shrew, Sorex cinereus
 * Merriam's shrew, Sorex merriami
 * Montane shrew, Sorex monticolus
 * New Mexico shrew, Sorex neomexicanus
 * American water shrew, Sorex palustris
 * Preble's shrew, Sorex preblei

Bats (order: Chiroptera)
Family: Molossidae Family: Phyllostomidae
 * Western mastiff bat, Eumops perotis
 * Pocketed free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops femorosaccus
 * Big free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops macrotis
 * Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis
 * Mexican long-tongued bat, Choeronycteris mexicana
 * Greater long-nosed bat, Leptonycteris nivalis

Family: Vespertilionidae
 * Hoary bat, Aeorestes cinereus
 * Pallid bat, Antrozous pallidus
 * Townsend's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus townsendii
 * Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
 * Spotted bat, Euderma maculatum
 * Allen's big-eared bat, Idionycteris phyllotis
 * Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
 * Western red bat, Lasiurus blossevillii
 * Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
 * Western yellow bat, Lasiurus xanthinus
 * Southwestern myotis, Myotis auriculus
 * California myotis, Myotis californicus
 * Western small-footed myotis, Myotis ciliolabrum
 * Long-eared myotis, Myotis evotis
 * Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus
 * Arizona myotis, Myotis occultus
 * Fringed myotis, Myotis thysanodes
 * Long-legged myotis, Myotis yumanensis
 * Western pipistrelle, Pipistrellus hersperus
 * Eastern pipistrelle, Pipistrellus subflavus

Lagomorphs (order: Lagomorpha)
Family: Leporidae Family: Ochotonidae
 * Snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus
 * Black-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus californicus
 * White-sided jackrabbit, Lepus callotis
 * White-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii
 * Desert cottontail, Sylvilagus audubonii
 * Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus
 * Robust cottontail, Sylvilagus holzneri
 * Mountain cottontail, Sylvilagus nuttallii
 * American pika, Ochotona princeps

Rodents (order: Rodentia)
Family: Castoridae
 * American beaver, Castor canadensis

Family: Geomyidae
 * Yellow-faced pocket gopher, Cratogeomys castanops
 * Desert pocket gopher, Geomys arenarius
 * Plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius
 * Knox Jones's pocket gopher, Geomys knoxjonesi
 * Botta's pocket gopher, Thomomys bottae
 * Northern pocket gopher, Thomomys talpoides
 * Southern pocket gopher, Thomomys umbrinus

Family: Heteromyidae
 * Bailey's pocket mouse, Chaetodipus balieyi
 * Chihuahuan pocket mouse, Chaetodipus eremicus
 * Hispid pocket mouse, Chaetodipus hispidus
 * Rock pocket mouse, Chaetodipus intermedius
 * Nelson's pocket mouse, Chaetodipus nelsoni
 * Desert pocket mouse, Chaetodipus penicillatus
 * Merriam's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys merriamii
 * Ord's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ordii
 * Banner-tailed kangaroo rat, Dipodomys spectabilis
 * Plains pocket mouse, Perognathus flavescens
 * Silky pocket mouse, Perognathus flavus
 * Merriam's pocket mouse, Perognathus merriami

Family: Cricetidae
 * Northern pygmy mouse, Baiomys taylori
 * Long-tailed vole, Microtus longicadus
 * Mogollon vole, Microtus mogollonenis
 * Montane vole, Microtus montanus
 * Prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster
 * Meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus
 * Southern red-backed vole, Myodes gapperi
 * White-throated woodrat, Neotoma albigula
 * Bushy-tailed woodrat, Neotoma cinerea
 * White-toothed woodrat, Neotoma leucodon
 * Mexican woodrat, Neotoma mexicana
 * Southern plains woodrat, Neotoma micropus
 * Stephen's woodrat, Neotoma stephensi
 * Common muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus
 * Chihuahuan grasshopper mouse, Onychomys arenicola
 * Northern grasshopper mouse, Onychomys leucogaster
 * Southern grasshopper mouse, Onychomys torridus
 * Brush deermouse, Peromyscus boylii
 * Canyon deermouse, Peromyscus crinitus
 * Cactus deermouse, Peromyscus eremicus
 * Southern deermouse, Peromyscus labecula
 * White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
 * Northern rock mouse, Peromyscus nasutus
 * White-ankled mouse, Peromyscus pectoralis
 * Western deermouse, Peromyscus sonoriensis
 * Pinyon mouse, Peromyscus truei
 * Western heather vole, Phenacomys intermedius
 * Fulvous harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys fulvescens
 * Western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis
 * Plains harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys montanus
 * Arizona cotton rat, Sigmodon arizonae
 * Tawny-bellied cotton rat, Sigmodon fulviventer
 * Hispid cotton rat, Sigmodon hispidus
 * Yellow-nosed cotton rat, Sigmodon ochrognathus

