List of mammals of New York

This is a full list of the mammals native to the U.S. state of New York.

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

Opossums, order Didelphimorphia
Didelphimorphia is the order of common opossums of the Western Hemisphere. Opossums probably diverged from the basic South American marsupials in the late Cretaceous or early Paleocene. The Virginia opossum is the only marsupial/opossum species in New York.
 * Family Didelphidae (American opossums)
 * Subfamily: Didelphinae
 * Genus: Didelphis
 * Virginia opossum, D. virginiana

Insectivores, order Eulipotyphla
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
 * Long-tailed shrew S. dispar
 * Smoky shrew S. fumeus
 * American pygmy shrew S. hoyi
 * American water shrew S. palustris


 * Family Talpidae (moles)
 * Genus: Condylura
 * Star-nosed mole, C. cristata
 * Genus: Parascalops
 * Hairy-tailed mole, P. breweri
 * Genus: Scalopus
 * Eastern mole, S. aquaticus

Lagomorphs, order Lagomorpha
Though lagomorphs can resemble rodents, and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early 20th century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two.
 * Family Leporidae (rabbits and hares)
 * Genus: Lepus
 * Snowshoe hare, L. americanus
 * European hare, L. europaeus introduced
 * Genus: Sylvilagus
 * Eastern cottontail, S. floridanus
 * New England cottontail, S. transitionalis

Rodents, order Rodentia
Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually, and must be kept short by gnawing.
 * Family Castoridae (beavers)
 * Genus: Castor
 * North American beaver, C. canadensis
 * Family Cricetidae (New World mice, rats, voles, lemmings, muskrats)
 * Genus: Microtus
 * Rock vole, M. chrotorrhinus
 * Meadow vole, M. pennsylvanicus
 * Gull Island vole, M. p. nesophilus
 * Woodland vole, M. pinetorum
 * Genus: Clethrionomys
 * Southern red-backed vole, C. gapperi
 * Genus: Neotoma
 * Allegheny woodrat, N. magister extirpated
 * Genus: Ondatra
 * Muskrat, O. zibethicus
 * Genus: Peromyscus
 * White-footed mouse, P. leucopus
 * Eastern deermouse, P. maniculatus
 * Genus: Synaptomys
 * Northern bog lemming, S. borealis
 * Southern bog lemming, S. cooperi
 * Family Dipodidae (jumping mice)
 * Genus: Napaeozapus
 * Woodland jumping mouse, N. insignis
 * 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
 * Norway rat, R. norvegicus introduced
 * Black rat, R. rattus introduced
 * Family Sciuridae (squirrels)
 * Genus: Glaucomys
 * Northern flying squirrel, G. sabrinus
 * Southern flying squirrel, G. volans
 * Genus: Marmota
 * Groundhog, M. monax
 * Genus: Sciurus
 * Eastern gray squirrel, S. carolinensis
 * Fox squirrel, S. niger
 * Genus: Tamias
 * Eastern chipmunk, T. striatus
 * Genus: Tamiasciurus
 * American red squirrel, T. hudsonicus

Bats, order Chiroptera
The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.
 * Family Vespertilionidae (vesper bats)
 * Genus: Aeorestes
 * Hoary bat, A. cinereus
 * Genus: Eptesicus
 * Big brown bat, E. fuscus
 * Genus: Lasionycteris
 * Silver-haired bat, L. noctivagans
 * Genus: Lasiurus
 * Eastern red bat, L. borealis
 * Seminole bat, L. seminolus
 * Genus: Myotis
 * Eastern small-footed bat, M. leibii
 * Little brown bat, M. lucifugus
 * Northern long-eared bat, M. septentrionalis
 * Indiana bat, M. sodalis
 * Genus: Perimyotis
 * Tricolored bat, P. subflavus

