This is a list of the native wild mammal species recorded in

Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...

. As of September 2014, there were 536 mammalian species or subspecies listed. Based on IUCN data, Mexico has 23% more noncetacean mammal species than the U.S. and Canada combined in an area only 10% as large, or a species density over 12 times that of its northern neighbors. Mexico's high mammal biodiversity is in part a reflection of the wide array of

biome A biome () is a biogeographical unit consisting of a biological community that has formed in response to the physical environment in which they are found and a shared regional climate. Biomes may span more than one continent. Biome is a broader ...

s present over its latitudinal, climatic and altitudinal ranges, from lowland

tropical rainforest Tropical rainforests are rainforests that occur in areas of tropical rainforest climate in which there is no dry season – all months have an average precipitation of at least 60 mm – and may also be referred to as ''lowland equatori ...

to temperate desert to

montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucia ...

alpine tundra Alpine tundra is a type of natural region or biome that does not contain trees because it is at high elevation, with an associated harsh climate. As the latitude of a location approaches the poles, the threshold elevation for alpine tundra gets ...

. The general increase in terrestrial biodiversity moving towards the equator is another important factor in the comparison. Mexico includes much of the

Mesoamerica Mesoamerica is a historical region and cultural area in southern North America and most of Central America. It extends from approximately central Mexico through Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and northern Costa Rica. W ...

n and Madrean pine-oak woodlands biodiversity hotspots. From a biogeographic standpoint, most of Mexico is linked to the rest of North America as part of the Nearctic realm. However, the lowlands of southern Mexico are linked with

Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...

and South America as part of the

Neotropical realm The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone. Definition In bi ...

. Extensive mixing of Nearctic and Neotropical mammal species commenced only three million years ago, when the formation of the

Isthmus of Panama The Isthmus of Panama ( es, Istmo de Panamá), also historically known as the Isthmus of Darien (), is the narrow strip of land that lies between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, linking North and South America. It contains the country ...

ended South America's long period of isolation and precipitated the

Great American Interchange The Great American Biotic Interchange (commonly abbreviated as GABI), also known as the Great American Interchange and the Great American Faunal Interchange, was an important late Cenozoic paleozoogeographic biotic interchange event in which la ...

. Twenty of Mexico's extant nonflying species (

opossums Opossums () are members of the marsupial order Didelphimorphia () endemic to the Americas. The largest order of marsupials in the Western Hemisphere, it comprises 93 species in 18 genera. Opossums originated in South America and entered North ...

, armadillos, anteaters,

monkeys Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as the simians. Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes, which constitutes an incomple ...

and caviomorph rodents) are of South American origin. Most of the megafauna that formerly inhabited the region became extinct at the end of the

Pleistocene The Pleistocene ( , often referred to as the '' Ice age'') is the geological epoch that lasted from about 2,580,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations. Before a change was finally confirmed ...

about 10,000 years ago, shortly after the arrival of the first humans. Increasing alteration and destruction of natural habitats by expanding human populations during the last several centuries is causing further attrition of the region's biodiversity, as exemplified by the "

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" designations (by definition, such areas have lost over 70% of their primary vegetation). The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the

International Union for Conservation of Nature The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natur ...

; those on the left are used here, those in the second column in some other articles: Of the listed taxa, 7 are extinct, 1 (not recognized by the IUCN) is possibly extinct, 30 are critically endangered, 46 are endangered, 26 are vulnerable, and 23 are near threatened. These status tags were most recently updated in April 2011. Six of the extinct or possibly extinct taxa and 11 of the critically endangered taxa are

insular Insular is an adjective used to describe: * An island * Someone who is isolated and parochial Insular may also refer to: Sub-national territories or regions * Insular Chile * Insular region of Colombia * Insular Ecuador, administratively known ...

(all but two of these are rodents); another 13 of the critically endangered species (all rodents or shrews) are

montane Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial ...

. The only critically endangered species that are neither rodents nor shrews are the Cozumel Island raccoon and the vaquita. The vaquita population estimate has dropped below 100 as of 2014 and it is regarded as being in imminent danger of extinction.

Subclass:
Theria Theria (; Greek: , wild beast) is a subclass of mammals amongst the Theriiformes. Theria includes the eutherians (including the placental mammals) and the metatherians (including the marsupials) but excludes the egg-laying monotremes. C ...

Infraclass:
Metatheria Metatheria is a mammalian clade that includes all mammals more closely related to marsupials than to placentals. First proposed by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1880, it is a more inclusive group than the marsupials; it contains all marsupials as we ...

Central American woolly opossum (Caluromys derbianus) male

Order: Didelphimorphia (common opossums)

---- Didelphimorphia is the order of common opossums of the

Western Hemisphere The Western Hemisphere is the half of the planet Earth that lies west of the prime meridian (which crosses Greenwich, London, United Kingdom) and east of the antimeridian. The other half is called the Eastern Hemisphere. Politically, th ...

. Opossums probably diverged from the basic South American

marsupial Marsupials are any members of the mammalian infraclass Marsupialia. All extant marsupials are endemic to Australasia, Wallacea and the Americas. A distinctive characteristic common to most of these species is that the young are carried in a ...

s in the late

Cretaceous The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 145 to 66 million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era, as well as the longest. At around 79 million years, it is the longest geological period of ...

or early

Paleocene The Paleocene, ( ) or Palaeocene, is a geological epoch that lasted from about 66 to 56 million years ago (mya). It is the first epoch of the Paleogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era. The name is a combination of the Ancient Greek ''pal ...

. They are small to medium-sized marsupials, about the size of a large house

cat The cat (''Felis catus'') is a domestic species of small carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae and is commonly referred to as the domestic cat or house cat to distinguish it from the wild members of ...

, with a long snout and

prehensile Prehensility is the quality of an appendage or organ that has adapted for grasping or holding. The word is derived from the Latin term ''prehendere'', meaning "to grasp". The ability to grasp is likely derived from a number of different origi ...

tail. *Family: Didelphidae (American opossums) **Subfamily: Caluromyinae ***Genus: '' Caluromys'' **** Derby's woolly opossum, ''C. derbianus'' **Subfamily: Didelphinae ***Genus: '' Chironectes'' **** Water opossum, ''C. minimus'' ***Genus: '' Didelphis'' ****

Common opossum The common opossum (''Didelphis marsupialis''), also called the southern or black-eared opossum or gambá, and sometimes called a possum, is a marsupial species living from the northeast of Mexico to Bolivia (reaching the coast of the South Paci ...

, ''D. marsupialis'' ****

Virginia opossum The Virginia opossum (''Didelphis virginiana''), also known as the North American opossum, is the only opossum living north of Mexico, its range extending south into Central America. It is the northernmost marsupial in the world. In the United S ...

, ''D. virginiana'' ***Genus: ''

Marmosa The 27 species in the genus ''Marmosa'' are relatively small Neotropical members of the family Didelphidae. This genus is one of three that are known as mouse opossums. The others are '' Thylamys'' (the "fat-tailed mouse opossums") and ''Tlacuat ...

'' **** Mexican mouse opossum, ''M. mexicana'' ***Genus: '' Metachirus'' **** Brown four-eyed opossum, ''M. nudicaudatus'' ***Genus: '' Philander'' **** Gray four-eyed opossum, ''P. opossum'' ***Genus: ''

Tlacuatzin The grayish mouse opossum (''Tlacuatzin canescens'') is a species of opossum endemic to Mexico. It is the sole species in the genus ''Tlacuatzin''. Description The grayish mouse opossum is an unusually small opossum, measuring in total length, ...

'' ****

Grayish mouse opossum The grayish mouse opossum (''Tlacuatzin canescens'') is a species of opossum endemic to Mexico. It is the sole species in the genus ''Tlacuatzin''. Description The grayish mouse opossum is an unusually small opossum, measuring in total length, ...

, ''T. canescens''

Infraclass: Eutheria

Order:
Sirenia The Sirenia (), commonly referred to as sea-cows or sirenians, are an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. The Sirenia currently comprise two distinct ...
(manatees and dugongs)

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Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands. All four species are endangered. They evolved about 50 million years ago, and their closest living relatives are

elephant Elephants are the largest existing land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae ...

s. Manatees are the only extant

afrotheria Afrotheria ( from Latin ''Afro-'' "of Africa" + ''theria'' "wild beast") is a clade of mammals, the living members of which belong to groups that are either currently living in Africa or of African origin: golden moles, elephant shrews (also ...

ns in the Americas. However, a number proboscid species, some of which survived until the arrival of Paleo-Indians, once inhabited the region.

Mammoths A mammoth is any species of the extinct elephantid genus ''Mammuthus'', one of the many genera that make up the order of trunked mammals called proboscideans. The various species of mammoth were commonly equipped with long, curved tusks and ...

, mastodons and gomphotheres all formerly lived in Mexico. *Family:

Trichechidae Trichechidae is a family of sirenians that includes all living manatees and several extinct genera. Systematics TRICHECHIDAE *MiosireninaeM. Voss. 2014. On the invalidity of Halitherium schinzii Kaup, 1838 (Mammalia, Sirenia), with comments o ...

**Genus: ''

Trichechus Manatees (family Trichechidae, genus ''Trichechus'') are large, fully aquatic, mostly herbivorous marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows. There are three accepted living species of Trichechidae, representing three of the four living species ...

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West Indian manatee The West Indian manatee (''Trichechus manatus''), also known as the North American manatee, is a large, aquatic mammal native to warm coastal areas of the Caribbean, from the eastern US to northern Brazil. Living alone or in herds, it feeds on un ...

, ''T. manatus''

Order: Cingulata (armadillos)

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Armadillos are small mammals with a bony armored shell. Two of twenty-one extant species are present in Mexico; the remainder are only found in South America, where they originated. Their much larger relatives, the

pampatheres Pampatheriidae ("Pampas beasts") is an extinct family of large plantigrade armored armadillos related to extant armadillos in the order Cingulata. However, pampatheriids have existed as a separate lineage since at least the middle Eocene Musters ...

and glyptodonts, once lived in North and South America but went extinct following the appearance of humans. *Family: Dasypodidae (long-nosed armadillos) **Subfamily: Dasypodinae ***Genus: ''

Dasypus ''Dasypus'' is the only extant genus in the family Dasypodidae. Its species are known as long-nosed or naked-tailed armadillos. They are found in South, Central, and North America, as well as on the Caribbean islands of Grenada, Trinidad and Toba ...

'' **** Nine-banded armadillo, ''D. novemcinctus'' *Family: Chlamyphoridae (armadillos) **Subfamily:

Tolypeutinae Tolypeutinae is a subfamily of armadillos in the family Chlamyphoridae, consisting of the giant, three-banded and naked-tailed armadillos. __TOC__ Taxonomy It contains the following genera: *'' Cabassous'' *'' Kuntinaru'' *'' Priodontes'' * ...

***Genus: '' Cabassous'' ****

Northern naked-tailed armadillo The northern naked-tailed armadillo (''Cabassous centralis'') is a species of armadillo. It is one of only two species of armadillo found outside of South America, the other being the more widely distributed nine-banded armadillo. Description Th ...

, ''C. centralis''

Order: Pilosa (anteaters, sloths and tamanduas)

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The order Pilosa is extant only in the Americas and includes the

anteater Anteater is a common name for the four extant mammal species of the suborder Vermilingua (meaning "worm tongue") commonly known for eating ants and termites. The individual species have other names in English and other languages. Together wi ...

s, sloths, and tamanduas. Their ancestral home is South America. Numerous ground sloths, some of which reached the size of elephants, were once present in both North and South America, as well as on the Antilles, but all went extinct following the arrival of humans. *Suborder: Vermilingua **Family: Cyclopedidae ***Genus: ''

Cyclopes In Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, the Cyclopes ( ; el, Κύκλωπες, ''Kýklōpes'', "Circle-eyes" or "Round-eyes"; singular Cyclops ; , ''Kýklōps'') are giant one-eyed creatures. Three groups of Cyclopes can be distinguish ...

'' **** Common silky anteater, ''C. didactylus'' ****

Central American silky anteater Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known ...

, ''C. dorsalis'' **Family: Myrmecophagidae (American anteaters) ***Genus: '' Tamandua'' **** Northern tamandua, ''T. mexicana''

Order:
Primates Primates are a diverse order of mammals. They are divided into the strepsirrhines, which include the lemurs, galagos, and lorisids, and the haplorhines, which include the tarsiers and the simians (monkeys and apes, the latter includin ...

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The order Primates includes the

lemur Lemurs ( ) (from Latin ''lemures'' – ghosts or spirits) are wet-nosed primates of the superfamily Lemuroidea (), divided into 8 families and consisting of 15 genera and around 100 existing species. They are endemic to the island of Madaga ...

monkey Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as the simians. Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes, which constitutes an incom ...

s, and apes, with the latter category including

humans Humans (''Homo sapiens'') are the most abundant and widespread species of primate, characterized by bipedalism and exceptional cognitive skills due to a large and complex brain. This has enabled the development of advanced tools, culture, ...

. It is divided into four main groupings:

strepsirrhine Strepsirrhini or Strepsirhini (; ) is a Order (biology), suborder of primates that includes the Lemuriformes, lemuriform primates, which consist of the lemurs of Fauna of Madagascar, Madagascar, galagos ("bushbabies") and pottos from Fauna of A ...

tarsier Tarsiers ( ) are haplorhine primates of the family Tarsiidae, which is itself the lone extant family within the infraorder Tarsiiformes. Although the group was once more widespread, all of its species living today are found in Maritime Southe ...

s, monkeys of the New World ( parvorder Platyrrhini), and monkeys and apes of the Old World. Mexico's 2 genera of nonhuman primates compares to 6 in Central America, 20 in South America, 15 in Madagascar, 23 in Africa and 19 in Asia. Mexican and Central American monkeys are recent immigrants from South America, where their ancestors arrived after rafting over from Africa roughly 25 million years ago. Southeastern Mexico is the northernmost limit of the distribution of New World monkeys, which are restricted to

habitat. *Suborder: Haplorrhini **Infraorder: Simiiformes ***Parvorder: Platyrrhini ****Family: Atelidae *****Subfamily: Alouattinae ******Genus: '' Alouatta'' *******

Mantled howler The mantled howler (''Alouatta palliata'') is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central and South America. It is one of the monkey species most often seen and heard in the wild in Central America. It takes its "mantled ...

