1. Canids

2. Bears

3. Raccoons

4. Felids

5. Weasels

6. Skunks

7. Rabbits and hares

8. Pikas

9. Bovids

10. Pronghorn

11. Elk, moose, and deer

12. Shrews

13. Beavers

14. Squirrels

15. Voles and Woodrats

16. Mice

17. Jumping mice

18. Porcupines

19. Bats

20. See also

21. Further reading

22. References

There are at least 67 different species of mammals known to live within Yellowstone National Park, a {{convert|2219791|acre|abbr=on}}^[1] protected area in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.

Species are listed by common name, scientific name, typical habitat, and relative abundance.^[2]

Canids

• Coyote, Canis latrans, valleys, grasslands, forests, common
• Gray wolf, Canis lupus, valleys, grasslands, forests, common
• Red fox, Vulpes vulpes, meadows, forests, common

Bears

• Grizzly bear, Ursus arctos, grasslands, forests, alpine tundra, common
• Black bear, Ursus americanus, forests, common

Raccoons

• Common raccoon, Procyon lotor, rivers, cottonwoods, rare

Felids

• Cougar, Puma concolor, forests, rock outcrops, uncommon
• Canadian lynx, Lynx canadensis, coniferous forests, rare
• Bobcat, Lynx rufus, coniferous forests, rock outcroppings, common

Weasels

• Short-tailed weasel, or ermine, Mustela erminea, willows, spruce forests, common
• Long-tailed weasel, Mustela frenata, forests, meadows, wetlands, common
• American marten, Martes americana, coniferous forests, common
• Fisher, Martes pennanti, forests, rare, if present
• American mink, Neovison vison, streams, rivers, uncommon
• North American river otter, Lutra canadensis, rivers, common
• American badger, Taxidea taxus, grasslands, sagebrush, common
• Wolverine, Gulo gulo, alpine tundra, coniferous forests, rare

Skunks

• Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis, riparian forests, rare

Rabbits and hares

Order: Lagomorpha

Family: Leporidae

• Mountain cottontail, Sylvilagus nuttallii, shrublands, common
• Desert cottontail, Sylvilagus audubonii, shrublands, common
• Snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus, coniferous forests, willows, common
• White-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii, sagebrush, grasslands, common

Pikas

• American Pika, Ochotona princeps, alpine tundra, rocky areas, common

Bovids

• American bison, Bison bison, grasslands, sagebrush, shrubland, abundant
• Bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis, cliffs, rock outcroppings, alpine tundra, uncommon
• Mountain Goat, Oreamnos americanus, cliffs, rock outcroppings, alpine tundra, uncommon (non-native)

Pronghorn

• Pronghorn, Antilocapra americana, sagebrush, grassland, common

Elk, moose, and deer

• White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, grasslands, forests, uncommon
• Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus, grasslands, shrubland, forests, common
• Elk, Cervus canadensis, grasslands, shrubland, forest, alpine tundra, abundant
• Moose, Alces alces, grasslands, forests, river, lakes, uncommon

Shrews

• Dusky shrew. Sorex monticolus, meadows, forests, common
• Masked shrew, Sorex cinereous, meadows, forests, common
• American water shrew, Sorex palustris, meadows, riparian areas, common
• Preble's shrew, Sorex preblei, meadows, forests, rare, if present
• Dwarf shrew, Sorex nanus, meadows, forests, common.

Beavers

Order: Rodentia

• American beaver, Castor canadensis, riparian areas, fairly common, increasing

Squirrels

Order: Rodentia

• Least chipmunk, Tamias minimus, meadows, forests, common
• Uinta chipmunk, Neotamias umbrinus, meadows, forests, common
• Yellow-pine chipmunk, Tamias amoenus, meadows, forests, common
• American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, coniferous forests, common
• Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus, forests, occasional
• Yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaventris, forests, meadows, rocky areas, common
• Uinta ground squirrel, Spermophilus armatus, meadows, sagebrush, common
• Golden-mantled ground squirrel, Spermophilus lateralis, meadows, forests, rocky areas, alpine tundra, common

Voles and Woodrats

Order: Rodentia

• Common muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus, riparian, occasional
• Western heather vole, Phenacomys intermedius, sagebrush, grasslands, forest, occasional
• Water vole, Microtus richardsoni, riparian, occasional
• Long-tailed vole, Microtus longicaudus, meadows, common
• Southern red-backed vole, Myodes gapperi, coniferous forests, common
• Meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus, meadows, common
• Montane vole, Microtus montanus, meadows, sagebrush, riparian, common
• Bushy-tailed woodrat, Neotoma cinerea, rocky areas, common

Mice

Order: Rodentia

• Deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus, grasslands, common

Jumping mice

Order: Rodentia

• Western jumping mouse, Zapus princeps, riparian, occasional

Porcupines

Order: Rodentia

• North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum, forests, sagebrush, riparian, common

Bats

• Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus, roosts in caves, trees, buildings, common
• Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus, roosts in sheltered areas, common
• Long-eared myotis, Myotis evotis, roosts on cliffs, buildings, uncommon
• Long-legged myotis, Myotis volans, roosts in cliffs, tree cavities, buildings, common
• Townsend's big-eared bat, Coryhinus townsendii, roosts in caves, uncommon
• Fringe-tailed bat, Myotis thysanodes, roosts in cliffs, snags, uncommon
• Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus, roosts in trees, uncommon
• Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans, roosts in trees, snags, common
• Spotted bat, Euderma maculatum, roosts on cliffs, trees, uncommon
• Pallid bat, Antrozous pallidus, roosts on cliffs, caves, buildings, uncommon
• California myotis, Myotis californicus, roosts in trees, rock crevices, and buildings
• Western small-footed myotis, Myotis ciliolabrum, roosts in caves, rocky areas, rare
• Yuma myotis, Myotis yumanensis, roosts in caves, buildings, trees, rare

See also

• Small mammals of Yellowstone National Park
• Animals of Yellowstone

Further reading

• {{cite book |last=Streubel |first=Donald P. |title=Small Mammals of the Yellowstone Ecosystem |publisher=Robert Rineharts |location=Boulder, CO |year=1995 |isbn=0-911797-59-9}}
• {{cite book |last=Broderick |first=Harold J. |title=Wild Animals of Yellowstone National Park |publisher=Yellowstone Library and Museum Association, Yellowstone National Park, National Park Service |year=1954}}

References

• Shemisheyskii District
• Shemisheyskii Raion
• Shemisheyski Raion
• Shemisheyskiy
• Shemisheyskiy District
• Shemisheyskiy Raion
• Shemisheysky
• Shemisheysky District
• Shemisheysky Raion
• Shemisu Hasen
• Shemisu Hassan
• Shemliova
• Shem McCauley
• Shemmy
• Shem Ngoche
• Shem Obado
• Shem Ochudho
• Shem Ochuodho
• Shem'on
• Shemon
• Shemonaikha
• Shemonayevskoye
• Shemon (disambiguation)
• Shemoneh esreh
• Shemoneh 'Esreh