Checklist
The University of New Mexico
Division of Mammals
The Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB), established in 1936, is rich in
natural history material from throughout western North America, many
countries in Central and South America, and elsewhere in the world. Over
170,000 specimens place the Mammal Division among the ten largest
collections of traditional mammal specimens in the Western Hemisphere. These
specimens voucher the largest archive of ultra-frozen mammalian tissues
worldwide in the Division of Genomic Resources and large series of protozoan,
helminth, and arthropod parasites at several institutions including MSB, Manter
Laboratory in Nebraska, and U.S. National Parasite Laboratory in Maryland.
These collections are fully searchable and tied to each other and to other natural
history collections and large databases (e.g., GenBank) via the World Wide
Web. Investigations, graduate dissertations, and collaborative efforts with state
and federal agencies have stimulated considerable growth in this collection in
the past few decades, including substantial series recently accessioned from the
USGS Biological Survey Collection (Denver) and University of Illinois.
Contact:
Dr. Joseph Cook
Museum of Southwestern Biology
MSC03 2020
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131
505-277-1358
[email protected]
http://www.msb.unm.edu/mammals
of
New Mexico
Mammals
Jennifer K. Frey
S. O. MacDonald
Joseph A. Cook
Museum of Southwestern Biology
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
December 2006
his checklist is an update of Taxonomy and Distribution of the Mammals of
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New Mexico by J. K. Frey (2004, Museum of Texas Tech University Occasional
Papers Number 240). It comprises all native and non-native species of mammals
that occur, or recently occurred, in New Mexico. Scientific and common names
generally follow Mammal Species of the World by D. E. Wilson and D. M.
Reeder (2005, John Hopkins University Press).
After each scientific name, we cite the author who first described the species and
the year of publication. Parentheses indicate that, though the specific name has
remained the same, the species has since been assigned to another genus.
Footnotes indicate:
1 Introduced in the state (including feral domestics and game species)
2 Reintroduced
3 Comprised of both native and introduced populations
4 Presumed extirpated from the state
5 Not substantiated with a voucher specimen
Cover drawing of Bushy-tailed Woodrat by Orien MacDonald, with permission.
ARTIODACTYLA—even-toed ungulates
Suidae
Wild Boar1
Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758
Tayassuidae
Collared Peccary
Pecari tajacu (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cervidae
Moose1,5
Alces americanus (Clinton, 1822)
Elk2
Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus (Rafinesque, 1817)
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmermann, 1780)
Antilocapridae
Pronghorn
Antilocapra americana (Ord, 1815)
Bovidae
Barbary Sheep1
Ammotragus lervia (Pallas, 1777)
American Bison4,1
Bison bison (Linnaeus, 1758)
Goat1
Capra hircus Linnaeus, 1758
Siberian Ibex1,4
Capra sibirica (Pallas, 1776)
Himalayan Tahr1
Hemitragus jemlahicus (C. H. Smith, 1826)
Gemsbok1
Oryx gazella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Red Sheep1
Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758
Bighorn Sheep2
Ovis canadensis Shaw, 1804
Mammalian Diversity
Faunal Composition
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10 orders
29 families
84 genera
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Long-eared Myotis
Little Brown Myotis
Arizona Myotis
Fringed Myotis
Cave Myotis
Long-legged Myotis
Yuma Myotis
Western Pipistrelle
Eastern Pipistrelle
CARNIVORA—carnivores
Felidae
Canadian Lynx1,5
Bobcat
Jaguar
Cougar
Canidae
Coyote
Wolf 2
Gray Fox
Kit Fox
Swift Fox
Red Fox3
Ursidae
American Black Bear
Brown Bear4
Mustelidae
Wolverine5
North American River Otter4,1
American Marten
Ermine
Long-tailed Weasel
Black-footed Ferret4
American Mink
American Badger
Mephitidae
American Hog-nosed Skunk
Hooded Skunk
Striped Skunk
Western Spotted Skunk
Procyonidae
Ringtail
White-nosed Coati
Raccoon
Myotis evotis (H. Allen, 1864)
Myotis lucifugus (Le Conte, 1831)
Myotis occultus Hollister, 1909
Myotis thysanodes Miller, 1897
Myotis velifer (J. A. Allen, 1890)
Myotis volans (H. Allen, 1866)
Myotis yumanensis (H. Allen, 1864)
Pipistrellus hesperus (H. Allen, 1864)
Pipistrellus subflavus (F. Cuvier, 1832)
Lynx canadensis Kerr, 1792
Lynx rufus (Schreber, 1777)
Panthera onca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771)
Canis latrans Say, 1823
Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758
Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Schreber, 1775)
Vulpes macrotis Merriam, 1888
Vulpes velox (Say, 1823)
Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ursus americanus Pallas, 1780
Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758
Gulo gulo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lontra canadensis (Schreber, 1777)
Martes americana (Turton, 1806)
Mustela erminea Linnaeus, 1758
Mustela frenata Lichtenstein, 1831
Mustela nigripes (Audubon & Bachman, 1851)
Neovison vison (Schreber, 1777)
Taxidea taxus (Schreber, 1777)
Conepatus leuconotus (Lichtenstein, 1832)
Mephitis macroura Lichtenstein, 1832
Mephitis mephitis (Schreber, 1776)
Spilogale gracilis Merriam, 1890
Bassariscus astutus (Lichtenstein, 1830)
Nasua narica (Linnaeus, 1766)
Procyon lotor (Linnaeus, 1758)
PERISSODACTYLA—odd-toed ungulates
Equidae
Ass1, 4
Equus asinus Linnaeus, 1758
Horse1
Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758
DIDELPHIMORPHIA—American opossums
Didelphidae
Virginia Opossum3
Didelphis virginiana Kerr, 1792
CINGULATA—armadillos
Dasypodidae
Nine-banded Armadillo5
Dasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758
PRIMATES—primates
Hominidae
Modern Man
Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758
RODENTIA—rodents
Sciuridae
Harris's Antelope Squirrel
Texas Antelope Squirrel
White-tailed Antelope Squirrel
Gunnison's Prairie Dog
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Yellow-bellied Marmot
Abert's Squirrel
Arizona Gray Squirrel
Eastern Fox Squirrel3
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Mexican Ground Squirrel
Spotted Ground Squirrel
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel
Rock Squirrel
Gray-footed Chipmunk
Gray-collared Chipmunk
Cliff Chipmunk
Least Chipmunk
Colorado Chipmunk
Red Squirrel
Castoridae
American Beaver
Heteromyidae
Bailey's Pocket Mouse
Chihuahuan Pocket Mouse
Hispid Pocket Mouse
Rock Pocket Mouse