, ''A. palliata'' ******* Guatemalan black howler, ''A. pigra'' *****Subfamily: Atelinae ******Genus: '' Ateles'' ******* Geoffroy's spider monkey, ''A. geoffroyi''

Order:
Rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are roden ...
ia (rodents)

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Beaver Yearling Grooming Alhambra Creek 2008

Cynomys ludovicianus -Paignton Zoo, Devon, England-8a

Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two

incisor Incisors (from Latin ''incidere'', "to cut") are the front teeth present in most mammals. They are located in the premaxilla above and on the mandible below. Humans have a total of eight (two on each side, top and bottom). Opossums have 18, w ...

s in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small, although the capybara can weigh up to . According to the IUCN listing, Mexico has more rodent species (236 as of April 2011) than any other country in the world (Brazil is second with 222). Of Mexico's rodents, 2% are caviomorphs, 14.5% are sciurids, 25.5% are castorimorphs and 58% are cricetids. This distribution is fairly similar to that of the remainder of North America (although sciurids are relatively twice as abundant to the north, at the expense of cricetids), but is very different from that of South America, where the corresponding figures are 36%, 3%, 1% and 60%. Of Mexico's cricetids, 17% are

sigmodontine The rodent subfamily Sigmodontinae includes New World rats and mice, with at least 376 species. Many authorities include the Neotominae and Tylomyinae as part of a larger definition of Sigmodontinae. When those genera are included, the species c ...

, while the figure for South America is 99.5%. Mexico's caviomorphs are recent immigrants from South America, where their ancestors washed ashore after rafting across the

Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...

from Africa about 40–45 million years ago. Conversely, South America's sciurids, castorimorphs and cricetids are recent immigrants from Central America (with sigmodontines getting a head start on the others). *Suborder: Hystricomorpha **Family: Erethizontidae (New World porcupines) ***Subfamily:

Erethizontinae Erethizontinae is a subfamily of the New World porcupine family Erethizontidae, and includes all species of the family with the exception of the bristle-spined rat The bristle-spined rat (''Chaetomys subspinosus'') is an arboreal rodent from th ...

****Genus: '' Erethizon'' ***** North American porcupine, ''E. dorsatum'' LC ****Genus: '' Coendou'' *****

Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine The Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine or Mexican tree porcupine (''Coendou mexicanus'') is a species of rodent in the family Erethizontidae. It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Mexico, Nicaragua and Belize.Biodive ...

, ''Coendou mexicanus'' LC **Family: Dasyproctidae (agoutis and pacas) ***Genus: '' Dasyprocta'' ****

Mexican agouti The Mexican agouti (''Dasyprocta mexicana''), also known as the Mexican black agouti, is a species of rodent in the family Dasyproctidae. It is native to lowland evergreen forest and second growth in southern Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas an ...

, ''Dasyprocta mexicana'' CR ****

Central American agouti The Central American agouti (''Dasyprocta punctata'') is a species of agouti from the family Dasyproctidae. The main portion of its range is from Chiapas and the Yucatan Peninsula (southern Mexico), through Central America, to northwestern Ecua ...

, ''Dasyprocta punctata'' LC **Family: Cuniculidae ***Genus: '' Cuniculus'' **** Lowland paca, ''Cuniculus paca'' LC *Suborder:

Sciuromorpha Sciuromorpha ("squirrel-like") is a rodent clade that includes several different rodent families. It includes all members of the Sciuridae (the squirrel family) as well as the mountain beaver species. Traditionally, the term has been defined on ...

**Family:

Sciuridae Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrels. ...

(squirrels) ***Subfamily: Sciurinae ****Tribe: Pteromyini *****Genus: '' Glaucomys'' ****** Southern flying squirrel, ''Glaucomys volans'' LC ****Tribe: Sciurini *****Genus: '' Sciurus'' ****** Abert's squirrel, ''Sciurus aberti'' LC ******

Allen's squirrel Allen's squirrel (''Sciurus alleni'') is a tree squirrel in the genus ''Sciurus'' endemic to northern Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bord ...

, ''Sciurus alleni'' LC ****** Arizona gray squirrel, ''Sciurus arizonensis'' DD ****** Mexican gray squirrel, ''Sciurus aureogaster'' LC ****** Collie's squirrel, ''Sciurus colliaei'' LC ****** Deppe's squirrel, ''Sciurus deppei'' LC ****** Western gray squirrel, ''Sciurus griseus'' LC ******

Mexican fox squirrel The Mexican fox squirrel (''Sciurus nayaritensis'') is a species of tree squirrel found throughout the Sierra Madre Occidental of Mexico as far south as Jalisco — and northward into the Chiricahua Mountains of southeastern Arizona, U.S.Bes ...

, ''Sciurus nayaritensis'' LC ******

Fox squirrel The fox squirrel (''Sciurus niger''), also known as the eastern fox squirrel or Bryant's fox squirrel, is the largest species of tree squirrel native to North America. Despite the differences in size and coloration, it is sometimes mistaken for ...

, ''Sciurus niger'' LC ******

Peters's squirrel Peters's squirrel (''Sciurus oculatus'') is a tree squirrel in the genus ''Sciurus'' endemic to Mexico. It was first described by the German naturalist and explorer Wilhelm Peters in 1863. Three subspecies are recognised. It is a common species, ...

, ''Sciurus oculatus'' LC ******

Variegated squirrel The variegated squirrel (''Sciurus variegatoides'') is a tree squirrel in the genus '' Sciurus'' found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, southern Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Fifteen subspecies are recognised. It is a common ...

, ''Sciurus variegatoides'' LC ******

Yucatan squirrel The Yucatan squirrel (, ''Sciurus yucatanensis''), originally named the Yucatan gray squirrel, also once named the Campeche squirrel, is a tree squirrel in the genus '' Sciurus'' found in the Yucatán Peninsula and adjacent areas. It is native ...

, ''Sciurus yucatanensis'' LC *****Genus: ''

Tamiasciurus Pine squirrels are squirrels of the genus ''Tamiasciurus'', in the Sciurini tribe, of the large family Sciuridae. Species This genus includes three species: *''Tamiasciurus hudsonicus'' — American red squirrel *''Tamiasciurus douglasi ...

'' ******

Mearns's squirrel Mearns's squirrel (''Tamiasciurus douglasii mearnsi'') is a subspecies of the Douglas squirrel endemic to Mexico. It is endangered and occurs in low densities, and is threatened by habitat loss.Koprowski, Ramos, Pasch & Zugmeyer (2006)Observ ...

, ''Tamiasciurus mearnsi'' EN ***Subfamily: Xerinae ****Tribe: Marmotini *****Genus: '' Ammospermophilus'' ****** Harris's antelope squirrel, ''Ammospermophilus harrisii'' LC ****** Espíritu Santo antelope squirrel, ''Ammospermophilus insularis'' ****** Texas antelope squirrel, ''Ammospermophilus interpres'' LC ******

White-tailed antelope squirrel The white-tailed antelope squirrel (''Ammospermophilus leucurus'') is a diurnal species of ground squirrel, scientifically classified in the order Rodentia and family Sciuridae, found in arid regions of the southwestern United States and the Ba ...

, ''Ammospermophilus leucurus'' LC *****Genus: '' Cynomys'' ****** Black-tailed prairie dog, ''Cynomys ludovicianus'' LC ****** Mexican prairie dog, ''Cynomys mexicanus'' EN *****Genus: '' Neotamias'' ****** Buller's chipmunk, ''Neotamias bulleri'' VU ******

Cliff chipmunk The cliff chipmunk (''Neotamias dorsalis'') is a small, bushy-tailed squirrel that typically lives along cliff walls or boulder fields bordering Pinyon-juniper woodlands in the Western United States and Mexico (commonly spotted in northern Arizo ...

, ''Neotamias dorsalis'' LC ******

Durango chipmunk The Durango chipmunk (''Neotamias durangae'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Mexico. Distribution This species has a disjunct distribution, with populations in the Sierra Madre Occidental and Sierra Madre Orient ...

, ''Neotamias durangae'' LC ****** Merriam's chipmunk, ''Neotamias merriami'' LC ****** California chipmunk, ''Neotamias obscurus'' LC *****Genus: '' Spermophilus'' ****** Tropical ground squirrel, ''Spermophilus adocetus'' LC ******

Ring-tailed ground squirrel The ring-tailed ground squirrel (''Notocitellus annulatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the Pacific coast region of central Mexico. It is a common species and feeds mainly on fruits and nuts. The IUCN has ...

, ''Spermophilus annulatus'' LC ****** Baja California rock squirrel, ''Spermophilus atricapillus'' EN ****** California ground squirrel, ''Spermophilus beecheyi'' LC ****** Sierra Madre ground squirrel, ''Spermophilus madrensis'' NT ****** Mexican ground squirrel, ''Spermophilus mexicanus'' LC ******

Perote ground squirrel The Perote ground squirrel (''Xerospermosphilus perotensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Mexico and is currently at risk of extinction. Perote ground squirrels live within the same area as rock squirrels ('' ...

, ''Xerospermophilus perotensis'' EN ****** Spotted ground squirrel, ''Spermophilus spilosoma'' LC ****** Round-tailed ground squirrel, ''Spermophilus tereticaudus'' LC ******

Rock squirrel The rock squirrel (''Otospermophilus variegatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae and is native to Mexico and the Southwestern United States, including southern Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, West Texas, and the panh ...

, ''Spermophilus variegatus'' LC *Suborder: Castorimorpha **Family: Castoridae (beavers) ***Genus: '' Castor'' **** American beaver, ''Castor canadensis'' LC **Family: Geomyidae ***Genus: '' Cratogeomys'' **** Yellow-faced pocket gopher, ''Cratogeomys castanops'' LC **** Oriental Basin pocket gopher, ''Cratogeomys fulvescens'' LC **** Smoky pocket gopher, ''Cratogeomys fumosus'' LC **** Goldman's pocket gopher, ''Cratogeomys goldmani'' LC **** Merriam's pocket gopher, ''Cratogeomys merriami'' LC **** Perote pocket gopher, ''Cratogeomys perotensis'' LC **** Flat-headed pocket gopher, ''

Cratogeomys planiceps ''Cratogeomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It was previously considered a subgenus of ''Pappogeomys''. All species are distributed in Mexico and the Southwest United States, with some species being found in both countries. It ...

'' LC ***Genus: '' Geomys'' **** Desert pocket gopher, ''Geomys arenarius'' NT ****

Texas pocket gopher The Texas pocket gopher (''Geomys personatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is found in Tamaulipas in Mexico and in Texas in the United States. Description Males grow to a length of about including a tail of about . Fem ...

, ''Geomys personatus'' LC **** Tropical pocket gopher, ''Geomys tropicalis'' CR ***Genus: '' Orthogeomys'' **** Oaxacan pocket gopher, ''Orthogeomys cuniculus'' DD ****

Giant pocket gopher The giant pocket gopher (''Orthogeomys grandis'') is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. It is the type species of the genus ''Orthogeomys''; some zoologists also include in th ...

, ''Orthogeomys grandis'' LC **** Hispid pocket gopher, ''Orthogeomys hispidus'' LC ****

Big pocket gopher The big pocket gopher (''Heterogeomys lanius'') is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is endemic to Veracruz state in eastern Mexico. It has only been found on the southeastern slopes of Pico de Orizaba, at elevations of . Some aut ...

, ''Orthogeomys lanius'' CR ***Genus: '' Pappogeomys'' ****

Alcorn's pocket gopher Alcorn's pocket gopher (''Pappogeomys bulleri alcorni'') is a subspecies of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic ...

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Buller's pocket gopher Buller's pocket gopher (''Pappogeomys bulleri'') is a species of gopher that is endemic to Mexico. It is monotypic within the genus ''Pappogeomys''. It includes the Alcorn's pocket gopher Alcorn's pocket gopher (''Pappogeomys bulleri alcorni'' ...

, ''Pappogeomys bulleri'' LC ***Genus: '' Thomomys'' ****

Botta's pocket gopher Botta's pocket gopher (''Thomomys bottae'') is a pocket gopher native to western North America. It is also known in some sources as valley pocket gopher, particularly in California. Both the specific and common names of this species honor Paul-É ...

, ''Thomomys bottae'' LC **** Southern pocket gopher, ''Thomomys umbrinus'' LC ***Genus: '' Zygogeomys'' ****

Michoacan pocket gopher The Michoacan pocket gopher (''Zygogeomys trichopus'') is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Zygogeomys''. It is endemic to Mexico where its natural habitat is temperate, high-altitude forests. Its nu ...

, ''Zygogeomys trichopus'' EN **Family:

Heteromyidae Heteromyidae is a family of rodents consisting of kangaroo rats, kangaroo mice, pocket mice and spiny pocket mice. Most heteromyids live in complex burrows within the deserts and grasslands of western North America, though species within the ...

***Subfamily: Dipodomyinae ****Genus: '' Dipodomys'' *****

Agile kangaroo rat The agile kangaroo rat (''Dipodomys agilis'') is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to southern California in the United States. Relatively little information has been published on the natural history, life history, ec ...