Family: Muridae
 * House mouse, Mus musculus introduced
 * Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus introduced
 * Black rat, Rattus rattus introduced

Family: Dipodidae
 * Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonicus
 * Western jumping mouse, Zapus princeps

Family: Erethizontidae
 * North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum

Family: Echimyidae
 * Coypu, Myocastor coypus introduced

Family: Sciuridae
 * Harris's antelope squirrel, Ammospermophilus harrisii
 * Texas antelope squirrel, Ammospermophilus interpres
 * White-tailed antelope squirrel, Ammospermophilus leucurus
 * Golden-mantled ground squirrel, Callospermophilus lateralis
 * Gunnison's prairie dog, Cynomys gunnisoni
 * Black-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus
 * Mexican ground squirrel, Ictidomys mexicanus
 * Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictidomys tridecimlineatus
 * Yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris
 * Gray-footed chipmunk, Neotamias canipes
 * Gray-collared chipmunk, Neotamias cinereicollis
 * Cliff chipmunk, Neotamias dorsalis
 * Least chipmunk, Neotamias minimus
 * Colorado chipmunk, Neotamias quadrivittatus
 * Rock squirrel, Otospermophilus variegatus
 * Abert's squirrel, Sciurus aberti
 * Arizona gray squirrel, Sciurus arizonensis
 * Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger
 * Southwestern red squirrel, Tamiasciurus fremonti
 * Spotted ground squirrel, Xerospermophilus spilosoma

Carnivorans (order: Carnivora)
Family: Canidae
 * Coyote, Canis latrans
 * Gray wolf, Canis lupus reintroduced
 * Mexican wolf, C. l. baileyi reintroduced
 * Mogollon mountain wolf, C. l. mogollonensis
 * Texas wolf, C. l. monstrabilis
 * Great Plains wolf, C. l. nubilus
 * Southern Rocky Mountain wolf, C. l. youngi
 * Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus
 * Kit fox, Vulpes macrotis
 * Swift fox, Vulpes velox
 * Red fox, Vulpes vulpes

Family: Ursidae
 * American black bear, Ursus americanus
 * Brown bear, Ursus arctos extirpated
 * Grizzly bear, U. a. horribilis extirpated
 * Mexican grizzly bear, U. a. horribilis

Family: Procyonidae
 * Ring-tailed cat, Bassariscus astutus
 * White-nosed coati, Nasua narica
 * Raccoon, Procyon lotor

Family: Mephitidae
 * American hog-nosed skunk, Conepatus leuconotus
 * Hooded skunk, Mephitis macroura
 * Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
 * Western spotted skunk, Spilogale gracilis

Family: Felidae
 * Canada lynx, Lynx canadensis
 * Bobcat, Lynx rufus
 * Jaguar, Panthera onca vagrant
 * Cougar, Puma concolor

Family: Mustelidae
 * Wolverine, Gulo gulo extirpated
 * North American river otter, Lontra canadensis reintroduced
 * Pacific marten, Martes caurina
 * Black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes reintroduced
 * American ermine, Mustela richardsonii
 * Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata
 * American mink, Neogale vison
 * American badger, Taxidea taxus

Even-toed ungulates (order: Artiodactyla)
Family: Antilocapridae
 * Pronghorn, Antilocapra americana

Family: Bovidae
 * Barbary sheep, Ammotragus lervia introduced
 * American bison, Bison bison reintroduced
 * Plains bison, B. b. bison reintroduced
 * Wild goat, Capra aegagrus introduced
 * Siberian ibex, Capra sibirica introduced
 * Himalayan tahr, Hemitagus jemlahicus introduced
 * Gemsbok, Oryx gazella introduced
 * Bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis
 * Desert bighorn sheep, O. c. nelsoni

Family: Cervidae
 * Moose, Alces alces vagrant
 * Elk, Cervus canadensis reintroduced
 * Merriam's elk, C. c. merriami
 * Rocky Mountain elk, C. c. nelsoni introduced
 * Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus
 * Desert mule deer, O. h. eremicus
 * Rocky Mountain mule deer, O. h. hemionus
 * White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianius
 * Coues' deer, O. v. couesi

Family: Suidae
 * Wild boar, Sus scrofa introduced

Family: Tayassuidae
 * Collared peccary, Dicotyles tajacu