Nelson's Pocket Mouse
Desert Pocket Mouse
Merriam's Kangaroo Rat
Ord's Kangaroo Rat
Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat
Apache Pocket Mouse
Plains Pocket Mouse
Silky Pocket Mouse
Merriam's Pocket Mouse
Geomyidae
Yellow-faced Pocket Gopher
Ammospermophilus harrisii (Audubon & Backman, 1854)
Ammospermophilus interpres (Merriam, 1890)
Ammospermophilus leucurus (Merriam, 1889)
Cynomys gunnisoni (Baird, 1855)
Cynomys ludovicianus (Ord, 1815)
Marmota flaviventris (Audubon & Backman, 1841)
Sciurus aberti Woodhouse, 1853
Sciurus arizonensis Coues, 1867
Sciurus niger Linnaeus, 1758
Spermophilus lateralis (Say, 1823)
Spermophilus mexicanus (Erxleben, 1777)
Spermophilus spilosoma Bennett, 1833
Spermophilus tridecimlineatus (Mitchill, 1821)
Spermophilus variegatus (Erxleben, 1777)
Tamias canipes (V. Bailey, 1902)
Tamias cinereicollis J. A. Allen, 1890
Tamias dorsalis Baird, 1855
Tamias minimus Bachman, 1839
Tamias quadrivittatus (Say, 1823)
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (Erxleben, 1777)
Castor canadensis Kuhl, 1820
Chaetodipus baileyi (Merriam, 1894)
Chaetodipus eremicus (Mearns, 1858)
Chaetodipus hispidus (Baird, 1857)
Chaetodipus intermedius (Merriam, 1889)
Chaetodipus nelsoni (Merriam, 1894)
Chaetodipus penicillatus (Woodhouse, 1852)
Dipodomys merriami Mearns, 1890
Dipodomys ordii Woodhouse, 1853
Dipodomys spectabilis Merriam, 1890
Perognathus apache Merriam, 1889
Perognathus flavescens Merriam, 1889
Perognathus flavus Baird, 1855
Perognathus merriami J. A. Allen, 1892
Cratogeomys castanops (Baird, 1852)
Desert Pocket Gopher
Plains Pocket Gopher
Knox Jones's Pocket Gopher
Botta's Pocket Gopher
Northern Pocket Gopher
Southern Pocket Gopher
Dipodidae
Meadow Jumping Mouse
Western Jumping Mouse
Cricetidae
Northern Pygmy Mouse
Long-tailed Vole
Mogollon Vole
Montane Vole
Prairie Vole
Meadow Vole
Southern Red-backed Vole
White-throated Woodrat
Bushy-tailed Woodrat
White-toothed Woodrat
Mexican Woodrat
Southern Plains Woodrat
Stephens's Woodrat
Common Muskrat
Chihuahuan Grasshopper Mouse
Northern Grasshopper Mouse
Southern Grasshopper Mouse
Brush Deermouse
Canyon Deermouse
Cactus Deermouse
Saxicoline Deermouse
White-footed Deermouse
North American Deermouse
Northern Rock Deermouse
White-ankled Deermouse
Piñon Deermouse
Western Heather Vole
Fulvous Harvest Mouse
Western Harvest Mouse
Plains Harvest Mouse
Arizona Cotton Rat
Tawny-bellied Cotton Rat
Hispid Cotton Rat
Yellow-nosed Cotton Rat
Muridae
House Mouse1
Brown Rat1
Roof Rat1
Erethizontidae
North American Porcupine
Capromyidae
Coypu1
Geomys arenarius Merriam, 1895
Geomys bursarius (Shaw, 1800)
Geomys knoxjonesi Baker & Genoways, 1975
Thomomys bottae (Eydoux & Gervais, 1836)
Thomomys talpoides (Richardson, 1828)
Thomomys umbrinus (Richardson, 1829)
Zapus hudsonius (Zimmermann, 1780)
Zapus princeps J. A. Allen, 1893
Baiomys taylori (Thomas, 1887)
Microtus longicaudus (Merriam, 1888)
Microtus mogollonensis (Mearns, 1890)
Microtus montanus (Peale, 1848)
Microtus ochrogaster (Wagner, 1842)
Microtus pennsylvanicus (Ord, 1815)
Myodes gapperi (Vigors, 1830)
Neotoma albigula Hartley, 1894
Neotoma cinerea (Ord, 1815)
Neotoma leucodon Merriam, 1894
Neotoma mexicana Baird, 1855
Neotoma micropus Baird, 1855
Neotoma stephensi Goldman, 1905
Ondatra zibethicus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Onychomys arenicola Mearns, 1896