, ''Dipodomys agilis'' LC ***** Gulf Coast kangaroo rat, ''Dipodomys compactus'' LC ***** Desert kangaroo rat, ''Dipodomys deserti'' LC ***** San Quintin kangaroo rat, ''Dipodomys gravipes'' CR ***** San Jose Island kangaroo rat, ''Dipodomys insularis'' CR *****

Margarita Island kangaroo rat The Margarita Island kangaroo rat (''Dipodomys merriami margaritae'') is a subspecies of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to Mexico, where it is found only on Isla Santa Margarita of Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur. The natura ...

, ''Dipodomys margaritae'' CR ***** Merriam's kangaroo rat, ''Dipodomys merriami'' LC *****

Nelson's kangaroo rat Nelson's kangaroo rat (''Dipodomys nelsoni'') is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae which is endemic to the central plateau of Mexico. Description Nelson's kangaroo rat reaches a length of about including a tail of about and is one ...

, ''Dipodomys nelsoni'' LC ***** Ord's kangaroo rat, ''Dipodomys ordii'' LC *****

Phillips's kangaroo rat Phillips's kangaroo rat (''Dipodomys phillipsii'') is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts. The species is named after John Phillips, an official of a Mexican mining company ...

, ''Dipodomys phillipsii'' LC ***** Dulzura kangaroo rat, ''Dipodomys simulans'' LC ***** Banner-tailed kangaroo rat, ''Dipodomys spectabilis'' NT ***Subfamily: Heteromyinae ****Genus: ''

Heteromys ''Heteromys'' is a genus of rodents in the family Heteromyidae, commonly known as spiny pocket mice. It is the only extant genus in the subfamily Heteromyinae which also includes the extinct genera '' Diprionomys'' and '' Metaliomys''. ''Heter ...

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Desmarest's spiny pocket mouse Desmarest's spiny pocket mouse (''Heteromys desmarestianus'') is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama Panama ( , ; es, l ...

, ''Heteromys desmarestianus'' LC ***** Gaumer's spiny pocket mouse, ''Heteromys gaumeri'' LC ***** Mexican spiny pocket mouse, ''Heteromys irroratus'' LC ***** Nelson's spiny pocket mouse, ''Heteromys nelsoni'' EN ***** Painted spiny pocket mouse, ''Heteromys pictus'' LC *****

Salvin's spiny pocket mouse Salvin's spiny pocket mouse (''Heteromys salvini'') is a small to medium-sized rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It was formerly placed in the genus ''Liomys'', which is now recognized to be paraphyletic and has been subsumed into ''Heteromys'' ...

, ''Heteromys salvini'' LC *****

Jaliscan spiny pocket mouse The Jaliscan spiny pocket mouse (''Heteromys spectabilis'') is a species of heteromyid rodent endemic to Mexico. The specific name ''spectabilis'' means "striking", and refers to the animal's relatively bright coloration. It was formerly placed i ...

, ''Heteromys spectabilis'' EN ***Subfamily: Perognathinae ****Genus: ''

Chaetodipus ''Chaetodipus'' is a genus of pocket mouse containing 17 species endemic to the United States and Mexico. Like other members of their family such as pocket mice in the genus '' Perognathus'', they are more closely related to pocket gophers than ...

'' ***** Little desert pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus arenarius'' LC ***** Narrow-skulled pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus artus'' LC ***** Bailey's pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus baileyi'' LC *****

California pocket mouse The California pocket mouse (''Chaetodipus californicus'') is a species of nocturnal and primarily solitary rodent in the family Heteromyidae. Distribution ''Chaetodipus californicus'' is native to California in the western United States and ...

, ''Chaetodipus californicus'' LC ***** Dalquest's pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus dalquesti'' VU ***** Chihuahuan pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus eremicus'' LC ***** San Diego pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus fallax'' LC ***** Long-tailed pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus formosus'' LC *****

Goldman's pocket mouse Goldman's pocket mouse (''Chaetodipus goldmani'') is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to Mexico, where it is threatened by the increasing conversion of its dry, scrubby habitat into agricultural land. As a result, th ...

, ''Chaetodipus goldmani'' NT ***** Hispid pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus hispidus'' LC ***** Rock pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus intermedius'' LC *****

Lined pocket mouse The lined pocket mouse (''Chaetodipus lineatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. This pocket mouse is endemic to a small area of central Mexico. Description The lined pocket mouse is smaller than most pocket mice in the genus ...

, ''Chaetodipus lineatus'' DD *****

Nelson's pocket mouse Nelson's pocket mouse (''Chaetodipus nelsoni'') is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is found in Mexico and in New Mexico and Texas in United States. It is named in honor of the American naturalist Edward William Nelson. Descrip ...

, ''Chaetodipus nelsoni'' LC ***** Desert pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus penicillatus'' LC ***** Sinaloan pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus pernix'' LC *****

Baja pocket mouse The Baja pocket mouse (''Chaetodipus rudinoris'') is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. The species occurs in southern California, Baja California and on islands in the Gulf of California The Gulf of California ( es, Golfo de Ca ...

, ''Chaetodipus rudinoris'' LC ***** Spiny pocket mouse, ''Chaetodipus spinatus'' LC ****Genus: '' Perognathus'' *****

Arizona pocket mouse The Arizona pocket mouse (''Perognathus amplus'') is a rodent native to the Sonoran desert. It is a small mouse with a thinly furred tail that is smooth from base to tip (i.e. it has no tuft). In color it ranges from tan to orange. It is a noctu ...

, ''Perognathus amplus'' LC *****

Plains pocket mouse The plains pocket mouse (''Perognathus flavescens'') is a heteromyid rodent of North America.Monk, R. Richard, and J. Knox Jones.Perognathus flavescens" Mammalian Species 525 (1996): 1-4. It ranges from southwestern Minnesota and southeastern N ...

, ''Perognathus flavescens'' LC ***** Silky pocket mouse, ''Perognathus flavus'' LC ***** Little pocket mouse, ''Perognathus longimembris'' LC ***** Merriam's pocket mouse, ''Perognathus merriami'' LC *Suborder:

Myomorpha The suborder Myomorpha contains 1,524 species of mouse-like rodents, nearly a quarter of all mammal species. Included are mice, rats, gerbils, hamsters, lemmings, and voles. They are grouped according to the structure of their jaws and mol ...

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Cricetidae The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At almost 608 species, it is the second-largest family of mammals, a ...

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Arvicolinae The Arvicolinae are a subfamily of rodents that includes the voles, lemmings, and muskrats. They are most closely related to the other subfamilies in the Cricetidae (comprising the hamsters and New World rats and mice). Some authorities p ...

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Microtus ''Microtus'' is a genus of voles found in North America, Europe and northern Asia. The genus name refers to the small ears of these animals. About 62 species are placed in the genus. They are stout rodents with short ears, legs and tails. They e ...

'' ***** California vole, ''Microtus californicus'' LC ***** Guatemalan vole, ''Microtus guatemalensis'' NT ***** Mexican vole, ''Microtus mexicanus'' LC ***** Tarabundí vole, ''Microtus oaxacensis'' EN ***** Western meadow vole, ''Microtus drummondii'' NE extirpated ***** Jalapan pine vole, ''Microtus quasiater'' NT ***** Zempoaltépec vole, ''Microtus umbrosus'' EN ****Genus: '' Ondatra'' *****

Muskrat The muskrat (''Ondatra zibethicus'') is a medium-sized semiaquatic rodent native to North America and an introduced species in parts of Europe, Asia, and South America. The muskrat is found in wetlands over a wide range of climates and habita ...

, ''Ondatra zibethicus'' LC ***Subfamily: Tylomyinae ****Genus: '' Nyctomys'' ***** Sumichrast's vesper rat, ''Nyctomys sumichrasti'' LC ****Genus: '' Otonyctomys'' ***** Hatt's vesper rat, ''Otonyctomys hatti'' LC ****Genus: '' Ototylomys'' ***** Big-eared climbing rat, ''Ototylomys phyllotis'' LC ****Genus: '' Tylomys'' ***** Chiapan climbing rat, ''Tylomys bullaris'' CR ***** Peters's climbing rat, ''Tylomys nudicaudus'' LC ***** Tumbala climbing rat, ''Tylomys tumbalensis'' CR ***Subfamily: Neotominae ****Genus: '' Baiomys'' ***** Southern pygmy mouse, ''Baiomys musculus'' LC *****

Northern pygmy mouse The northern pygmy mouse (''Baiomys taylori'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is known as ''ratón-pigmeo norteño'' in the Spanish-speaking areas of its range. It is found in Mexico and the United States. Parasites of the ...

, ''Baiomys taylori'' LC ****Genus: ''

Habromys ''Habromys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae, found in Mexico and Central America. It contains these species, all but one (''H. lophurus'') of which are threatened or endangered, five of them critically so. ''H. lophurus'' is near ...

'' ***** Chinanteco deer mouse, ''Habromys chinanteco'' CR *****

Delicate deer mouse The delicate deer mouse (''Habromys delicatulus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It was first described by Michael Carlton, Oscar Sanchez and Guillermina Urbano-Vidales after being discovered in a patch of cloud forest on the ...

, ''Habromys delicatulus'' CR *****

Ixtlán deer mouse The Ixtlán deer mouse (''Habromys ixtlani'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to southwestern Mexico, and found in the Sierra de Juárez, a subrange of the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca in Oaxaca state. Although it wa ...

, ''Habromys ixtlani'' CR *****

Zempoaltepec deer mouse The Zempoaltepec deer mouse (''Habromys lepturus'') also known as the slender-tailed deer mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to southeastern Mexico, at one locality on Cerro Zempoaltepec above , in the Sierra ...

, ''Habromys lepturus'' CR *****

Crested-tailed deer mouse The crested-tailed deer mouse (''Habromys lophurus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the souther ...

, ''Habromys lophurus'' NT ***** ''

Habromys schmidlyi ''Habromys schmidlyi'', sometimes known as Schmidly's deer mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found only in Mexico. Its natural habitat is cloud forest A cloud forest, also called a water forest, primas forest, or tropic ...

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Jico deer mouse The Jico deer mouse (''Habromys simulatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found only in Mexico. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. References

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, ''Habromys simulatus'' EN ****Genus: '' Hodomys'' ***** Allen's wood rat, ''Hodomys alleni'' LC ****Genus: '' Megadontomys'' ***** Oaxaca giant deer mouse, ''Megadontomys cryophilus'' EN *****

Nelson's giant deer mouse Nelson's giant deer mouse (''Megadontomys nelsoni'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North ...

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Thomas's giant deer mouse Thomas's giant deer mouse (''Megadontomys thomasi'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North ...

, ''Megadontomys thomasi'' EN ****Genus: '' Nelsonia'' *****

Goldman's diminutive woodrat Goldman's diminutive woodrat (''Nelsonia goldmani'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North ...

, ''Nelsonia goldmani'' EN *****

Diminutive woodrat The diminutive woodrat (''Nelsonia neotomodon'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North Ameri ...

, ''Nelsonia neotomodon'' NT ****Genus: '' Neotoma'' *****

White-throated woodrat The white-throated woodrat (''Neotoma albigula'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found from central Mexico north to Utah and Colorado in the United States. It is primarily a western species in the United States, exten ...

, ''Neotoma albigula'' LC ****** Turner Island woodrat, ''N. b. varia'' ***** Tamaulipan woodrat, ''Neotoma angustapalata'' EN ***** Bryant's woodrat, ''Neotoma bryanti'' EN ******

Anthony's woodrat Anthony's woodrat (''Neotoma bryanti anthonyi'') is an extinct subspecies of Bryant's woodrat in the family Cricetidae. It was found only on Isla Todos Santos in Baja California, Mexico. It is thought to have been driven to extinction Exti ...

, ''N. b. anthonyi'' EX ****** Bunker's woodrat, ''N. b. bunkeri'' EX ****** San Martin Island woodrat, ''N. b. martinensis'' EX ***** Arizona woodrat, ''Neotoma devia'' LC *****

Dusky-footed woodrat The dusky-footed woodrat (''Neotoma fuscipes'') is a species of nocturnal rodent in the family Cricetidae. They are commonly called "packrats" or "trade rats" and build large, domed dens that can reach several feet in height. Coyotes and other ...

, ''Neotoma fuscipes'' LC *****

Goldman's woodrat Goldman's woodrat (''Neotoma goldmani'') is a rodent species in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Mexico throughout the Mexican Plateau, stretching from southeastern Chihuahua to southern San Luis Potosí and northern Querétaro. The pl ...

, ''Neotoma goldmani'' LC *****

Desert woodrat The desert woodrat (''Neotoma lepida'') is a species of pack rat native to desert regions of western North America. Description Desert woodrats are relatively small for pack rats, measuring in length, including a tail. They weigh from , w ...

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White-toothed woodrat ''Neotoma leucodon'' is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. Although originally named from San Luis Potosí, Mexico, as a species by Merriam, the white-toothed woodrat was long considered to be a synonym of the white-throated woodrat ( ...

, ''Neotoma leucodon'' LC *****

Big-eared woodrat The big-eared woodrat (''Neotoma macrotis'') is a nocturnal rodent of the woodrat genus '' Neotoma'', in the family Cricetidae. Closely related to, and formerly included in the species '' Neotoma fuscipes'', it is endemic to western North Amer ...

, ''Neotoma macrotis'' LC ***** Mexican woodrat, ''Neotoma mexicana'' LC *****

Southern plains woodrat The Southern Plains woodrat (''Neotoma micropus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in northwest Mexico and in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas in the United States. The subspecies ''Neotoma micropus ...

, ''Neotoma micropus'' LC *****

Nelson's woodrat Nelson's woodrat (''Neotoma nelsoni'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to Mexico, where it is known only from the eastern slopes of the volcanoes Orizaba and Cofre de Perote. Due to the small geographic range, ...

