List of mammals of Nevada

This list of mammals of Nevada includes mammal species living in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1] It also includes species that are now extirpated from the state.[2][3][4][5]

Shrews

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Family: Soricidae

Moles

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Family: Talpidae

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

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Vesper bats

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Family: Vespertilionidae

Free-tailed bats

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Family: Molossidae

Leaf-nosed bats

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Family: Phyllostomidae

Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

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Rabbits and hares

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Family: Leporidae

Pikas

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Family: Ochotonidae

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

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Squirrels

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Family: Sciuridae

Mountain beavers

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Family: Aplodontiidae

Pocket gophers

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Family: Geomyidae

Kangaroo rats and pocket mice

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Family: Heteromyidae

Beavers

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Family: Castoridae

Jumping mice

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Family: Dipodidae

New World mice, rats, and voles

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Family: Cricetidae

Old World mice and rats

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Family: Muridae

Porcupines

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Family: Erethizontidae

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

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Canids

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Family: Canidae

Bears

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Family: Ursidae

Procyonids

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Family: Procyonidae

Mustelids

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Family: Mustelidae

Skunks

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Family: Mephitidae

Cats

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Family: Felidae

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

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Deer

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Family: Cervidae

Bovids

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Family: Bovidae

Pronghorns

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Family: Antilocapridae

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Wildlife of Nevada
  2. ^ Hall, Eugene Raymond (1946). Mammals of Nevada. University of California Press. pp. 1–170.
  3. ^ Clark, Jeanne L. (1993). Nevada Wildlife Viewing Guide. Globe Pequot Press. p. 93. ISBN 978-1560442073.
  4. ^ "Nevada Fish & Wildlife Service". fws.gov. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  5. ^ Cockrum, E. Landell; Petryszyn, Yar (1994). Mammals of California and Nevada/Selected Examples and Related Species. Treasure Chest Publications. p. 178. ISBN 0918-080347.
  6. ^ "First wolf spotted in Nevada in nearly a century". 27 March 2017.