Onychomys leucogaster (Wied-Neuwied, 1841)
Onychomys torridus (Coues, 1874)
Peromyscus boylii (Baird, 1855)
Peromyscus crinitus (Merriam, 1891)
Peromyscus eremicus (Baird, 1857)
Peromyscus gratus Merriam, 1898
Peromyscus leucopus (Rafinesque, 1818)
Peromyscus maniculatus (Wagner, 1845)
Peromyscus nasutus (J. A. Allen, 1891)
Peromyscus pectoralis Osgood, 1904
Peromyscus truei (Shufeldt, 1885)
Phenacomys intermedius Merriam, 1889
Reithrodontomys fulvescens J. A. Allen, 1894
Reithrodontomys megalotis (Baird, 1857)
Reithrodontomys montanus (Baird, 1855)
Sigmodon arizonae Mearns, 1890
Sigmodon fulviventer J. A. Allen, 1889
Sigmodon hispidus Say & Ord, 1825
Sigmodon ochrognathus V. Bailey, 1902
Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758
Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769)
Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Erethizon dorsatum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782)
LAGOMORPHA—lagomorphs
Ochotonidae
American Pika
Leporidae
Snowshoe Hare
Black-tailed Jackrabbit
White-sided Jackrabbit
White-tailed Jackrabbit
Desert Cottontail
Manzano Mountain Cottontail
Eastern Cottontail
Holzner's Cottontail
Mountain Cottontail
Robust Cottontail
Ochotona princeps (Richardson, 1828)
Lepus americanus Erxleben, 1777
Lepus californicus Gray, 1837
Lepus callotis Wagler, 1830
Lepus townsendii Bachman, 1839
Sylvilagus audubonii (Baird, 1857)
Sylvilagus cognatus Nelson, 1907
Sylvilagus floridanus (J. A. Allen, 1890)
Sylvilagus holzneri (Mearns, 1896)
Sylvilagus nuttallii (Bachman, 1837)
Sylvilagus robustus (V. Bailey, 1905)
SORICOMORPHA—shrews, moles, solenodons
Soricidae
North American Least Shrew
Cryptotis parva (Say, 1823)
Crawford’s Gray Shrew
Notiosorex crawfordi (Coues, 1877)
Arizona shrew
Sorex arizonae Diersing & Hoffmeister, 1977
Cinereus Shrew
Sorex cinereus Kerr, 1792
Merriam's Shrew
Sorex merriami Dobson, 1890
Dusky Shrew
Sorex monticolus Merriam, 1890
Dwarf Shrew
Sorex nanus Merriam, 1895
New Mexico Shrew
Sorex neomexicanus Bailey, 1913
American Water Shrew
Sorex palustris Richardson, 1828
Preble's Shrew
Sorex preblei Jackson, 1922
CHIROPTERA—bats
Phyllostomidae
Mexican Long-tongued Bat
Curaçaoan Long-nosed Bat
Mexican Long-nosed Bat
Molossidae
Greater Bonneted Bat
Pocketed Free-tailed Bat
Big Free-tailed Bat
Brazilian Free-tailed Bat
Vespertilionidae
Pallid Bat
Townsend's Big-eared Bat
Big Brown Bat
Spotted Bat
Allen’s Big-eared Bat
Silver-haired Bat
Western Red Bat
Eastern Red Bat
Hoary Bat
Western Yellow Bat
Southwestern Myotis
California Myotis
Western Small-footed Myotis
Choeronycteris mexicana Tschudi, 1844
Leptonycteris curasoae Miller, 1900
Leptonycteris nivalis (Saussure, 1860)
Eumops perotis (Schinz, 1821)
Nyctinomops femorosaccus (Merriam, 1889)
Nyctinomops macrotis (Gray, 1840)
Tadarida brasiliensis (I. Geoffroy, 1824)
Antrozous pallidus (Le Conte, 1856)
Corynorhinus townsendii (Cooper, 1837)
Eptesicus fuscus (Beauvois, 1796)
Euderma maculatum (J. A. Allen, 1891)
Idionycteris phyllotis (G. M. Allen, 1916)
Lasionycteris noctivagans (Le Conte, 1831)
Lasiurus blossevillii (Lesson & Garnot, 1826)
Lasiurus borealis (Müller, 1776)
Lasiurus cinereus (Palisot de Beauvois, 1796)
Lasiurus xanthinus (Thomas, 1897)
Myotis auriculus Baker & Stains, 1955
Myotis californicus (Audubon & Bachman, 1842)
Myotis ciliolabrum (Merriam, 1886)