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Bolaños woodrat Bolaños may refer to: Places * Bolaños, Jalisco, in town in Mexico. * Bolaños Municipality, in Mexico. * Bolaños River, in Mexico * Bolaños de Calatrava, a city in Spain * Bolaños de Campos, a municipality in Spain * Tobías Bolaños Inter ...

, ''Neotoma palatina'' VU ***** Sonoran woodrat, ''Neotoma phenax'' NT ****Genus: ''

Neotomodon The Mexican volcano mouse (''Neotomodon alstoni'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae endemic to high elevation areas of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. Taxonomy and systematics Merriam originally described the Mexican volcano mous ...

'' ***** Mexican volcano mouse, ''Neotomodon alstoni'' LC ****Genus: ''

Osgoodomys The Michoacan deer mouse (''Osgoodomys banderanus'') is a species of rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of th ...

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Michoacan deer mouse The Michoacan deer mouse (''Osgoodomys banderanus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, a ...

, ''Osgoodomys banderanus'' LC ****Genus: '' Peromyscus'' *****

Aztec mouse The Aztec mouse (''Peromyscus aztecus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae, native to southern Mexico and parts of Central America. Description The Aztec mouse is a typically sized member of its genus, with a total length of , abou ...

, ''Peromyscus aztecus'' LC ***** Orizaba deer mouse, ''Peromyscus beatae'' LC *****

Brush mouse The brush mouse (''Peromyscus boylii'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in mountainous areas of Mexico and the western United States at altitudes over . Description The brush mouse is medium-sized, with small ears a ...

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Perote mouse The Perote mouse (''Peromyscus bullatus''), or Perote deer mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Mexico. Description The Perote mouse is the size of a small rat, with a total length of , including a hair ...

, ''Peromyscus bullatus'' CR ***** California mouse, ''Peromyscus californicus'' LC *****

Burt's deer mouse Burt's deer mouse (''Peromyscus caniceps'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to Mexico, where it is found only on Montserrat Island off the east coast of Baja California Sur. The species is threatened by predation ...

, ''Peromyscus caniceps'' CR ***** Canyon mouse, ''Peromyscus crinitus'' LC *****

Dickey's deer mouse Dickey's deer mouse (''Peromyscus dickeyi'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to Mexico, being found only on a small island in the Gulf of California. The species is named for Donald Dickey, who sponsored the expedi ...

, ''Peromyscus dickeyi'' CR ***** Zacatecan deer mouse, ''Peromyscus difficilis'' LC *****

Cactus mouse The cactus mouse (''Peromyscus eremicus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is a species of the genus ''Peromyscus'', a closely related group of New World mice often called "deermice" (although the term more commonly refers sp ...

, ''Peromyscus eremicus'' LC *****

Eva's desert mouse Eva's desert mouse (''Peromyscus eva'') is a species of rodent in the genus ''Peromyscus'' of the family Cricetidae found only in the Baja California peninsula of Mexico.Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 ' ...

, ''Peromyscus eva'' LC *****

Northern Baja deer mouse The Northern Baja deer mouse (''Peromyscus fraterculus'') is a species of deer mouse native to Southern California and the Baja California peninsula as well as several islands in the Gulf of California The Gulf of California ( es, Golfo de C ...

, ''Peromyscus fraterculus'' LC *****

Blackish deer mouse The blackish deer mouse (''Peromyscus furvus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found only in Mexico, and is relatively poorly studied. Description The blackish deer mouse is a relatively large member of its genus, with a total ...

, ''Peromyscus furvus'' DD ***** Osgood's mouse, ''Peromyscus gratus'' LC ***** Angel Island mouse, ''Peromyscus guardia'' CR *****

Guatemalan deer mouse The Guatemalan deer mouse (''Peromyscus guatemalensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Guatemala and Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern po ...

, ''Peromyscus guatemalensis'' LC ***** Naked-eared deer mouse, ''Peromyscus gymnotis'' LC *****

Hooper's mouse Hooper's mouse (''Peromyscus hooperi'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is the only member of the ''Peromyscus hooperi'' species group, and is found only in Mexico. The species is named for Emmett Hooper, a researcher into th ...

, ''Peromyscus hooperi'' LC ***** Transvolcanic deer mouse, ''Peromyscus hylocetes'' LC *****

San Lorenzo mouse The San Lorenzo mouse (''Peromyscus interparietalis'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to Mexico, where it is found only from the islands of San Lorenzo Norte, San Lorenzo Sur, and Salsipuedes off the east coast of ...

, ''Peromyscus interparietalis'' CR *****

White-footed mouse The white-footed mouse (''Peromyscus leucopus'') is a rodent native to North America from Ontario, Quebec, Labrador, and the Maritime Provinces (excluding the island of Newfoundland) to the southwestern United States and Mexico. In the Maritimes ...

, ''Peromyscus leucopus'' LC ***** Nimble-footed mouse, ''Peromyscus levipes'' LC ***** Tres Marias Island mouse, ''Peromyscus madrensis'' EN ***** Deer mouse, ''Peromyscus maniculatus'' LC *****

Brown deer mouse The brown deer mouse (''Peromyscus megalops'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found only in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It ...

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Puebla deer mouse The Puebla deer mouse (''Peromyscus mekisturus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. Only two specimens are known, both from Puebla, Mexico, with the last collected in 1947. It is therefore possible that the species is now extinct ...

, ''Peromyscus mekisturus'' CR *****

Zempoaltepec The black-wristed deer mouse (''Peromyscus melanocarpus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in the Sierras de Zempoaltépec, Juárez, and Mazteca, sub-ranges of the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca in southern Mexico Mex ...

, ''Peromyscus melanocarpus'' EN *****

Plateau mouse The plateau mouse (''Peromyscus melanophrys'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North Ameri ...

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Black-eared mouse The black-eared mouse (''Peromyscus melanotis''), or black-eared deer mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae, native to North America. Description The black-eared mouse is one of the smaller species in the genus ''Peromyscus'', m ...

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Black-tailed mouse The black-tailed mouse (''Peromyscus melanurus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. I ...

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Mesquite mouse The mesquite mouse (''Peromyscus merriami'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found in Mexico and in Arizona in the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or U ...

, ''Peromyscus merriami'' LC ***** Mexican deer mouse, ''Peromyscus mexicanus'' LC ***** Northern rock mouse, ''Peromyscus nasutus'' LC *****

El Carrizo deer mouse The El Carrizo deer mouse (''Peromyscus ochraventer'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of N ...

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White-ankled mouse The white-ankled mouse (''Peromyscus pectoralis'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Mexico and in New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas in the United States. The white-ankled mouse is commonly found in coexistence with th ...

, ''Peromyscus pectoralis'' LC *****

Pemberton's deer mouse Pemberton's deer mouse (''Peromyscus pembertoni'') lived on San Pedro Nolasco Island () in the Gulf of California. The last 12 specimens were collected on 26 December 1931. Etymology The generic name comes from the Ancient Greek Ancien ...

, ''Peromyscus pembertoni'' EX *****

Tawny deer mouse The tawny deer mouseMusser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. (2005). Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in ''Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference''. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. ...

, ''Peromyscus perfulvus'' LC *****

Chihuahuan mouse The Chihuahuan mouse (''Peromyscus polius'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North Americ ...

, ''Peromyscus polius'' NT *****

False canyon mouse The false canyon mouse or Coronados deer mouse (''Peromyscus pseudocrinitus''), is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is known only from Coronados Island, a small island in the Gulf of California, part of Baja California Sur, Mexic ...

, ''Peromyscus pseudocrinitus'' CR *****

La Palma field mouse ''Peromyscus sagax'' (La Palma deer mouse or Michoacán deer mouse), is a species of mouse A mouse ( : mice) is a small rodent. Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail, and ...

, ''Peromyscus sagax'' DD ***** Schmidly's deer mouse, ''Peromyscus schmidlyi'' LC ***** Santa Cruz mouse, ''Peromyscus sejugis'' EN *****

Nayarit mouse The Nayarit mouse or Sinaloan deer mouse (''Peromyscus simulus'') is a species of cricetid rodent endemic to Mexico. It was considered a subspecies of brush mouse until 1977. Description The Nayarit mouse is the smallest mouse within the ''P. ...

, ''Peromyscus simulus'' VU *****

Slevin's mouse Slevin's mouse (''Peromyscus slevini''), also known as the Catalina deer mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to Isla Santa Catalina off the east coast of Baja California Sur, an island with an area of about , and ...

, ''Peromyscus slevini'' CR *****

Gleaning mouse The gleaning mouse (''Peromyscus spicilegus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North Amer ...

, ''Peromyscus spicilegus'' LC *****

San Esteban Island mouse The San Esteban Island mouse (''Peromyscus stephani'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to Mexico, where it is known only from San Esteban Island in the northern Gulf of California The Gulf of California ( es, G ...

, ''Peromyscus stephani'' CR ***** Pinyon mouse, ''Peromyscus truei'' LC ***** Winkelmann's mouse, ''Peromyscus winkelmanni'' EN ***** Yucatan deer mouse, ''Peromyscus yucatanicus'' LC ***** Chiapan deer mouse, ''Peromyscus zarhynchus'' VU ****Genus: '' Reithrodontomys'' ***** Baker's small-toothed harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys bakeri'' EN ***** Sonoran harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys burti'' DD *****

Volcano harvest mouse The volcano harvest mouse (''Reithrodontomys chrysopsis'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of ...

, ''Reithrodontomys chrysopsis'' LC ***** Fulvous harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys fulvescens'' LC ***** Slender harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys gracilis'' LC ***** Hairy harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys hirsutus'' VU ***** Western harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys megalotis'' LC *****

Mexican harvest mouse The Mexican harvest mouse (''Reithrodontomys mexicanus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is ...

, ''Reithrodontomys mexicanus'' LC *****

Small-toothed harvest mouse The small-toothed harvest mouse (''Reithrodontomys microdon'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is ...

, ''Reithrodontomys microdon'' LC ***** Plains harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys montanus'' LC *****

Cozumel harvest mouse The Cozumel harvest mouse (''Reithrodontomys spectabilis'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to the Mexican island of Cozumel off the Yucatán Peninsula. It is nocturnal and semiareboreal, and lives in dense sec ...

, ''Reithrodontomys spectabilis'' CR *****

Sumichrast's harvest mouse Sumichrast's harvest mouse (''Reithrodontomys sumichrasti'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ) ...

, ''Reithrodontomys sumichrasti'' LC ***** Narrow-nosed harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys tenuirostris'' VU ***** Zacatecas harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys zacatecae'' LC ****Genus: '' Scotinomys'' *****

Alston's brown mouse Alston's brown mouse, also called Alston's singing mouse, short-tailed singing mouse, or singing mouse (''Scotinomys teguina''), is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Central America, from Chiapas, Mexico, to western Pan ...

, ''Scotinomys teguina'' LC ****Genus: '' Xenomys'' ***** Magdalena rat, ''Xenomys nelsoni'' EN ***Subfamily:

Sigmodontinae The rodent subfamily Sigmodontinae includes New World rats and mice, with at least 376 species. Many authorities include the Neotominae and Tylomyinae as part of a larger definition of Sigmodontinae. When those genera are included, the speci ...

****Genus: ''

Handleyomys ''Handleyomys'' is a genus of Central and South American rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. It was first described in 2002 to include two species from the Colombian Andes which were previously included in distinct and unr ...

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Alfaro's rice rat ''Handleyomys alfaroi'', also known as Alfaro's rice rat or Alfaro's oryzomys,Musser and Carleton, 2005 is a species of rodent in the genus ''Handleyomys'' of family Cricetidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, ...

, ''Handleyomys alfaroi'' LC *****

Chapman's rice rat ''Handleyomys chapmani'', also known as Chapman's oryzomys or Chapman's rice rat, is a species of rodent in the genus ''Handleyomys'' of family Cricetidae. It is found only in Mexico. It was previously placed in ''Oryzomys'' as ''Oryzomys chapm ...

, ''Handleyomys chapmani'' LC *****

Black-eared rice rat ''Handleyomys melanotis'', also known as the black-eared oryzomysMusser and Carleton, 2005 or black-eared rice rat, is a species of rodent in the genus ''Handleyomys ''Handleyomys'' is a genus of Central and South American rodents in the tr ...

, ''Handleyomys melanotis'' LC *****

Striped rice rat ''Handleyomys rhabdops'', also known as the highland oryzomysMusser and Carleton, 2005 or striped rice rat, is a species of rodent in the genus '' Handleyomys'' of family Cricetidae. It is nocturnal and is found in Guatemala Guatemala ( ...

, ''Handleyomys rhabdops'' VU *****

Long-nosed rice rat ''Handleyomys rostratus'', also known as the long-nosed oryzomys, long-nosed rice rat, or rusty rice rat is a species of rodent in the genus ''Handleyomys'' of family Cricetidae. It is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico ...

, ''Handleyomys rostratus'' LC ***** Cloud forest rice rat, ''Handleyomys saturatior'' NT ****Genus: ''

Oligoryzomys ''Oligoryzomys'' is a genus of rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. Many species are known as pygmy rice rats or colilargos.Musser and Carleton, 2005 The genus is found from Mexico to Tierra del Fuego and includes approximately 1 ...

'' ***** Fulvous pygmy rice rat, ''Oligoryzomys fulvescens'' LC ****Genus: ''

Onychomys Grasshopper mice are rodents of the genus ''Onychomys'', occurring in North America. They feed on insects and other arthropods. Biology The three species in this genus of New World mice are only distantly related to the common house mouse, ''Mu ...

