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List of mammals of Colorado

This list of mammals of Colorado includes every wild mammal species seen in the U.S. state of Colorado, based on the list published by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] It does not include species found only in captivity. Species in this list are grouped by order and then by family within each order. The common name for each species is followed by its binomial name.

A map showing the location of the U.S. state of Colorado.
Colorado in the United States

The following codes are used to designate some species:

Didelphimorphia edit

Opossums edit

 
Opossum

Order: Didelphimorphia   Family: Didelphidae

Cingulata edit

Armadillos edit

 
Nine-banded armadillo

Order: Cingulata   Family: Dasypodidae

Rodentia edit

Beavers edit

 
Beaver

Order: Rodentia   Family: Castoridae

Pocket gophers edit

Order: Rodentia   Family: Geomyidae

Kangaroo rats, pocket mice edit

Order: Rodentia   Family: Heteromyidae

New World porcupines edit

 
Porcupine

Order: Rodentia   Family: Erethizontidae

Jumping mice edit

Order: Rodentia   Family: Dipodidae

New World rats, New World mice, voles edit

Order: Rodentia   Family: Cricetidae

Chipmunks, marmots, squirrels edit

Order: Rodentia   Family: Sciuridae

Lagomorpha edit

Pikas edit

 
Pika

Order: Lagomorpha   Family: Ochotonidae

Hares, rabbits edit

 
Snowshoe hare during summer months

Order: Lagomorpha   Family: Leporidae

Eulipotyphla edit

Shrews edit

Order: Eulipotyphla   Family: Soricidae

Moles edit

Order: Eulipotyphla   Family: Talpidae

Chiroptera edit

Vesper bats edit

Order: Chiroptera   Family: Vespertilionidae

Free-tailed bats edit

Order: Chiroptera   Family: Molossidae

Carnivora edit

Cats edit

 
Cougar

Order: Carnivora   Family: Felidae

Canids edit

 
Coyote

Order: Carnivora   Family: Canidae

Bears edit

 
Black bear

Order: Carnivora   Family: Ursidae

Skunks edit

Order: Carnivora   Family: Mephitidae

Weasels edit

 
Badger
 
Marten
 
Mink
 
North American river otter

Order: Carnivora   Family: Mustelidae

Procyonids edit

 
Common raccoon

Order: Carnivora   Family: Procyonidae

Artiodactyla edit

Pronghorns edit

 
Pronghorn

Order: Artiodactyla   Family: Antilocapridae

Deer edit

 
Rocky Mountain elk
 
Moose

Order: Artiodactyla   Family: Cervidae

Bovids edit

 
The bighorn sheep is the state mammal of Colorado
 
Mountain goat
 
Bison

Order: Artiodactyla   Family: Bovidae

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Checklist of Colorado Mammals". Colorado Division of Wildlife. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011.
  2. ^ Young, Mary Taylor (April 1, 2012). The Guide to Colorado Mammals. Chicago Review Press, Inc. ISBN 9781555915834.
  3. ^ Armstrong, David Michael (2011). Mammals of Colorado. Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
  4. ^ Fitzgerald, James P. (1994). Mammals of Colorado. University Press of Colorado.
  5. ^ Armstrong, David M. (1972). Distribution of mammals in Colorado. Colorado Parks and Wildlife Research Library.
  6. ^ Lechleitner, R.R. (1969). Wild mammals of Colorado: their appearance, habits, distribution, and abundance. Pruett Publishing Company.
  7. ^ Rodeck, Hugo G. (1952). "Guide to the mammals of Colorado". University of Colorado Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  8. ^ Warren, Edward Royal (1942). The mammals of Colorado : their habits and distribution. Colorado Parks and Wildlife Research Library.
  9. ^ https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/gray-wolves-captured-oregon-reside-colorado-western-slope-reintroduction-plan/

External links edit


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