List of mammals of California

List of mammals of California
Though long extirpated from the state, the Grizzly bear remains the official state mammal of California.

This is a list of mammals in California, including both current and recently historical inhabitants. Their taxonomy has been updated to agree with the latest edition of Mammal Species of the World.

The California Department of Fish and Game monitors certain species and subspecies of special concern. These are mammals whose populations may be locally threatened, but which are excluded from federal and international conservation lists. Taxa of special concern in California are noted below, as are endemic, introduced, harvest, and vagrant species.

Total Number of species listed: 223, including 181 terrestrial and 40 marine mammals.

Contents

Opposums

Order: Didelphimorphia Family: Didelphidae

One species of opossum occurs in California [1] .[2]

Shrews and Moles

Desert Shrew(Notiosorex crawfordi)

Order: Soricomorpha Family: Soricidae

13 species of shrews occur in California.

Order: Soricomorpha Family: Talpidae

4 species of moles occur in California.[1][2]

  • Shrew-mole, Neurotrichus gibbsii
  • Broad-footed Mole, Scapanus latimanus
    • Alameda Island Mole, S. latimanus parvus (CDFG special concern; endemic)
  • Coast Mole, Scapanus orarius
  • Townsend's Mole, Scapanus townsendii

Bats

Pallid Bat(Antrozous pallidus)

Order: Chiroptera Family: Phyllostomidae

4 species of leaf-nosed bats occur in California.[1]

Order: Chiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae

19 species of vesper bats occur in California.[1]

Order: Chiroptera Family: Molossidae

4 species of free-tailed bats occur in California.[1]

Rabbits, hares and pikas

Order: Lagomorpha Family: Ochotonidae

One species of pika occurs in California.[1][2]

Brush Rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani)

Order: Lagomorpha Family: Leporidae

8 species of rabbits and hares occur in California.[1][2]

  • Pygmy Rabbit, Brachylagus idahoensis (CDFG special concern, harvest)
  • Snowshoe Hare, Lepus americanus (harvest)
    • Oregon Snowshoe Hare, L. americanus klamathensis (CDFG special concern)
    • Sierra Nevada Snowshoe Hare, L. americanus tahoensis (CDFG special concern; endemic)
  • Black-tailed Jackrabbit, Lepus californicus (harvest)
    • San Diego Black-tailed Jackrabbit, L. californicus bennettii (CDFG special concern; endemic)
  • White-tailed Jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii (CDFG special concern, harvest)
  • European Rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (introduced)
  • Desert Cottontail, Sylvilagus audubonii (harvest)
  • Brush Rabbit, Sylvilagus bachmani (harvest, except for endangered Riparian subspecies)
    • Riparian Brush Rabbit, S. bachmani riparius (CDFG special concern; endemic)
  • Mountain Cottontail, Sylvilagus nuttallii (harvest)

Rodents

Order: Rodentia Family: Aplodontiidae

One species of mountain beaver occurs in California.[1]

  • Mountain Beaver, Aplodontia rufa
    • Sierra Nevada Mountain Beaver, A. rufa californica (CDFG special concern; endemic)
    • Point Arena Mountain Beaver, A. rufa nigra (CDFG special concern; endemic)
    • Point Reyes Mountain Beaver, A. rufa phaea (CDFG special concern; endemic)
California Ground Squirrel(Spermophilus beecheyi)

Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae

29 species of squirrels, chipmunks, and marmots occur in California.[1]

Subfamily Sciurinae (tree squirrels and flying squirrels)

Subfamily Xerinae (chipmunks and ground squirrels)

Order: Rodentia Family: Castoridae

One species of beaver occurs in California.[1]

  • American Beaver, Castor canadensis (introduced, harvest)

Order: Rodentia Family: Geomyidae

5 species of pocket gophers occur in California.[1]

The Giant Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ingens) is endemic to California

Order: Rodentia Family: Heteromyidae

26 species of pocket mice and kangaroo rats occur in California.[1]

Subfamily Dipodomyinae (kangaroo rats and mice)

Subfamily Perognathinae (pocket mice)

  • Bailey's Pocket Mouse, Chaetodipus baileyi
  • California Pocket Mouse, Chaetodipus californicus
    • Dulzura Pocket Mouse, C. californicus femoralis (CDFG special concern; endemic)
  • San Diego Pocket Mouse, Chaetodipus fallax
    • Northwestern San Diego Pocket Mouse, C. fallax fallax (CDFG special concern; endemic)
    • Pallid San Diego Pocket Mouse, C. fallax pallidus (CDFG special concern; endemic)
  • Long-tailed Pocket Mouse, Chaetodipus formosus
  • Desert Pocket Mouse, Chaetodipus penicillatus
  • Spiny Pocket Mouse, Chaetodipus spinatus
  • White-eared Pocket Mouse, Perognathus alticola (endemic)
    • White-eared Pocket Mouse, P. alticola alticola (CDFG special concern; endemic)
    • Tehachapi Pocket Mouse, P. alticola inexpectatus (CDFG special concern; endemic)
  • San Joaquin Pocket Mouse, Perognathus inornatus (endemic)
    • Salinas Pocket Mouse, P. inornatus psammophilus (CDFG special concern; endemic)
  • Little Pocket Mouse, Perognathus longimembris
    • Palm Springs Pocket Mouse, P. longimembris bangsi (CDFG special concern; endemic)
    • Los Angeles Pocket Mouse, P. longimembris brevinasus (CDFG special concern; endemic)
    • Jacumba Pocket Mouse, P. longimembris internationalis (CDFG special concern; endemic)
    • Pacific Pocket Mouse, P. longimembris pacificus (CDFG special concern; endemic)
  • Great Basin Pocket Mouse, Perognathus parvus
The Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris) is endemic to California

Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae

29 species of voles and New World rats and mice occur in California.[1]

Subfamily Arvicolinae (lemmings, voles, and muskrat)

  • White-footed Vole, Arborimus albipes (CDFG special concern)
  • Sonoma Tree Vole, Arborimus pomo (CDFG special concern; endemic)
  • Western Red-backed Vole, Clethrionomys californicus
  • Sagebrush Vole, Lemmiscus curtatus
  • California Vole, Microtus californicus
    • Monterey Vole, M. californicus halophilus (endemic)
    • Mojave River Vole, M. californicus mohavensis (CDFG special concern; endemic)
    • San Pablo Vole, M. californicus sanpabloensis (CDFG special concern; endemic)
    • Amargosa Vole, M. californicus scirpensis (Federal and State endangered; endemic)
    • South Coast Marsh Vole, M. californicus stephensi (CDFG special concern; endemic)
    • Owens Valley Vole, M. californicus vallicola (CDFG special concern; endemic)
  • Long-tailed Vole, Microtus longicaudus
  • Montane Vole, Microtus montanus
  • Creeping Vole, Microtus oregoni
  • Townsend's Vole, Microtus townsendii
  • Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus (introduced, harvest)
  • Heather Vole, Phenacomys intermedius

Subfamily Neotominae (North American rats and mice)

Subfamily Sigmodontinae (cotton rats)

Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae

3 species of Old World rats and mice occur in California.[1]

Order: Rodentia Family: Dipodidae

2 species of jumping mice occur in California.[1]

  • Western Jumping Mouse, Zapus princeps
  • Pacific Jumping Mouse, Zapus trinotatus

Order: Rodentia Family: Myocastoridae

One species of coypu occurs in California.[1]

  • Nutria, Myocastor coypus (introduced)

Order: Rodentia Family: Erethizontidae

One species of porcupine occurs in California.[1]

Whales, dolphins and porpoises

The Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) migrates off the coast of California

Order: Cetacea Family: Eschrichtiidae

One species of gray whale occurs in California's waters.[1]

Order: Cetacea Family: Balaenopteridae

5 species of rorquals occur in California's waters.[1]

Order: Cetacea Family: Balaenidae

One species of right whale occurs in California's waters.[1]

Order: Cetacea Family: Delphinidae

11 species of dolphins occur in California's waters.[1]

Order: Cetacea Family: Phocoenidae

2 species of porpoises occur in California's waters.[1]

Order: Cetacea Family: Physeteridae

3 species of sperm whales occur in California's waters.[1]

Order: Cetacea Family: Ziphiidae

7 species of beaked whales occur in California's waters.[1]

Carnivorans

The Island Fox(Urocyon littoralis) is endemic to California

Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae

6 species of canids occurred in California,[1] one was recently extirpated.

Order: Carnivora Family: Ursidae

2 species of bears occurred in California,[1] one was recently extirpated.

Order: Carnivora Family: Procyonidae

2 species of raccoons and ringtails occur in California.[1]

Order: Carnivora Family: Mustelidae

9 species of weasels occur in California.[1]

Order: Carnivora Family: Mephitidae

2 species of skunks occur in California.[1]

Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae

4 species of cats occurred in California,[1] one was recently extirpated.

Seals and sea lions

California Sea Lion(Zalophus californianus)

Order: Carnivora Family: Otariidae

4 species of eared seals occur in California.[1]

Order: Carnivora Family: Phocidae

2 species of earless seals occur in California.[1]

Hoofed mammals

Order: Artiodactyla Family: Antilocapridae

One species of pronghorn occurs in California.[1]

Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae

3 species of bison, cattle, goats, and sheep occur in California.[1]

Mule Deer(Odocoileus hemionus)

Order: Artiodactyla Family: Cervidae

5 species of deer and elk occur in California.[1]

  • Axis Deer, Axis axis (introduced, harvest)
  • Elk, Cervus canadensis (introduced, harvest)
  • Sambar, Rusa unicolor (introduced, harvest)
  • Fallow Deer, Dama dama (introduced, harvest)
  • Mule Deer, Odocoileus hemionus (harvest)
    • California Mule Deer, O. h. californicus
    • Southern Mule Deer, O. h. fuliginatus
    • Inyo Mule Deer, O. h. inyoensis

Order: Artiodactyla Family: Suidae

One species of pig occurs in California.[1]

  • Wild Boar, Sus scrofa (introduced, harvest)
    • European Wild Boar, Sus scrofa scrofa

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av Except where noted otherwise, species on this list come from the California DFG's List of Mammal Species. California Department of Fish and Game (September 2008). "Complete List of Amphibian, Reptile, Bird and Mammal Species in California". http://www.dfg.ca.gov/biogeodata/cwhr/pdfs/species_list.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-06. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Mammals of California". American Society of Mammalogists website. http://www.mammalogy.org/statelists/camammals.html. Retrieved 2008-02-28. 
  3. ^ [1] | NOAA Fisheries, Office of Protected Resources, Short-beaked Common Dolphin
  4. ^ [2] | NOAA Fisheries, Office of Protected Resources, Long-beaked Common Dolphin

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