'' ***** Chihuahuan grasshopper mouse, ''Onychomys arenicola'' LC ***** Northern grasshopper mouse, ''Onychomys leucogaster'' LC ***** Southern grasshopper mouse, ''Onychomys torridus'' LC ****Genus: ''

Oryzomys ''Oryzomys'' is a genus of semiaquatic rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini living in southern North America and far northern South America. It includes eight species, two of which—the marsh rice rat (''O. palustris'') of the United States ...

'' ***** White-bellied rice rat, ''Oryzomys albiventer'' *****

Coues' rice rat ''Oryzomys couesi'', also known as Coues's rice rat, is a semiaquatic rodent in the family Cricetidae occurring from southernmost Texas through Mexico and Central America into northwestern Colombia. It is usually found in wet habitats, such as ...

, ''Oryzomys couesi'' LC *****

Nelson's rice rat ''Oryzomys nelsoni'' is an extinct rodent of María Madre Island, Nayarit, Mexico. Within the genus ''Oryzomys'' of the family Cricetidae, it may have been most closely related to the mainland species '' O. albiventer''. Since its first des ...

, ''Oryzomys nelsoni'' EX *****

Marsh rice rat The marsh rice rat (''Oryzomys palustris'') is a semiaquatic North American rodent in the family Cricetidae. It usually occurs in wetland habitats, such as swamps and salt marshes. It is found mostly in the eastern and southern United States, fr ...

, ''Oryzomys palustris'' LC *****

Lower California rice rat ''Oryzomys peninsulae'', also known as the Lower California rice rat, is a species of rodent from western Mexico. Restricted to the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, it is a member of the genus ''Oryzomys'' of family Cricetidae. ...

, ''Oryzomys peninsulae'' ****Genus: '' Rheomys'' *****

Mexican water mouse The Mexican water mouse, Mexican fishing mouse or Goodwin's water mouse (''Rheomys mexicanus''), is a species of semiaquatic rodent in the family Cricetidae. It has a restricted range in the state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico, Threatened by defo ...

, ''Rheomys mexicanus'' EN *****

Thomas's water mouse Thomas's water mouse (''Rheomys thomasi'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found in El Salvador, Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Ce ...

, ''Rheomys thomasi'' NT ****Genus: '' Sigmodon'' *****

Allen's cotton rat Allen's cotton rat (''Sigmodon alleni'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to western Mexico, where its distribution extends from Sinaloa to Oaxaca. The formerly recognized '' S. planifrons'' and '' S. vulcani'' are n ...

, ''Sigmodon alleni'' VU ***** Arizona cotton rat, ''Sigmodon arizonae'' LC *****

Tawny-bellied cotton rat The tawny-bellied cotton rat (''Sigmodon fulviventer'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Mexico and in the US states of Arizona and New Mexico. Description Sexual dimorphism is not present, but the adult male ...

, ''Sigmodon fulviventer'' LC ***** Southern cotton rat, ''Sigmodon hirsutus'' LC ***** Hispid cotton rat, ''Sigmodon hispidus'' LC presence uncertain ***** White-eared cotton rat, ''Sigmodon leucotis'' LC *****

Jaliscan cotton rat The Jaliscan cotton rat or Mexican cotton rat (''Sigmodon mascotensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Mexico. They commonly have brown fur with white fur on the belly. They are ground-dwelling and pref ...

, ''Sigmodon mascotensis'' LC *****

Yellow-nosed cotton rat The yellow-nosed cotton rat (''Sigmodon ochrognathus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is native to Mexico and to the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas in the United States, where it inhabits mountain grassland, scru ...

, ''Sigmodon ochrognathus'' LC *****

Miahuatlán cotton rat The Miahuatlán cotton rat (''Sigmodon planifrons'') was formerly considered a rodent species in the family Cricetidae. It is found only on the Pacific slope of the Sierra de Miahuatlán in the Mexican state of Oaxaca Oaxaca ( , also , , from ...

, ''Sigmodon planifrons'' EN ***** Toltec cotton rat, ''Sigmodon toltecus'' LC

Order:
Lagomorpha The lagomorphs are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families: the Leporidae (hares and rabbits) and the Ochotonidae ( pikas). The name of the order is derived from the Ancient Greek ''lagos'' (λαγ ...
(lagomorphs)

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The lagomorphs comprise two families,

Leporidae Leporidae is the family of rabbits and hares, containing over 60 species of extant mammals in all. The Latin word ''Leporidae'' means "those that resemble ''lepus''" (hare). Together with the pikas, the Leporidae constitute the mammalian ord ...

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hare Hares and jackrabbits are mammals belonging to the genus ''Lepus''. They are herbivores, and live solitarily or in pairs. They nest in slight depressions called forms, and their young are able to fend for themselves shortly after birth. The g ...

s and

rabbit Rabbits, also known as bunnies or bunny rabbits, are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also contains the hares) of the order Lagomorpha (which also contains the pikas). ''Oryctolagus cuniculus'' includes the European rabbit s ...

s), and Ochotonidae ( pikas). Though they can resemble

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are roden ...

s, and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early 20th century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two. The

endangered An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and inv ...

volcano rabbit of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt is the world's second smallest rabbit. In North America, pikas are not found south of southern

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...

and northern

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Albuquerque metropolitan area, Tiguex , Offi ...

. *Family:

(rabbits, hares) **Genus: '' Romerolagus'' *** Volcano rabbit, ''R. diazi'' **Genus: '' Sylvilagus'' *** Desert cottontail, ''S. audubonii'' *** Brush rabbit, ''S. bachmani'' **** San Jose brush rabbit, ''S. b. mansuetus'' ***

Mexican cottontail The Mexican cottontail (''Sylvilagus cunicularius'') is a species of cottontail rabbit in the family Leporidae. It is endemic to Mexico where its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry forests and pastureland. Taxono ...

, ''S. cunicularius'' *** Eastern cottontail, ''S. floridanus'' ***

Central American tapetí Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known a ...

, ''S. gabbi'' ***

Tres Marias cottontail The Tres Marias cottontail or Tres Marias rabbit (''Sylvilagus graysoni'') is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae. Distribution and habitat It is endemic to the Tres Marias Islands, part of the Mexican state of Nayarit. The rabbit is a ...

, ''S. graysoni'' *** Robust cottontail, ''S. holzneri'' presence uncertain ***

Omilteme cottontail The Omilteme cottontail (''Sylvilagus insonus'') is a cottontail rabbit found only in the state of Guerrero, Mexico in the mountain range of Sierra Madre del Sur. Belonging to the family Leporidae, it is one of fourteen species in the genus ''Sy ...

, ''S. insonus'' **Genus: '' Lepus'' *** Antelope jackrabbit, ''L. alleni'' ***

Tamaulipas jackrabbit The Tamaulipas jackrabbit (''Lepus altamirae''), also known as the Tamaulipas white-sided jackrabbit, is a species of hare Endemism, endemic to the Gulf Coast of Mexico, Gulf Coast of Mexico. Taxonomy and evolution It was formerly thought to b ...

, ''L. altamirae'' *** Black-tailed jackrabbit, ''L. californicus'' *** White-sided jackrabbit, ''L. callotis'' ***

Tehuantepec jackrabbit The Tehuantepec jackrabbit (''Lepus flavigularis'') is a jackrabbit endemic to Mexico. Description It is easily distinguished from other species by two black stripes that run from the base of the ears to the nape, and by its white flanks. Its un ...

, ''L. flavigularis'' *** Black jackrabbit, ''L. insularis''

Order: Eulipotyphla (shrews, hedgehogs, moles, and solenodons)

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Eulipotyphlans are insectivorous mammals. Shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice,

hedgehog A hedgehog is a spiny mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the eulipotyphlan family Erinaceidae. There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera found throughout parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and in New Zealand by introduct ...

s carry spines, while moles are stout-bodied burrowers. In the Americas, moles are not present south of the northernmost tier of Mexican states, where they are rare. *Family: Soricidae (shrews) **Subfamily: Soricinae ***Tribe: Blarinini ****Genus: ''

Cryptotis The genus ''Cryptotis'' is a group of relatively small shrews with short ears, which are usually not visible, and short tails, commonly called small-eared shrews. They have 30 teeth and are members of the red-toothed shrew subfamily. Since 1992 ...

'' *****

Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew The Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew (''Cryptotis alticola'' ) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in the highlands above 2000 m in the Mexican states of Colima, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacán, Mexico, and Puebla, Morelos ...

, ''Cryptotis alticola'' DD *****

Goldman's broad-clawed shrew Goldman's broad-clawed shrew (''Cryptotis goldmani'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in ...

, ''Cryptotis goldmani'' LC *****

Goodwin's broad-clawed shrew Goodwin's broad-clawed shrew (''Cryptotis goodwini'') is a species of mammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk ...

, ''Cryptotis goodwini'' LC *****

Guatemalan broad-clawed shrew The Guatemalan broad-clawed shrew (''Cryptotis griseoventris'') is a species of small-eared shrew in the family Soricidae. It is known from Guatemala and the Mexican state of Chiapas, where it has been found in montane forests of oak, pine and f ...

, ''Cryptotis griseoventris'' EN ***** Big Mexican small-eared shrew, ''Cryptotis magna'' VU ***** Yucatan small-eared shrew, ''Cryptotis mayensis'' LC *****

Merriam's small-eared shrew Merriam's small-eared shrew (''Cryptotis merriami'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), official ...

, ''Cryptotis merriami'' LC *****

Mexican small-eared shrew The Mexican small-eared shrew (''Cryptotis mexicana'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North ...

, ''Cryptotis mexicana'' LC *****

Nelson's small-eared shrew Nelson's small-eared shrew (''Cryptotis nelsoni'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to eastern Mexico. The species was discovered by Edward William Nelson and Edward Alphonso Goldman in 1894, who collected a number ...

, ''Cryptotis nelsoni'' CR ***** Grizzled Mexican small-eared shrew, ''Cryptotis obscura'' LC ***** North American least shrew, ''Cryptotis parva'' LC *****

Oaxacan broad-clawed shrew The Oaxacan broad-clawed shrew (''Cryptotis peregrina'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Oaxaca in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion ...

, ''Cryptotis peregrina'' DD *****

Phillips' small-eared shrew Phillips' small-eared shrew or Phillips' short-eared shrew (''Cryptotis phillipsii'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae found in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the south ...

, ''Cryptotis phillipsii'' VU *****

Tropical small-eared shrew The tropical small-eared shrew (''Cryptotis tropicalis'') is a very small mammal of the family Soricidae. The species is found in the eastern highlands of Chiapas, Mexico, and parts of Belize Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and C ...

, ''Cryptotis tropicalis'' DD ***Tribe:

Notiosoricini Notiosoricini, whose members are known as the North American gray shrews, is a tribe of shrews in the family Soricidae, including the genera ''Megasorex'' and ''Notiosorex''. They are found across the southwestern United States and most of Mexic ...

****Genus: '' Megasorex'' *****

Mexican shrew The Mexican shrew (''Megasorex gigas'') is a species of mammal from the subfamily Soricinae in the family Soricidae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Megasorex'' and is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United ...

, ''Megasorex gigas'' LC ****Genus: '' Notiosorex'' *****

Cockrum's gray shrew ''Notiosorex cockrumi'', also called Cockrum's gray shrew or Cockrum's desert shrew, is a tiny species of shrews named in 2003. This red-toothed shrew, which is as light as a penny, is the first new mammal species from Arizona since 1977. Its r ...

, ''Notiosorex cockrumi'' LC *****

Crawford's gray shrew Crawford's gray shrew (''Notiosorex crawfordi''), also known as the desert shrew, is a small shrew found in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It is a member of the family Soricidae of the order Eulipotyphla. It was the only ...

, ''Notiosorex crawfordi'' LC *****

Large-eared gray shrew The large-eared gray shrew (''Notiosorex evotis'') is a species of shrew Shrews (family Soricidae) are small mole-like mammals classified in the order Eulipotyphla. True shrews are not to be confused with treeshrews, otter shrews, elephant s ...

, ''Notiosorex evotis'' LC *****

Villa's gray shrew Villa's gray shrew (''Notiosorex villai'') is a shrew native to northeastern Mexico, where it is called ''musaraña''. It is assessed vulnerable by the IUCN due to its small extent of occurrence and degradation of habitat. Taxonomy The shrew ...

, ''Notiosorex villai'' VU ***Tribe: Soricini ****Genus: '' Sorex'' *****

Arizona shrew The Arizona shrew (''Sorex arizonae'') is a species of shrew native to North America. Description The Arizona shrew is one of the smaller species of shrew, with a head and body in length, and a tail about long. When fully grown, they weigh an ...

, ''Sorex arizonae'' LC *****

Zacatecas shrew The Zacatecas shrew (''Sorex emarginatus'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Mexico. It inhabits the southeastern Sierra Madre Occidental The Sierra Madre Occidental is a major mountain range system of the No ...

, ''Sorex emarginatus'' LC ***** ''

Sorex ixtlanensis The Ixtlan shrew (''Sorex ixtlanensis'') is a species of mammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding ...

'' DD ***** Large-toothed shrew, ''Sorex macrodon'' VU ***** ''

Sorex mediopua The Jalisco shrew (''Sorex mediopua'') is a species of mammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding ( ...

'' LC *****

Carmen Mountain shrew The Carmen Mountain shrew (''Sorex milleri'') is a species of mammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for fee ...

, ''Sorex milleri'' VU ***** Montane shrew, ''Sorex monticolus'' LC *****

Mexican long-tailed shrew The Mexican long-tailed shrew (''Sorex oreopolus'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North Ame ...

