Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Didelphimorphia: Opossums
Family Didelphidae: Opossums
Didelphis virginiana Kerr, 1792 - Virginia opossum
Order Soricomorpha: Insectivores
Family Soricidae: Shrews
Sorex
cinereus Kerr, 1792 - masked or cinereus shrew
Sorex longirostris Bachman,
1837 - southeastern shrew
Sorex hoyi Baird,
1857 - American pygmy shrew
Blarina brevicauda (Say,
1823) - northern short-tailed shrew
Blarina carolinensis (Bachman,
1837) - southern short-tailed shrew
Cryptotis parva (Say,
1823) - North American least shrew
Family Talpidae: Moles
Scalopus aquaticus (Linnaeus, 1758) - eastern mole
Order Chiroptera: Bats
Family Vespertilionidae: Vespertilionid bats
Myotis
lucifugus (Le Conte, 1831) - little brown bat
Myotis sodalis
Miller & Allen, 1928 - Indiana bat FE / SE
Myotis austroriparius
(Rhoads, 1897) - southeastern myotis SE
Myotis grisescens
A.H. Howell, 1909 - gray bat FE / SE
Myotis septentrionalis
(Trouessart, 1897) - northern long-eared bat or northern myotis
Lasionycteris noctivagans
(Le Conte, 1831) - silver-haired bat
Pipistrellus subflavus
(F. Cuvier, 1832) - eastern pipistrelle
Eptesicus fuscus
(Beauvois, 1796) - big brown bat
Lasiurus borealis
(Mülller, 1776) - eastern red bat
Lasiurus cinereus
(Palisot de Beauvois, 1796) - hoary bat
Nycticeius humeralis
(Rafinesque, 1818) - evening bat
Corynorhinus rafinesquii
(Lesson, 1827) - Rafinesque's big-eared bat SE
Order Cinqulata: Armadillos
Family Dasypodidae: Armadillos
Dasypus novemcinctus (Linnaeus, 1758) - nine-banded armadillo U
Order Lagomorpha: Lagomorphs
Family Leporidae: Rabbits and hares
Sylvilagus
floridanus (J.A. Allen, 1890) - eastern cottontail
Sylvilagus aquaticus
(Bachman, 1837) - swamp rabbit
Lepus townsendii
Bachman, 1839 - white-tailed jackrabbit X
Order Rodentia: Rodents
Family Sciuridae: Squirrels
Tamias
striatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - eastern chipmunk
Marmota monax
(Linnaeus, 1758) - woodchuck
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
(Mitchill, 1821) - thirteen-lined ground squirrel
Spermophilus franklinii
(Sabine, 1822) - Franklin's ground squirrel ST
Sciurus carolinensis
Gmelin, 1788 - eastern gray squirrel
Sciurus niger
Linnaeus, 1758 - eastern fox squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
(Erxleben, 1777) - red squirrel
Glaucomys volans
(Linnaeus, 1758) - southern flying squirrel
Family Geomyidae: Pocket gophers
Geomys bursarius (Shaw, 1800) - plains pocket gopher
Family Castoridae: Beavers
Castor canadensis Kuhl, 1820 - American beaver
Family Cricetidae: Rats, mice and voles
Oryzomys
palustris (Harlan, 1837) - marsh rice rat ST
Reithrodontomys megalotis
(Baird, 1858) - western harvest mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus
(Wagner, 1845) - deer mouse
Peromyscus leucopus
(Rafinesque, 1818) - white-footed mouse
Peromyscus gossypinus
(Le Conte, 1853) - cotton mouse
Ochrotomys nuttalli
(Harlan, 1832) - golden mouse ST
Neotoma floridana
(Ord, 1818) - eastern woodrat SE
Microtus
pennsylvanicus (Ord, 1815) - meadow vole
Microtus ochrogaster
(Wagner, 1842) - prairie vole
Microtus pinetorum
(Le Conte, 1830) - woodland vole
Ondatra zibethicus
(Linnaeus, 1766) - muskrat
Synaptomys cooperi Baird,
1858 - southern bog lemming
Family Murinae: Old World rats and mice
Rattus
norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769) - Norway rat I
Mus musculus
Linnaeus, 1758 - house mouse I
Family Dipodidae: Jumping mice
Zapus hudsonius (Zimmermann, 1780) - meadow jumping mouse
Family Erethizontidae
Erethizon dorsata (Linnaeus, 1758) - North American porcupine X
Order Carnivora: Carnivores
Family Canidae: Coyotes, wolves
Canis
latrans Say, 1823 - coyote
Canis lupus
Linnaeus 1758 - wolf X, FT / ST
Vulpes vulpes
(Linnaeus, 1758) - red fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
(Schreber, 1775) - gray fox
Family Procyonidae: Raccoons, ringtails
Procyon lotor (Linnaeus, 1758) - raccoon
Family Mustelidae: Weasels, badgers, and allies
Mustela
nivalis Linnaeus, 1766 - least weasel
Mustela frenata
Lichtenstein, 1831 - long-tailed weasel
Neovison vison
(Schreber, 1777) - American mink
Taxidea taxus
(Schreber, 1777) - American badger
Martes pennanti
(Erxleben, 1777) - fisher X
Martes americana
(Turton, 1806) - American marten X
Lontra canadensis
(Schreber, 1777) - North American river otter
Family Mephitidae: Skunks
Mephitis mephitis (Schreber, 1776) - striped skunk
Family Felidae: Cats
Lynx rufus (Schreber,
1777) - bobcat
Puma concolor
(Linnaeus, 1771) - cougar X
Family Ursidae: Bears
Ursus americanus Pallas, 1780 - American black bear X
Order Artiodactyla: Even-toed Ungulates
Family Cervidae: Deer and allies
Odocoileus
virginianus (Zimmermann, 1780) - white-tailed deer
Cervus elaphus
Linnaeus, 1758 - elk (wapiti) X
Family Bovidae: Bovids
Bison bison (Linnaeus, 1758) - American bison X
FE = Federal Endangered
FT = Federal Threatened
X = Extirpated from Illinois
SE = Illinois State Endangered
ST = Illinois State Threatened
I = Introduced (non-native)
U = Status in Illinois Uncertain