List of mammals of Ohio
Appearance
This is a list of mammals of Ohio.
Native species
[edit]There are 65 native mammal species of Ohio.
Common name | Binomial name | Status | Picture |
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Virginia opossum | Didelphis virginiana | Extant | ![]() |
Northern short-tailed shrew | Blarina brevicauda | Extant | ![]() |
North American least shrew | Cryptotis parva | Extant | ![]() |
Masked shrew | Sorex cinereus | Extant | ![]() |
Smoky shrew | Sorex fumeus | Extant | ![]() |
American pygmy shrew | Sorex hoyi | Extant | [data missing] |
Star-nosed mole | Condylura cristata | Extant | ![]() |
Hairy-tailed mole | Parascalops breweri | Extant | ![]() |
Eastern mole | Scalopus aquaticus | Extant | ![]() |
Rafinesque's big-eared bat | Corynorhinus rafinesquii | Extant | |
Big brown bat | Eptesicus fuscus | Extant | ![]() |
Silver-haired bat | Lasionycteris noctivagans | Extant | |
Eastern red bat | Lasiurus borealis | Extant | ![]() |
Hoary bat | Lasiurus cinereus | Extant | ![]() |
Eastern small-footed bat | Myotis leibii | Extant | ![]() |
Little brown bat | Myotis lucifugus | Extant | |
Northern long-eared bat | Myotis septentrionalis | Extant | ![]() |
Indiana bat | Myotis sodalis | Extant | ![]() |
Evening bat | Nycticeius humeralis | Extant | |
Tricolored bat | Perimyotis subflavus | Extant | ![]() |
Snowshoe hare | Lepus americanus | Locally extinct | Summer coat Winter coat |
Eastern cottontail | Sylvilagus floridanus | Extant | ![]() |
Southern flying squirrel | Glaucomys volans | Extant | ![]() |
Thirteen-lined ground squirrel | Ictidomys tridecemlineatus | Extant | ![]() |
Woodchuck / groundhog | Marmota monax | Extant | ![]() |
Eastern gray squirrel | Sciurus carolinensis | Extant | ![]() |
Fox squirrel | Sciurus niger | Extant | ![]() |
Eastern chipmunk | Tamias striatus | Extant | ![]() |
American red squirrel | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | Extant | ![]() |
North American beaver | Castor canadensis | Extant | ![]() |
Woodland jumping mouse | Napaeozapus insignis | Extant | ![]() |
Meadow jumping mouse | Zapus hudsonius | Extant | ![]() |
Prairie vole | Microtus ochrogaster | Extant | ![]() |
Eastern meadow vole | Microtus pennsylvanicus | Extant | ![]() |
Woodland vole | Microtus pinetorum | Extant | ![]() |
Southern red-backed vole | Clethrionomys gapperi | Extant | ![]() |
Allegheny woodrat | Neotoma magister | Locally extinct | ![]() |
Muskrat | Ondatra zibethicus | Extant | ![]() |
Marsh rice rat | Oryzomys palustris | Locally extinct | ![]() |
White-footed mouse | Peromyscus leucopus | Extant | ![]() |
Eastern deer mouse | Peromyscus maniculatus | Extant | ![]() |
Eastern harvest mouse | Reithrodontomys humulis | Extant | ![]() |
Southern bog lemming | Synaptomys cooperi | Extant | ![]() |
North American porcupine | Erethizon dorsatum | Extant | ![]() |
Coyote | Canis latrans | Extant | ![]() |
Eastern wolf | Canis lycaon | Locally extinct | ![]() |
Gray fox | Urocyon cinereoargenteus | Extant | ![]() |
Red fox | Vulpes vulpes | Extant | ![]() |
American black bear | Ursus americanus | Extant | ![]() |
Raccoon | Procyon lotor | Extant | ![]() |
North American river otter | Lontra canadensis | Extant | ![]() |
American marten | Martes americana | Locally extinct | ![]() |
Least weasel | Mustela nivalis | Extant | ![]() |
American ermine | Mustela richardsonii | Extant | ![]() |
Long-tailed weasel | Neogale frenata | Extant | ![]() |
American mink | Neogale vison | Extant | ![]() |
Fisher | Pekania pennanti | Extant[1] | ![]() |
American badger | Taxidea taxus | Extant | ![]() |
Striped skunk | Mephitis mephitis | Extant | ![]() |
Bobcat | Lynx rufus | Extant | ![]() |
Canada lynx | Lynx canadensis | Locally extinct | ![]() |
Eastern cougar | Puma concolor couguar | Globally extinct | ![]() |
Plains bison | Bison bison bison | Locally extinct | ![]() |
Eastern elk | Cervus canadensis canadensis | Globally extinct | ![]() |
White-tailed deer | Odocoileus virginianus | Extant | Male (buck or stag) Female (doe) with juveniles (fawns) |
Non-native species
[edit]There are 4 non-native mammal species in Ohio.
Common name | Binomial name | Picture |
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Wild boar[2] | Sus scrofa | ![]() |
House mouse | Mus musculus | ![]() |
Brown rat | Rattus norvegicus | ![]() |
Black rat | Rattus rattus | ![]() |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ DiTirro, Tessa (March 7, 2024). "An animal that was extirpated from Northeast Ohio is making a comeback". News 5 Cleveland. Scripps Media, Inc. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
- ^ "Invasive Species: Feral Swine in Ohio". Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved July 19, 2025.