, ''Sorex oreopolus'' LC ***** Orizaba long-tailed shrew, ''Sorex orizabae'' LC ***** Ornate shrew, ''Sorex ornatus'' LC ***** Saussure's shrew, ''Sorex saussurei'' LC ***** Sclater's shrew, ''Sorex sclateri'' CR *****

San Cristobal shrew The San Cristobal shrew (''Sorex stizodon'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Mexico. It is known only from the Huitepec Ecological Reserve west of San Cristóbal de las Casas in the Chiapas Highlands of central ...

, ''Sorex stizodon'' CR *****

Chestnut-bellied shrew The chestnut-bellied shrew (''Sorex ventralis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North Americ ...

, ''Sorex ventralis'' LC ***** Veracruz shrew, ''Sorex veraecrucis'' LC *****

Verapaz shrew The Verapaz shrew (''Sorex veraepacis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Guatemala and Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North ...

, ''Sorex veraepacis'' LC *Family: Talpidae (moles) **Subfamily: Scalopinae ***Tribe: Scalopini ****Genus: '' Scalopus'' ***** Eastern mole, ''Scalopus aquaticus'' LC ****Genus: '' Scapanus'' ***** Southern broad-footed mole, ''Scapanus occultus'' ***** Mexican mole, ''Scapanus anthonyi''

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

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Long-Tongued Bat at hummingbird feeder cropped

Hairy-legged vampire bat, Diphylla ecaudata (closeup)

The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals. *Family: Noctilionidae **Genus: '' Noctilio'' *** Lesser bulldog bat, ''Noctilio albiventris'' LC *** Greater bulldog bat, ''Noctilio leporinus'' LC *Family:

Vespertilionidae Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats. The vespertilionid family is the most diverse and widely distributed of bat famili ...

**Subfamily: Myotinae ***Genus: '' Lasionycteris'' **** Silver-haired bat, ''Lasionycteris noctivagans'' LC ***Genus: '' Myotis'' **** Silver-tipped myotis, ''Myotis albescens'' LC ****

Southwestern myotis The southwestern myotis (''Myotis auriculus'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Guatemala, Mexico, and in Arizona and New Mexico in the United States. Taxonomy The southwestern myotis is a member of the order Chiroptera and the famil ...

, ''Myotis auriculus'' LC **** California myotis, ''Myotis californicus'' LC ****

Western small-footed myotis The western small-footed bat (''Myotis ciliolabrum''), also known as the western small-footed myotis, is a species of vesper bat native to North America. Description Western small-footed bats are relatively small bats, having a total length of , ...

, ''Myotis ciliolabrum'' LC ****

Elegant myotis The elegant myotis (''Myotis elegans'') is a species of vesper bat found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Description The elegant myotis is a small bat, with a body weight of about 4 g. Its fur is b ...

, ''Myotis elegans'' LC **** Long-eared myotis, ''Myotis evotis'' LC ****

Findley's myotis Findley's myotis (''Myotis findleyi'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found only on the Tres Marías Islands off the west coast of Mexico. Taxonomy and etymology This species was first encountered by Alphonse Forrer in the late 19th century ...

, ''Myotis findleyi'' EN **** Cinnamon myotis, ''Myotis fortidens'' LC **** Hairy-legged myotis, ''Myotis keaysi'' LC **** Little brown bat, ''Myotis lucifugus'' LC **** Dark-nosed small-footed myotis, ''Myotis melanorhinus'' LC **** Black myotis, ''Myotis nigricans'' LC **** Arizona myotis, ''Myotis occultus'' LC ****

Peninsular myotis The peninsular myotis (''Myotis peninsularis'') is a species of vesper bat. It is endemic to northwestern Mexico, found only within Baja California Sur state on the southern Baja California Peninsula. Its habitats include the southern Peninsular ...

, ''Myotis peninsularis'' EN **** Flat-headed myotis, ''Myotis planiceps'' EN ****

Fringed myotis The fringed myotis (''Myotis thysanodes'') is a species of vesper bat that is found in British Columbia, Mexico, and the western United States. Description ''Myotis thysanodes,'' or the fringed myotis, has the shortest ears of the long-eared my ...

, ''Myotis thysanodes'' LC **** Cave myotis, ''Myotis velifer'' LC ****

Fish-eating bat ''Myotis vivesi'', the fish-eating bat or fish-eating myotis, is a species of bat that lives around the Gulf of California, and feeds on fish and crustaceans. It is the largest species of the genus ''Myotis'' in the Americas, and has exceptional ...

, ''Myotis vivesi'' VU **** Long-legged myotis, ''Myotis volans'' LC ****

Yuma myotis The Yuma myotis (''Myotis yumanensis'') is a species of vesper bat native to western North America. Description The Yuma myotis is a relatively small myotis, measuring in head-body length, with an average wingspan of and a weight of about . T ...

, ''Myotis yumanensis'' LC **Subfamily:

Vespertilioninae The Vespertilioninae are a subfamily of vesper bats from the family Vespertilionidae. Classification Subfamily Vespertilioninae *Tribe Antrozoini **Genus '' Antrozous'' *** Pallid bat, ''Antrozous pallidus'' **Genus ''Bauerus'' ***Van Gelder ...

***Genus: '' Antrozous'' **** Pallid bat, ''Antrozous pallidus'' LC ***Genus: '' Bauerus'' **** Van Gelder's bat, ''Bauerus dubiaquercus'' NT ***Genus: '' Corynorhinus'' ****

Mexican big-eared bat The Mexican big-eared bat (''Corynorhinus mexicanus'') is a species of vesper bat endemic to Mexico. They are nocturnal and insectivorous. Their very large ears are located across their foreheads, and when captured, the bats are observed to cur ...

, ''Corynorhinus mexicanus'' NT **** Townsend's big-eared bat, ''Corynorhinus townsendii'' LC ***Genus: '' Eptesicus'' **** Brazilian brown bat, ''Eptesicus brasiliensis'' LC **** Argentine brown bat, ''Eptesicus furinalis'' LC ****

Big brown bat The big brown bat (''Eptesicus fuscus'') is a species of vesper bat distributed widely throughout North America, the Caribbean, and the northern portion of South America. It was first described as a species in 1796. Compared to other microba ...

, ''Eptesicus fuscus'' LC ***Genus: '' Euderma'' **** Spotted bat, ''Euderma maculatum'' LC ***Genus: ''

Idionycteris Allen's big-eared bat (''Idionycteris phyllotis'') is a species of vesper bat in the monotypic genus ''Idionycteris''. It occurs in Mexico and in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and ColoradoHayes, M. A., et al. (2009)Allen's big-ea ...

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Allen's big-eared bat Allen's big-eared bat (''Idionycteris phyllotis'') is a species of vesper bat in the monotypic genus ''Idionycteris''. It occurs in Mexico and in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and ColoradoHayes, M. A., et al. (2009)Allen's big-ea ...

, ''Idionycteris phyllotis'' LC ***Genus: ''

Lasiurus ''Lasiurus'' is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae. Its members are known as hairy-tailed bats or red bats. Phylogeny The following is the relationship of the three genera formerly included within ''Lasiurus'', based on an analysi ...

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Desert red bat The western red bat or desert red bat (''Lasiurus frantzii'') is a species of microbat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in western North America and Central America. Taxonomy Previously, it was believed to be a subspecies of the ...

, ''Lasiurus blossevillii'' LC ****

Eastern red bat The eastern red bat (''Lasiurus borealis'') is a species of microbat in the family Vespertilionidae. Eastern red bats are widespread across eastern North America, with additional records in Bermuda. Taxonomy and etymology It was described in ...

, ''Lasiurus borealis'' LC ****

Hoary bat The hoary bat (''Lasiurus cinereus'') is a species of bat in the vesper bat family, Vespertilionidae. It lives throughout most of North America (possibly including Hawaii, although this is disputed). Taxonomy The hoary bat was described as ...

, ''Lasiurus cinereus'' LC ****

Southern yellow bat The southern yellow bat (''Dasypterus ega'') is a species of vesper bat that belongs to suborder microchiroptera (microbat) in the family Vespertilionidae. It is native to South, North and Central America, from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas i ...

, ''Lasiurus ega'' LC ****

Northern yellow bat The northern yellow bat (''Dasypterus intermedius'') is a non-migratory bat in the family Vespertilionidae, typically active year-round except during abnormally frigid winter weather, during which they will induce torpor. Description The norther ...

, ''Lasiurus intermedius'' LC **** Seminole bat, ''Lasiurus seminolus'' LC **** Western yellow bat, ''Lasiurus xanthinus'' LC ***Genus: ''

Nycticeius ''Nycticeius'' is a small genus of bats in the vesper bat family, Vespertilionidae, and the only member of the tribe Nycticeiini. It contains three species, the evening bat (''N. humeralis''), the Cuban evening bat (''N. cubanus'') and '' Nycti ...

'' **** Evening bat, ''Nycticeius humeralis'' LC ***Genus: '' Pipistrellus'' **** Western pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus hesperus'' LC **** Eastern pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus subflavus'' LC ***Genus: ''

Rhogeessa ''Rhogeessa'' is a genus of bats within the vesper bats family, Vespertilionidae. Species *Yucatan yellow bat (''R. aeneus'') *Allen's yellow bat (''R. alleni'') *Bickham's little yellow bat (''Rhogeessa bickhami'') *Genoways's yellow bat (''R ...

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Yucatan yellow bat The Yucatan yellow bat (''Rhogeessa aeneus'') is a species of bat found in the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, and possibly also in Belize and Guatemala. These small insectivorous bats forage on flying insects (most likely mosquitoes) at dawn a ...

, ''Rhogeessa aeneus'' LC ****

Allen's yellow bat Allen's yellow bat (''Rhogeessa alleni'') is a species of vesper bat. There is some taxonomic debate surrounding this species, with some authors considering ''Baeodon'' a genus rather than a subgenus. It is endemic to Mexico. Taxonomy and et ...

, ''Rhogeessa alleni'' LC ****

Genoways's yellow bat Genoways's yellow bat (''Rhogeessa genowaysi'') is a species of vesper bat found only in Mexico. It is threatened by habitat loss. Due to its imperiled status, it is identified by the Alliance for Zero Extinction as a species in danger of imminent ...

, ''Rhogeessa genowaysi'' EN ****

Slender yellow bat The slender yellow bat (''Rhogeessa gracilis'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in Mexico. It ranges from Jalisco and Zacatecas to Oaxaca states, where it has been found in pine and pine-oak forests, tropical dry forest, and dry s ...

, ''Rhogeessa gracilis'' LC **** Least yellow bat, ''Rhogeessa mira'' VU ****

Little yellow bat The little yellow bat (''Rhogeessa parvula'') is a species of vesper bat found only in Mexico. Description One of the smallest vesper bats, adult little yellow bats measure only in total length, with a forearm about long, and weigh just . Th ...

, ''Rhogeessa parvula'' LC ****

Black-winged little yellow bat The black-winged little yellow bat (''Rhogeessa tumida'') is a species of vesper bat native to Central America. Description The black-winged little yellow bat is a small bat, with a total length of between , and no significant difference in si ...

, ''Rhogeessa tumida'' LC *Family: Molossidae **Genus: '' Cynomops'' ***

Mexican dog-faced bat The Mexican dog-faced bat (''Cynomops mexicanus'') is a bat species of the family Molossidae from Central America. It is found from Nayarit in Mexico to Costa Rica at elevations up to 1500 m. It was formerly considered a subspecies of '' C. gre ...

, ''Cynomops mexicanus'' LC **Genus: '' Eumops'' *** Black bonneted bat, ''Eumops auripendulus'' LC ***

Dwarf bonneted bat The dwarf bonneted bat, or Peters' mastiff bat, (''Eumops bonariensis''), is a bat species from South and Central America. Description As its common name implies, ''E. bonariensis'' is the smallest species of bonneted bat. Adults measure in ...

, ''Eumops bonariensis'' LC ***

Wagner's bonneted bat Wagner's bonneted bat or Wagner's mastiff batBest, T. L., et al. (1997)''Eumops glaucinus''. ''Mammalian Species'' 551, 1-6. (''Eumops glaucinus''), is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in the Americas from Argentina and Peru ...

, ''Eumops glaucinus'' LC *** Sanborn's bonneted bat, ''Eumops hansae'' LC *** Western mastiff bat, ''Eumops perotis'' LC ***

Underwood's bonneted bat Underwood's bonneted bat (''Eumops underwoodi'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. Description Underwood's bonneted bat is sandy brown in color. It is a large bat with a wingspan of 20-22 inches, making it the second-largest bat foun ...

, ''Eumops underwoodi'' LC **Genus: '' Molossus'' ***

Aztec mastiff bat The Aztec mastiff bat (''Molossus aztecus'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is insectivorous. Taxonomy and etymology It was described as a new species in 1860 by Swiss scientist Henri Saussure. Its species name "''aztecu ...

, ''Molossus aztecus'' LC ***

Coiban mastiff bat The Coiban mastiff bat (''Molossus coibensis'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. Its range extends from Chiapas in southern Mexico to Mato Grosso in Brazil, including Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Panama, Costa Rica and El Salv ...

, ''Molossus coibensis'' LC *** Velvety free-tailed bat, ''Molossus molossus'' LC ***

Miller's mastiff bat Miller's mastiff bat (''Molossus pretiosus'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. Distribution Miller’s mastiff bat has a limited distribu ...

, ''Molossus pretiosus'' LC ***

Black mastiff bat The black mastiff bat (''Molossus rufus'') is a bat species. It ranges from the northern region of South America (excluding Chile), most of Central America (excluding Belize) and parts of southern Mexico. Taxonomy The black mastiff bat was ...

, ''Molossus rufus'' LC ***

Sinaloan mastiff bat The Sinaloan mastiff bat (''Molossus sinaloae'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae, native to Mexico, Central America and northern South America. Description The Sinaloan mastiff bat is a moderately sized bat, measuring in lengt ...

