List of mammals of British Columbia
This is a list of mammals of British Columbia.
Vesper bats (Vespertilionidae)
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- Fringed myotis (Myotis thysanodes) LC
- Long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis) LC
- Northern long-eared myotis (Myotis septentrionalis) NT
- California myotis (Myotis californicus) LC
- Little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) EN
- Western small-footed bat (Myotis ciliolabrum) LC
- Yuma myotis (Myotis yumanensis) LC
- Long-legged myotis (Myotis volans) LC
- Desert red bat (Lasiurus blossevillii) LC
- Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) LC
- Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) LC
- Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus) LC
- Spotted bat (Euderma maculatum) LC
- Pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus) LC
- Townsend's big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii)[1] LC
- Black bear (Ursus americanus) LC
- Brown bear (Ursus arctos) LC
- Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)
Raccoons (Procyonidae)
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- Common raccoon (Procyon lotor) LC
Skunks (Mephitidae)
[edit]- Western spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis) LC
- Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) LC
Mustelids (Mustelidae)
[edit]- Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) EN
- Wolverine (Gulo gulo) LC
- North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) LC
- American marten (Martes americana) LC
- Pacific marten (Martes caurina) NE
- Haida ermine (Mustela haidarum) EN
- Least weasel (Mustela nivalis) LC
- American ermine (Mustela richardsonii) LC
- Long-tailed weasel (Neogale frenata) LC
- American mink (Neogale vison) LC
- Fisher (Pekania pennanti) LC
- American badger (Taxidea taxus) LC
- Bobcat (Lynx rufus) LC
- Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) LC
- Cougar (Puma concolor) LC
Earless seals (Phocidae)
[edit]- Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) LC
- Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) LC
Eared seals (Otariidae)
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- Northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) VU
- Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) NT
- California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) LC
Even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla)
[edit]- Moose (Alces alces) LC
- Elk (Cervus canadensis) LC
- European fallow deer (Dama dama) introduced LC[3]
- Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) LC
- White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) LC
- Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) VU
- American bison (Bison bison) NT
- Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) LC
- Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) LC
- Dall sheep (Ovis dalli) LC
Beavers (Castoridae)
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- North American beaver (Castor canadensis) LC
New World porcupines (Erethizontidae)
[edit]- North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) LC
- Meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius) LC
- Western jumping mouse (Zapus princeps) LC
- Pacific jumping mouse (Zapus trinotatus) LC
- Western harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis) LC
- Bushy-tailed woodrat (Neotoma cinerea) LC
- Northwestern deer mouse (Peromyscus keeni) LC
- Western deer mouse (Peromyscus sonoriensis) LC
- Southern red-backed vole (Myodes gapperi) LC
- Northern red-backed vole (Myodes rutilus) LC
- Western heather vole (Phenacomys intermedius) LC
- Eastern heather vole (Phenacomys ungava) LC
- Water vole (Microtus richardsoni) LC
- Meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) LC
- Montane vole (Microtus montanus) LC
- Townsend's vole (Microtus townsendii) LC
- Tundra vole (Microtus oeconomus) LC
- Long-tailed vole (Microtus longicaudus) LC
- Creeping vole (Microtus oregoni) LC
- Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) LC
- Siberian brown lemming (Lemmus sibiricus) LC
- Northern bog lemming (Synaptomys borealis) LC
- Black rat (Rattus rattus) LC
- Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) LC
- House mouse (Mus musculus) LC
- Great Basin pocket mouse (Perognathus parvus) LC
Pocket gophers (Geomyidae)
[edit]- Northern pocket gopher (Thomomys talpoides) LC
- Yellow-pine chipmunk (Tamias amoenus) LC
- Least chipmunk (Tamias minimus) LC
- Red-tailed chipmunk (Tamias ruficaudus) LC
- Townsend's chipmunk (Tamias townsendii) LC
- Groundhog (Marmota monax) LC
- Yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris) LC
- Hoary marmot (Marmota caligata) LC
- Vancouver Island marmot (Marmota vancouverensis) CR
- Columbian ground squirrel (Spermophilus columbianus) LC
- Arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii) LC
- Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel (Spermophilus saturatus) LC
- Golden-mantled ground squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis) LC
- Eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) LC
- Fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) LC
- Douglas squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) LC
- American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) LC
- Northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) LC
- Humboldt's flying squirrel (Glaucomys oregonensis) LC
Aplodontiidae
[edit]- Mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa) LC
- Mountain cottontail (Sylvilagus nuttallii) LC
- European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) EN introduced
- Snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) LC
- White-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii) LC
- Collared pika (Ochotona collaris) LC
- American pika (Ochotona princeps) LC
- Townsend's mole (Scapanus townsendii) LC
- Coast mole (Scapanus orarius) LC
- Cinereus shrew (Sorex cinereus) LC
- Preble's shrew (Sorex preblei) LC
- Vagrant shrew (Sorex vagrans) LC
- Western water shrew (Sorex navigator) LC
- American water shrew (Sorex palustris) LC
- Pacific water shrew (Sorex bendirii) LC
- Arctic shrew (Sorex arcticus) LC
- American pygmy shrew (Sorex hoyi) LC
- Tundra shrew (Sorex tundrensis) LC
- Trowbridge's shrew (Sorex trowbridgii) LC
- Merriam's shrew (Sorex merriami) LC
- Dusky shrew (Sorex monticolus; formerly Sorex obscurus) LC
- Olympic shrew (Sorex rohweri)[4] LC
Oceanic dolphins (Delphinidae)
[edit]- Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) LC
- Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) LC
- Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) LC
- Northern right whale dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis) LC
- Pacific white-sided dolphin (Sagmatias obliquidens) LC
- Orca (Orcinus orca) DD
- False killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) NT
- Striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) LC
- Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) LC
- Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) LC
Sperm whales (Balaenopteridae)
[edit]- Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) VU
Dwarf sperm whales (Kogiidae)
[edit]- Pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) LC
- Dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima) LC
Beaked whales (Ziphiidae)
[edit]- Baird's beaked whale (Berardius bairdii) LC
- Hubbs' beaked whale (Mesoplodon carlhubbsi) DD
- Stejneger's beaked whale (Mesoplodon stejnegeri) NT
- Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) LC
- Common minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) LC
- Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) EN
- Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) EN
- Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) VU
- Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) LC
- Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) LC
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Search Criteria".
- ^ "Search Criteria".
- ^ Masseti, M.; Mertzanidou, D. (2008). "Dama dama". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T42188A10656554. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T42188A10656554.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Search Criteria".
