Orders of Mammals in Washington

	Didelphimorphia (Opossums)		Cetacea (Porpoises, dolphins, and whales)
	Insectivora (Shrews and moles)		Artiodactyla (Split-hooved mammals)
	Chiroptera (Bats)		Rodentia (Rodents)
	Carnivora (Carnivores)		Lagomorpha (Hares, rabbits, and pikas)

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Order DIDELPHIMORPHIA ("MARSUPIALIA")
Didelphidae
Common Opossum, Didelphis virginiana

Order INSECTIVORA
Soricidae
Pacific Water Shrew, Sorex bendirii
Masked Shrew, Sorex cinereus
Pygmy Shrew, Sorex hoyi
Merriam's Shrew, Sorex merriami
Dusky Shrew, Sorex monticolus
Northern Water Shrew, Sorex palustris
Preble's Shrew, Sorex preblei
Trowbridge's Shrew, Sorex trowbridgii
Vagrant Shrew, Sorex vagrans
Talpidae
Shrew-mole, Neurotrichus gibbsii
Pacific Mole, Scapanus orarius
Townsend's Mole, Scapanus townsendii

Order CHIROPTERA
Vespertilionidae
Pallid Bat, Antrozous pallidus
Big Brown Bat, Eptesicus fuscus
Spotted Bat, Euderma maculatum
Silver-haired Bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
Western Red Bat, Lasiurus blossevilli
Hoary Bat, Lasiurus cinereus
California Myotis, Myotis californicus
Long-eared Myotis, Myotis evotis
Keen's Myotis, Myotis keenii
Dark-nosed Small-footed Myotis, Myotis melanorhinus
Little Brown Myotis, Myotis lucifugus
Fringed Myotis, Myotis thysanodes
Long-legged Myotis, Myotis volans
Yuma Myotis, Myotis yumanensis
Western Pipistrelle, Pipistrellus hesperus
Western Big-eared Bat, Plecotus townsendii

Order CARNIVORA
Canidae
Coyote, Canis latrans
Gray Wolf, Canis lupus
Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes
Felidae
Lynx, Lynx canadensis
Bobcat, Lynx rufus
Mountain Lion, Puma concolor
Mephitidae
Striped Skunk, Mephitis mephitis
Western Spotted Skunk, Spilogale gracilis
Mustelidae
Sea Otter, Enhydra lutris
River Otter, Lontra canadensis
Wolverine, Gulo gulo
Marten, Martes americana
Fisher, Martes pennanti
Short-tailed Weasel (Ermine), Mustela erminea
Long-tailed Weasel, Mustela frenata
Mink, Mustela vison
Badger, Taxidea taxus
Otariidae
Northern Fur Seal, Callorhinus ursinus
Steller Sea Lion, Eumetopias jubatus
California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus
Phocidae
Northern Elephant Seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Harbor Seal, Phoca vitulina
Procyonidae
Raccoon, Procyon lotor
Ursidae
Black Bear, Ursus americanus
Grizzly Bear, Ursus arctos

Order CETACEA
Suborder Mysticeti
Balaenidae
Black Right Whale, Eubalaena glacialis
Balaenopteridae
Minke Whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Sei Whale, Balaenoptera borealis
Blue Whale, Balaenoptera musculus
Fin Whale, Balaenoptera physalus
Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Eschrichtidae
Gray Whale, Eschrictius robustus
Suborder Odontoceti
Delphinidae
Short-Beaked Saddleback Dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Short-finned Pilot Whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus
Grampus, Grampus griseus
Pacific White-sided Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
Northern Right-Whale Dolphin, Lissodelphis borealis
Killer Whale, Orcinus orca
False Killer Whale, Pseudorca crassidens
Striped Dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba
Rough-toothed Dolphin, Steno bredanensis
Bottle-nosed Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
Kogiidae
Pygmy Sperm Whale, Kogia breviceps
Dwarf Sperm Whale, Kogia sima
Phocoenidae
Harbor Porpoise, Phocoena phocoena
Dall's Porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli
Physeteridae
Sperm Whale, Physeter catodon
Ziphiidae
Baird's Beaked Whale, Berardius bairdii
Hubbs Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon carlhubbsi
Pacific Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon stejnegeri
Cuvier's Beaked Whale, Ziphius cavirostris

Order ARTIODACTYLA
Cervidae
Elk, Cervus elaphus
Moose, Alces alces
Mule Deer / Black-tailed Deer, Odocoileus hemionus
White-tailed Deer, Odocoileus virginianus
Caribou, Rangifer tarandus
Bovidae
Mountain Goat, Oreamnos americanus
Bighorn Sheep, Ovis canadensis

Order RODENTIA
Aplodontidae
Mountain Beaver, Aplodontia rufa
Sciuridae
Hoary Marmot, Marmota caligata
Yellow-bellied Marmot, Marmota flaviventris
Woodchuck, Marmota monax
Olympic Marmot, Marmota olympus
Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis
Western Gray Squirrel, Sciurus griseus
Fox Squirrel, Sciurus niger
Beechey Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus beecheyi
Columbian Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus columbianus
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus lateralis
Piute Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus mollis
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus saturatus
Townsend's Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus townsendii
Washington Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus washingtoni
Yellow-pine Chipmunk, Tamias amoenus
Least Chipmunk, Tamias minimus
Red-tailed Chipmunk, Tamias ruficaudus
Townsend's Chipmunk, Tamias townsendii
Douglas Squirrel, Tamiasciurus douglasii
Red Squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Northern Flying Squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus
Castoridae
Beaver, Castor canadensis
Geomyidae
Mazama Pocket Gopher, Thomomys mazama
Northern Pocket Gopher, Thomomys talpoides
Heteromyidae
Ord's Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys ordii
Great Basin Pocket Mouse, Perognathus parvus
Dipodidae
Western Jumping Mouse, Zapus princeps
Pacific Jumping Mouse, Zapus trinotatus
Muridae
Arvicolinae
Red-backed Vole, Clethrionomys gapperi
Sagebrush Vole, Lemmiscus curtatus
Gray-tailed Vole, Microtus canicaudus
Long-tailed Vole, Microtus longicaudus
Montane Vole, Microtus montanus
Creeping Vole, Microtus oregoni
Meadow Vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus
Richardson's Vole (Water Vole), Microtus richardsoni
Townsend's vole, Microtus townsendii
Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus
Heather Vole, Phenacomys intermedius
Northern Bog Lemming, Synaptomys borealis
Murinae
House Mouse, Mus musculus
Norway Rat, Rattus norvegicus
Black Rat, Rattus rattus
Sigmodontinae
Bushy-tailed Woodrat, Neotoma cinerea
Northern Grasshopper Mouse, Onychomys leucogaster
Deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus
Deer mouse, Peromyscus keeni
Western Harvest Mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis
Erethizontidae
Porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum
Myocastoridae
Coypu (Nutria), Myocastor coypus

Order LAGOMORPHA
Ochotonidae
Pika, Ochotona princeps
Leporidae
Pygmy Rabbit, Brachylagus idahoensis
Snowshoe Hare, Lepus americanus
Black-tailed Jackrabbit, Lepus californicus
White-tailed Jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii
European Rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus
Eastern Cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus
Nuttall's Cottontail, Sylvilagus nuttallii

This page last updated November 15, 2007 by George Wang
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