, ''Molossus sinaloae'' LC **Genus: ''

Nyctinomops ''Nyctinomops'' is a genus of bat Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats ...

'' *** Peale's free-tailed bat, ''Nyctinomops aurispinosus'' LC *** Pocketed free-tailed bat, ''Nyctinomops femorosaccus'' LC *** Broad-eared bat, ''Nyctinomops laticaudatus'' LC *** Big free-tailed bat, ''Nyctinomops macrotis'' LC **Genus: ''

Promops ''Promops'' is a genus of free-tailed bats. Species * ''Promops centralis'' - big crested mastiff bat * ''Promops davisoni'' * ''Promops nasutus The brown mastiff bat (''Promops nasutus''), is a bat species found in Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyan ...

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Big crested mastiff bat The big crested mastiff bat (''Promops centralis''), is a bat species from South and Central America. Taxonomy It was described as a new species in 1915 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas. The holotype was collected by George F. Gaumer, and p ...

, ''Promops centralis'' LC **Genus: '' Tadarida'' *** Mexican free-tailed bat, ''Tadarida brasiliensis'' LC *Family: Emballonuridae **Genus: '' Balantiopteryx'' *** Thomas's sac-winged bat, ''Balantiopteryx io'' VU *** Gray sac-winged bat, ''Balantiopteryx plicata'' LC **Genus: '' Centronycteris'' *** Thomas's shaggy bat, ''Centronycteris centralis'' LC **Genus: '' Diclidurus'' *** Northern ghost bat, ''Diclidurus albus'' LC **Genus: '' Peropteryx'' *** Greater dog-like bat, ''Peropteryx kappleri'' LC ***

Lesser doglike bat The lesser dog-like bat (''Peropteryx macrotis''), also known as Peters' sac-winged bat, is a species of bat from South America, South and Central America. First described in 1826, it was renamed in 1843 because the original scientific name was a ...

, ''Peropteryx macrotis'' LC **Genus: ''

Rhynchonycteris The proboscis bat (''Rhynchonycteris naso'') is a species of bat found in South America and Central America. Other common names include Long-nosed proboscis bat, sharp-nosed bat, Brazilian long-nosed bat. and river bat It is the only species in ...

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Proboscis bat The proboscis bat (''Rhynchonycteris naso'') is a species of bat found in South America and Central America. Other common names include Long-nosed proboscis bat, sharp-nosed bat, Brazilian long-nosed bat. and river bat It is the only species i ...

, ''Rhynchonycteris naso'' LC **Genus: '' Saccopteryx'' *** Greater sac-winged bat, ''Saccopteryx bilineata'' LC ***

Lesser sac-winged bat The lesser sac-winged bat or lesser white-lined bat (''Saccopteryx leptura'') is a bat species of the family Emballonuridae from South and Middle America. Description The lesser white-lined bat belongs to the genus ''Saccopteryx''. The bat ...

, ''Saccopteryx leptura'' LC *Family: Mormoopidae **Genus: '' Mormoops'' *** Ghost-faced bat, ''Mormoops megalophylla'' LC **Genus: '' Pteronotus'' *** Davy's naked-backed bat, ''Pteronotus davyi'' LC *** Big naked-backed bat, ''Pteronotus gymnonotus'' LC *** Parnell's mustached bat, ''Pteronotus parnellii'' LC *** Wagner's mustached bat, ''Pteronotus personatus'' LC *Family: Phyllostomidae **Subfamily:

Phyllostominae Phyllostominae is a subfamily of bats that include big-eared, spear-nosed, sword-nosed bats and relatives. List of species *Subfamily: Phyllostominae ** Tribe Micronycterini ***Genus: ''Glyphonycteris'' ****Behn's bat, ''Glyphonycteris behnii'' ...

***Genus: '' Chrotopterus'' **** Big-eared woolly bat, ''Chrotopterus auritus'' LC ***Genus: '' Glyphonycteris'' **** Tricolored big-eared bat, ''Glyphonycteris sylvestris'' LC ***Genus: ''

Lampronycteris The yellow-throated big-eared bat or orange-throated bat(''Lampronycteris brachyotis'') is a species of bat that ranges from southern Mexico to Brazil. It is the only species within the genus ''Lampronycteris''. A frugivore and insectivore, it i ...

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Yellow-throated big-eared bat The yellow-throated big-eared bat or orange-throated bat(''Lampronycteris brachyotis'') is a species of bat that ranges from southern Mexico to Brazil. It is the only species within the genus ''Lampronycteris''. A frugivore and insectivore, it i ...

, ''Lampronycteris brachyotis'' LC ***Genus: '' Lonchorhina'' **** Tomes's sword-nosed bat, ''Lonchorhina aurita'' LC ***Genus: '' Lophostoma'' **** Pygmy round-eared bat, ''Lophostoma brasiliense'' LC **** Davis's round-eared bat, ''Lophostoma evotis'' LC ***Genus: '' Macrophyllum'' ****

Long-legged bat The long-legged bat (''Macrophyllum macrophyllum'') is a member of the Phyllostomidae family in the order Chiroptera. Both males and females of this species are generally small, with wingspans reaching 80mm with an average weight ranging betwee ...

, ''Macrophyllum macrophyllum'' LC ***Genus: '' Macrotus'' **** California leaf-nosed bat, ''Macrotus californicus'' LC **** Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat, ''Macrotus waterhousii'' LC ***Genus: '' Micronycteris'' ****

Common big-eared bat The common big-eared bat (''Micronycteris microtis'') is a bat species from South and Central America. It is a member of the family Phyllostomidae. Recent research has demonstrated this bat's ability to find motionless food within clutter. Echo ...

, ''Micronycteris microtis'' LC **** Schmidts's big-eared bat, ''Micronycteris schmidtorum'' LC ***Genus: '' Mimon'' **** Cozumelan golden bat, ''Mimon cozumelae'' LC **** Striped hairy-nosed bat, ''Mimon crenulatum'' LC ***Genus: '' Phylloderma'' **** Pale-faced bat, ''Phylloderma stenops'' LC ***Genus: '' Phyllostomus'' ****

Pale spear-nosed bat The pale spear-nosed bat (''Phyllostomus discolor'') is a species of phyllostomid bat from South and Central America. Description Pale spear-nosed bats are relatively robust for bats. Adults range from in total length, with an average wingspan ...

, ''Phyllostomus discolor'' LC ***Genus: '' Tonatia'' **** Stripe-headed round-eared bat, ''Tonatia saurophila'' LC ***Genus: '' Trachops'' **** Fringe-lipped bat, ''Trachops cirrhosus'' LC ***Genus: ''

Trinycteris Niceforo's big-eared bat (''Trinycteris nicefori'') is a bat species from South and Central America, ranging from Chiapas to Bolivia and northeastern Brazil. Its habitat is primary and secondary forest at altitudes from sea level to 1000 m. It i ...

'' **** Niceforo's big-eared bat, ''Trinycteris nicefori'' LC ***Genus: '' Vampyrum'' **** Spectral bat, ''Vampyrum spectrum'' NT **Subfamily: Glossophaginae ***Genus: '' Anoura'' ****

Geoffroy's tailless bat Geoffroy's tailless bat (''Anoura geoffroyi'') is a species of phyllostomid bat from the American tropics. Description Geoffroy's tailless bat is a medium-sized bat, measuring around in total length and weighing . It has dark to dull brown fur ...

, ''Anoura geoffroyi'' LC ***Genus: '' Choeroniscus'' **** Godman's long-tailed bat, ''Choeroniscus godmani'' LC ***Genus: '' Choeronycteris'' **** Mexican long-tongued bat, ''Choeronycteris mexicana'' NT ***Genus: ''

Glossophaga ''Glossophaga'' (long-tongued bat) is a genus of bats in the leaf-nosed bat family, Phyllostomidae. Members of the genus are native to the American Neotropics. Species *''G. antillarum'' (Rehn, 1902): Jamaican long-tongued bat, Jamaica. * ...

'' **** Commissaris's long-tongued bat, ''Glossophaga commissarisi'' LC **** Gray long-tongued bat, ''Glossophaga leachii'' LC **** Western long-tongued bat, ''Glossophaga morenoi'' LC **** Pallas's long-tongued bat, ''Glossophaga soricina'' LC ***Genus: ''

Hylonycteris Underwood's long-tongued bat (''Hylonycteris underwoodi'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is monotypic, the only species within the genus ''Hylonycteris''. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Hyl ...

'' **** Underwood's long-tongued bat, ''Hylonycteris underwoodi'' LC ***Genus: '' Leptonycteris'' ****

Greater long-nosed bat The greater long-nosed bat or Mexican long-nosed bat (''Leptonycteris nivalis'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Mexico and the United States. It chiefly consumes pollen and nectar, particularly from agave p ...

, ''Leptonycteris nivalis'' EN **** Lesser long-nosed bat, ''Leptonycteris yerbabuenae'' VU ***Genus: ''

Lichonycteris ''Lichonycteris'' (Little long-tongued bat) is a genus of bats in the family Phyllostomidae. Its members are native to South America. Species *''L. degener'' (Gerrit Smith Miller Jr., Miller, 1931): Pale brown long-nosed bat *''L. obscura'' (Old ...

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Dark long-tongued bat The dark long-tongued bat (''Lichonycteris obscura'') is a species of bat from South America, South and Central America. It was formerly considered monotypic taxon, the only species within the genus ''Lichonycteris,'' but is now recognized as on ...

, ''Lichonycteris obscura'' LC ***Genus: '' Musonycteris'' **** Banana bat, ''Musonycteris harrisoni'' VU **Subfamily: Carolliinae ***Genus: '' Carollia'' **** Seba's short-tailed bat, ''Carollia perspicillata'' LC **** Sowell's short-tailed bat, ''Carollia sowelli'' LC **** Gray short-tailed bat, ''Carollia subrufa'' LC **Subfamily: Stenodermatinae ***Genus: '' Artibeus'' **** Hairy fruit-eating bat, ''Artibeus hirsutus'' LC **** Jamaican fruit bat, ''Artibeus jamaicensis'' LC **** Great fruit-eating bat, ''Artibeus lituratus'' LC ***Genus: '' Centurio'' **** Wrinkle-faced bat, ''Centurio senex'' LC ***Genus: '' Chiroderma'' **** Salvin's big-eyed bat, ''Chiroderma salvini'' LC **** Hairy big-eyed bat, ''Chiroderma villosum'' LC ***Genus: '' Dermanura'' **** Aztec fruit-eating bat, ''Dermanura azteca'' LC ****

Pygmy fruit-eating bat The pygmy fruit-eating bat (''Dermanura phaeotis'') is a bat of the family Phyllostomidae. The specific name ''phaeotis'' is of Greek derivation, coming from the word ''phaios'' meaning dusky, referring to their dusky gray coloration. Biogeo ...

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Toltec fruit-eating bat The Toltec fruit-eating bat (''Dermanura tolteca'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is also sometimes called the "lowland fruit eating bat." Taxonomy Three subspecies of the Toltec fruit-eating bat are recognized: ''A. t. t ...

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Thomas's fruit-eating bat Thomas's fruit-eating bat (''Dermanura watsoni''), sometimes also popularly called Watson's fruit-eating bat, is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found from southern Mexico, through Central America to Colombia. Its South Amer ...

, ''Dermanura watsoni'' LC ***Genus: '' Enchisthenes'' **** Velvety fruit-eating bat, ''Enchisthenes hartii'' LC ***Genus: '' Platyrrhinus'' **** Heller's broad-nosed bat, ''Platyrrhinus helleri'' LC ***Genus: '' Sturnira'' ****

Little yellow-shouldered bat The little yellow-shouldered bat (''Sturnira lilium'') is a bat species from South and Central America. It is a frugivore A frugivore is an animal that thrives mostly on raw fruits or succulent fruit-like produce of plants such as roots, shoo ...

, ''Sturnira lilium'' LC **** Highland yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira ludovici'' LC ***Genus: '' Uroderma'' **** Tent-making bat, ''Uroderma bilobatum'' LC **** Brown tent-making bat, ''Uroderma magnirostrum'' LC ***Genus: '' Vampyressa'' **** Northern little yellow-eared bat, ''Vampyressa thyone'' LC ***Genus: ''

Vampyrodes The great stripe-faced bat or stripe-faced vampire bat (''Vampyrodes caraccioli'') is a bat species found from southern Mexico to Bolivia and northwestern Brazil, as well as on Trinidad. The great stripe-faced bat is a frugivore. It is one of two ...

