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List of mammals of Oklahoma

This list of mammals of Oklahoma lists all wild mammal species recorded in the state of Oklahoma.[1][2][3] This includes mammals that are extirpated from the state and species introduced into the state. It does not include species that are domesticated.

Didelphimorphia

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Opossums

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Order: Didelphimorphia   Family: Didelphidae

Eulipotyphla

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Shrews

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Order: Eulipotyphla   Family: Soricidae

Moles

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Order: Eulipotyphla   Family: Talpidae

Cingulata

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Armadillos

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Order: Cingulata   Family: Dasypodidae

Rodentia

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Beavers

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Order: Rodentia   Family: Castoridae

Pocket gophers

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Order: Rodentia   Family: Geomyidae

Kangaroo rats and pocket mice

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Order: Rodentia   Family: Heteromyidae

Porcupines

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Order: Rodentia   Family: Erethizontidae

Jumping mice

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Order: Rodentia   Family: Dipodidae

New World rats, mice, and voles

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Order: Rodentia   Family: Cricetidae

Old World rats and mice

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Order: Rodentia   Family: Muridae

Chipmunks, marmots, and squirrels

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Order: Rodentia   Family: Sciuridae

Myocastorids

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Order: Rodentia   Family: Myocastoridae

  • Nutria, Myocastor coypus introduced

Lagomorpha

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Rabbits and hares

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Order: Lagomorpha   Family: Leporidae

Chiroptera

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Vesper bats

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Order: Chiroptera   Family: Vespertilionidae

Free-tailed bats

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Order: Chiroptera   Family: Molossidae

Carnivora

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Cats

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Order: Carnivora   Family: Felidae

  • Bobcat, Lynx rufus
  • Cougar, Puma concolor extirpated, vagrant

Canids

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Order: Carnivora   Family: Canidae

Bears

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Order: Carnivora   Family: Ursidae

Skunks

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Order: Carnivora   Family: Mephitidae

Weasels

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Order: Carnivora   Family: Mustelidae

Procyonids

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Order: Carnivora   Family: Procyonidae

Artiodactyla

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Pronghorns

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Order: Artiodactyla   Family: Antilocapridae

Bovids

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Order: Artiodactyla   Family: Bovidae

Deer

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Order: Artiodactyla   Family: Cervidae

Pigs

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Order: Artiodactyla   Family: Suidae

Peccaries

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Order: Artiodactyla   Family: Tayassuidae

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and culture. Oklahoma: Oklahoma Historical Society. 2016.
  2. ^ Caire, William; Glass, Bryan P.; Michael A., Mares; Tyler, Jack D. (1989). Mammals of Oklahoma. University of Oklahoma (published December 1, 1989).
  3. ^ Caire, William; Haynie, Michelle; Coyner, Brandi; Braun, Janet; Loucks, Lynda (January 2019). Updated and Revised Checklist of the Mammals of Oklahoma, 2019. pp. 1–6.
  4. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  5. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  6. ^ "Bison Bellows: Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  7. ^ Coyner, Brandi S.; Braun, Janet K.; Mares, Michael A. (15 August 2018). "First specimen record of Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) from Oklahoma". The Southwestern Naturalist. 63 (3): 206–207. doi:10.1894/0038-4909-63-3-206.
  8. ^ Mcdonald, Brandon (January 2012). "Voucher Specimens of the Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu) in Two Oklahoma Counties". Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science: 51–52.
  9. ^ "Collared Peccary". American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
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