Carnivores, order Carnivora
There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
 * Family Canidae (canids)
 * Genus: Canis
 * Coyote, C. latrans
 * Eastern coyote, C. l. ssp.
 * Eastern wolf, C. lycaon extirpated
 * Red wolf, C. rufus 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
 * Family Felidae (cats)
 * Genus: Lynx
 * Canada lynx, L. canadensis extirpated
 * Bobcat, L. rufus
 * Genus: Puma
 * Cougar, P. concolor extirpated
 * Family Mustelidae (weasels, minks, martens, fishers, and otters)
 * Genus: Gulo
 * Wolverine, G. gulo extirpated
 * Genus: Lontra
 * North American river otter, L. canadensis
 * Genus: Martes
 * American marten, M. americana
 * Genus: Mustela
 * Least weasel, M. nivalis
 * American ermine, M. richardsonii
 * Genus: Neogale
 * Long-tailed weasel, N. frenata
 * American mink, N. vison
 * Genus: Pekania
 * Fisher, P. pennanti
 * Genus: Taxidea
 * American badger, T. taxus
 * Family Mephitidae (skunks)
 * Genus: Mephitis
 * Striped skunk, M. mephitis
 * Family Phocidae (seals)
 * Genus: Halichoerus
 * Gray seal, H. grypus
 * Genus: Pagophilus
 * Harp seal, P. groenlandicus
 * Genus: Phoca
 * Harbor seal, P. vitulina
 * Genus: Pusa
 * Ringed seal, P. hispida

Even-toed ungulates, order Artiodactyla
The even-toed ungulates are ungulates whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls.
 * Family Cervidae (deer)
 * Genus: Alces
 * Moose, A. alces
 * Eastern moose, A. a. americana
 * Genus: Cervus
 * Elk, C. canadensis extirpated
 * Eastern elk, C. c. canadensis
 * Sika deer, C. nippon introduced
 * Genus: Odocoileus
 * White-tailed deer, O. virginianus
 * Genus: Rangifer
 * Caribou R. tarandus extirpated
 * Boreal woodland caribou R. t. caribou extirpated
 * Family Bovidae (bovids)
 * Genus: Bison
 * American bison, B. bison extirpated
 * Family Suidae (pigs)
 * Genus: Sus
 * Wild boar, S. scrofa introduced, extirpated

Cetaceans, order Cetacea
Cetaceans are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.
 * Family Balaenidae (right whales)
 * Genus: Balaena
 * Bowhead whale, B. mysticetus
 * Genus: Eubalaena
 * North Atlantic right whale, E. glacialis
 * Family Balaenopteridae (rorquals)
 * Genus: Balaenoptera
 * Common minke whale, B. acutorostrata
 * Sei whale, B. borealis
 * Blue whale, B. musculus
 * Fin whale, B. physalus
 * Genus: Megaptera
 * Humpback whale, M. novaeangliae
 * Family Kogiidae (false sperm whales)
 * Genus: Kogia
 * Pygmy sperm whale, K. breviceps
 * Dwarf sperm whale, K. sima
 * Family Physeteridae (sperm whales)
 * Genus: Physeter
 * Sperm whale, P. macrocephalus
 * Family Ziphiidae (beaked whales)
 * Genus: Hyperoodon
 * Northern bottlenose whale, H. ampullatus
 * Genus: Mesoplodon
 * Sowerby's beaked whale, M. bidens
 * Blainville's beaked whale, M. densirostris
 * Gervais' beaked whale, M. europaeus
 * True's beaked whale, M. mirus
 * Genus: Ziphius
 * Cuvier's beaked whale, Z. cavirostris
 * Family Monodontinae (narwhal and beluga)
 * Genus: Delphinapterus
 * Beluga whale, D. leucas vagrant
 * Family Delphinidae (dolphins)
 * Genus: Delphinus
 * Short-beaked common dolphin, D. delphis
 * Genus: Globicephala
 * Short-finned pilot whale, G. macrorhynchus
 * Long-finned pilot whale, G. melas
 * Genus: Grampus
 * Risso's dolphin, G. griseus
 * Genus: Lagenorhynchus
 * Atlantic white-sided dolphin, L. acutus
 * Genus: Orcinus
 * Orca, O. orca
 * Genus: Stenella
 * Clymene dolphin, S. clymene
 * Striped dolphin, S. coeruleoalba
 * Atlantic spotted dolphin, S. frontalis
 * Spinner dolphin, S. longirostris
 * Genus: Tursiops
 * Common bottlenose dolphin, T. truncatus
 * Family Phocoenidae (porpoises)
 * Genus: Phocoena
 * Harbor porpoise, P. phocoena