'' **** Great stripe-faced bat, ''Vampyrodes caraccioli'' LC **Subfamily: Desmodontinae ***Genus: '' Desmodus'' **** Common vampire bat, ''Desmodus rotundus'' LC ***Genus: '' Diaemus'' **** White-winged vampire bat, ''Diaemus youngi'' LC ***Genus: '' Diphylla'' **** Hairy-legged vampire bat, ''Diphylla ecaudata'' LC *Family: Natalidae **Genus: ''Natalus'' *** ''Natalus lanatus'' LC *** Mexican greater funnel-eared bat, ''Natalus mexicanus'' LC *Family: Thyropteridae **Genus: ''Thyroptera'' *** Spix's disk-winged bat, ''Thyroptera tricolor'' LC

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

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There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition. Mexico has more native Mephitidae, mephitids than any other country, with two thirds of extant species being present. Only Costa Rica and Panama have more Procyonidae, procyonid species (one more) than Mexico (it is tied with Colombia in this respect). Large extinct carnivorans that lived in the area prior to the coming of humans include the saber-toothed cat ''Smilodon fatalis'', the scimitar cat ''Homotherium, Homotherium serum'', American lions, American cheetahs, dire wolves and Arctodus, short-faced bears. *Suborder: Feliformia **Family: Felidae (cats) ***Subfamily: Felinae ****Genus: ''Herpailurus'' ***** Jaguarundi, ''H. yagouaroundi'' ****Genus: ''Leopardus'' ***** Ocelot, ''L. pardalis'' ***** Margay, ''L. wiedii'' ****Genus: ''Lynx'' ***** Bobcat, ''L. rufus'' ****Genus: ''Puma (genus), Puma'' ***** Cougar, ''P. concolor'' ***Subfamily: Pantherinae ****Genus: ''Panthera'' ***** Jaguar, ''P. onca'' *Suborder: Caniformia **Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes) ***Genus: ''Canis'' **** Coyote, ''C. latrans'' **** Gray wolf, ''C. lupus'' reintroduced ***** Mexican wolf, ''C. l. baileyi'' reintroduced ***Genus: ''Urocyon'' **** Gray fox, ''U. cinereoargenteus'' ***Genus: ''Vulpes'' **** Kit fox, ''V. macrotis'' **Family: Ursidae (bears) ***Genus: ''Ursus (biology), Ursus'' **** American black bear, ''U. americanus'' **** Brown bear, ''U. arctos'' extirpated ***** California grizzly bear, ''U. a. californicus'' ***** Mexican grizzly bear, ''U. a. horribilis'' **Family: Mephitidae ***Genus: ''Conepatus'' **** American hog-nosed skunk, ''C. leuconotus'' **** Striped hog-nosed skunk, ''C. semistriatus'' ***Genus: ''Mephitis (genus), Mephitis'' **** Hooded skunk, ''M. macroura'' **** Striped skunk, ''M. mephitis'' ***Genus: ''Spilogale'' **** Southern spotted skunk, ''S. angustifrons'' **** Western spotted skunk, ''S. gracilis'' **** Eastern spotted skunk, ''S. putorius'' **** Pygmy spotted skunk, ''S. pygmaea'' **Family: Mustelidae (mustelids) ***Genus: ''Tayra, Eira'' **** Tayra, ''E. barbara'' ***Genus: ''Sea otter, Enhydra'' **** Sea otter, ''E. lutris'' ***Genus: ''Galictis'' **** Greater grison, ''G. vittata'' ***Genus: ''Lontra'' **** North American river otter, ''L. canadensis'' presence uncertain **** Neotropical river otter, ''L. longicaudis'' ***Genus: ''Mustela'' **** Black-footed ferret, ''M. nigripes'' extirpated ***Genus: ''Neogale'' **** Long-tailed weasel, ''N. frenata'' ***Genus: ''Taxidea'' **** American badger, ''T. taxus'' **Family: Procyonidae (raccoons) ***Genus: ''Bassariscus'' **** Ring-tailed cat, Ringtail, ''B. astutus'' **** Cacomistle, ''B. sumichrasti'' ***Genus: ''Nasua'' **** White-nosed coati, ''N. narica'' ***** Cozumel Island coati, ''N. n. nelsoni'' ***Genus: ''Potos'' **** Kinkajou, ''P. flavus'' ***Genus: ''Procyon (genus), Procyon'' **** Common raccoon, ''P. lotor'' ***** Tres Marias raccoon, ''P. l. insularis'' **** Cozumel raccoon, ''P. pygmaeus'' **Clade Pinnipedia (seals, sea lions and walruses) ***Family: Otariidae (eared seals, sea lions) ****Genus: ''Arctocephalus'' ***** Galápagos fur seal, ''A. galapagoensis'' vagrant ***** Guadalupe fur seal, ''A. townsendi'' ****Genus: ''Callorhinus'' ***** Northern fur seal, ''C. ursinus'' ****Genus: ''Zalophus'' ***** California sea lion, ''Z. californianus'' ***Family: Phocidae (earless seals) ****Genus: ''Mirounga'' ***** Northern elephant seal, ''M. angustirostris'' ****Genus: ''Neomonachus'' ***** Caribbean monk seal, ''N. tropicalis'' ****Genus: ''Phoca'' ***** Harbor seal, ''P. vitulina''

Order: Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)

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The odd-toed ungulates are browsing and grazing mammals. They are usually large to very large, and have relatively simple stomachs and a large middle toe. Tapirids were more widespread before humans appeared, formerly being present in temperate North America as well as the tropical regions they are found in today. Native Equidae, equids once lived in the region, having evolved in North America over Evolution of the horse, a period of 50 million years, but died out around the time of the first arrival of humans, along with at least one ungulate of South American origin, the notoungulate ''Mixotoxodon''. Sequencing of collagen from a fossil of one recently extinct notoungulate has indicated that this order was closer to the perissodactyls than any extant mammal order. *Family: Tapiridae (tapirs) **Genus: ''Tapirus'' *** Baird's tapir, ''T. bairdii''

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates and cetaceans)

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The even-toed ungulates are ungulates whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls. There are about 220 noncetacean artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to humans. All of Mexico's extant ungulates are of Nearctic realm, Nearctic origin. Prior to the arrival of humans, camelids, which evolved in North America, also lived in the region, as did additional antilocaprids (e.g., ''Capromeryx minor''). *Family: Tayassuidae (peccaries) **Genus: ''Dicotyles'' *** Collared peccary, ''D. tajacu'' **Genus: ''Tayassu'' *** White-lipped peccary, ''T. pecari'' *Family: Cervidae (deer) **Subfamily: Cervinae ***Genus: ''Cervus'' **** Elk, ''C. canadensis'' extirpated ***** Merriam's elk, ''C. c. merriami'' **Subfamily: Capreolinae ***Genus: ''Brocket deer, Mazama'' **** Central American red brocket, ''M. temama'' ***Genus: ''Odocoileus'' **** Mule deer, ''O. hemionus'' **** Yucatan brown brocket, ''O. pandora'' **** White-tailed deer, ''O. virginianus'' *Family: Antilocapridae (pronghorn) **Genus: ''Antilocapra'' *** Pronghorn, ''A. americana'' reintroduced **** Mexican pronghorn, ''A. a. mexicana'' **** Baja California pronghorn, ''A. a. peninsularis'' **** Sonoran pronghorn, ''A. a. sonoriensis'' *Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats) **Subfamily: Bovinae ***Genus: ''Bison'' **** American bison, ''B. bison'' reintroduced *****Plains bison, ''B. b. bison'' reintroduced **Subfamily: Caprinae ***Genus: ''Ovis'' **** Bighorn sheep, ''O. canadensis'' ***** Desert bighorn sheep, ''O. c. nelsoni''

Order: Cetacea (whales, dolphins and porpoises)

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Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) NOAA

Pacific white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) NOAA

The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully aquatic adaptation, adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater. Their closest extant relatives are the Hippopotamidae, hippos, which are artiodactyls, from which cetaceans descended; cetaceans are thus also artiodactyls. Lagoons on the coast of Baja California Sur provide calving grounds for the eastern Pacific population of gray whales. The vaquita of the northern Gulf of California is the world's smallest and The world's 100 most threatened species, most endangered cetacean. *Parvorder: Mysticeti **Family: Balaenopteridae ***Subfamily: Balaenopterinae ****Genus: ''Balaenoptera'' ***** Northern minke whale, ''Balaenoptera acutorostrata'' LC ***** Sei whale, ''Balaenoptera borealis '' EN ***** Bryde's whale, ''Balaenoptera edeni'' DD critically endangered population in Gulf of Mexico ***** Blue whale, ''Balaenoptera musculus'' EN ***** Fin whale, ''Balaenoptera physalus'' ****** Northern fin whale, ''B. p. physalus'' VU ***Subfamily: Megapterinae ****Genus: ''Megaptera'' ***** Humpback whale, ''Megaptera novaeangliae'' LC **Family: Eschrichtiidae ***Genus: ''Eschrichtius'' **** Gray whale, ''Eschrichtius robustus'' LC **Family: Balaenidae ***Genus: ''Eubalaena'' ****North Pacific right whale, ''Eubalaena japonica'' CR extremely rare **** North Atlantic right whale, ''Eubalaena glacialis'' CR possibly seen historically *Parvorder: Odontoceti **Family: Physeteridae (sperm whales) ***Genus: ''Physeter'' **** Sperm whale, ''Physeter macrocephalus'' VU **Family: Kogiidae ***Genus: ''Kogia'' **** Pygmy sperm whale, ''Kogia breviceps'' DD **** Dwarf sperm whale, ''Kogia sima'' DD **Family: Ziphidae ***Genus: ''Ziphius'' **** Cuvier's beaked whale, ''Ziphius cavirostris'' LC ***Genus: ''Berardius'' **** Baird's beaked whale, ''Berardius bairdii'' DD ***Subfamily: Hyperoodontinae ****Genus: ''Indopacetus'' ***** Tropical bottlenose whale, ''Indopacetus pacificus'' DD ****Genus: ''Mesoplodon'' ***** Blainville's beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon densirostris'' DD ***** Gervais' beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon europaeus'' DD ***** Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon ginkgodens'' DD ***** Pygmy beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon peruvianus'' DD **Superfamily: Delphinoidea ***Family: Phocoenidae (porpoises) ****Genus: ''Phocoena'' ***** Vaquita, ''P. sinus'' ****Genus: ''Phocoenoides'' ***** Dall's porpoise, ''Phocoenoides dalli'' LC ***Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins) ****Genus: ''Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno'' ***** Rough-toothed dolphin, ''Steno bredanensis'' LC ****Genus: ''Tursiops'' ***** Bottlenose dolphin, ''Tursiops truncatus'' LC ****Genus: ''Stenella'' ***** Pantropical spotted dolphin, ''Stenella attenuata'' LC ***** Clymene dolphin, ''Stenella clymene'' DD ***** Striped dolphin, ''Stenella coeruleoalba'' LC ***** Atlantic spotted dolphin, ''Stenella frontalis'' DD ***** Spinner dolphin, ''Stenella longirostris'' DD ****Genus: ''Common dolphin, Delphinus'' ***** Long-beaked common dolphin, ''Delphinus capensis'' DD ***** Short-beaked common dolphin, ''Delphinus delphis'' LC ****Genus: ''Lagenodelphis'' ***** Fraser's dolphin, ''Lagenodelphis hosei'' LC ****Genus: ''Lissodelphis'' ***** Northern right whale dolphin, ''Lissodelphis borealis'' LC ****Genus: ''Sagmatias'' ***** Pacific white-sided dolphin, ''Sagmatias obliquidens'' LC ****Genus: ''Risso's dolphin, Grampus'' ***** Risso's dolphin, ''Grampus griseus'' LC ****Genus: ''Peponocephala'' ***** Melon-headed whale, ''Peponocephala electra'' LC ****Genus: ''Feresa'' ***** Pygmy killer whale, ''Feresa attenuata'' DD ****Genus: ''Pseudorca'' ***** False killer whale, ''Pseudorca crassidens'' DD ****Genus: ''Orcinus'' ***** Orca, ''Orcinus orca'' DD ****Genus: ''Globicephala'' ***** Short-finned pilot whale, ''Globicephala macrorhynchus'' DD

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* * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mexico Lists of mammals by country Mammals of Mexico, * Lists of biota of Mexico, Mammals Lists of mammals of North America, Mexico

Subclass: Theria Theria (; Greek: , wild beast) is a subclass of mammals amongst the Theriiformes. Theria includes the eutherians (including the placental mammals) and the metatherians (including the marsupials) but excludes the egg-laying monotremes. C ...

Infraclass: Metatheria Metatheria is a mammalian clade that includes all mammals more closely related to marsupials than to placentals. First proposed by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1880, it is a more inclusive group than the marsupials; it contains all marsupials as we ...

Order: Didelphimorphia (common opossums)

Infraclass: Eutheria

Order: Sirenia The Sirenia (), commonly referred to as sea-cows or sirenians, are an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. The Sirenia currently comprise two distinct ... (manatees and dugongs)

Order: Cingulata (armadillos)

Order: Pilosa (anteaters, sloths and tamanduas)

Order: Primates Primates are a diverse order of mammals. They are divided into the strepsirrhines, which include the lemurs, galagos, and lorisids, and the haplorhines, which include the tarsiers and the simians (monkeys and apes, the latter includin ...

Order: Rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are roden ...ia (rodents)

Order: Lagomorpha The lagomorphs are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families: the Leporidae (hares and rabbits) and the Ochotonidae ( pikas). The name of the order is derived from the Ancient Greek ''lagos'' (λαγ ... (lagomorphs)

Order: Eulipotyphla (shrews, hedgehogs, moles, and solenodons)

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

Order: Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates and cetaceans)

Order: Cetacea (whales, dolphins and porpoises)

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Subclass:
Theria Theria (; Greek: , wild beast) is a subclass of mammals amongst the Theriiformes. Theria includes the eutherians (including the placental mammals) and the metatherians (including the marsupials) but excludes the egg-laying monotremes. C ...

Infraclass:
Metatheria Metatheria is a mammalian clade that includes all mammals more closely related to marsupials than to placentals. First proposed by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1880, it is a more inclusive group than the marsupials; it contains all marsupials as we ...

Order:
Sirenia The Sirenia (), commonly referred to as sea-cows or sirenians, are an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. The Sirenia currently comprise two distinct ...
(manatees and dugongs)

Order:
Primates Primates are a diverse order of mammals. They are divided into the strepsirrhines, which include the lemurs, galagos, and lorisids, and the haplorhines, which include the tarsiers and the simians (monkeys and apes, the latter includin ...

Order:
Rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are roden ...
ia (rodents)

Order:
Lagomorpha The lagomorphs are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families: the Leporidae (hares and rabbits) and the Ochotonidae ( pikas). The name of the order is derived from the Ancient Greek ''lagos'' (λαγ ...
(lagomorphs)