World-wide, there are more than 5,000 named species of living mammals. The list below includes 72 mammal species known from the Wasatch Front region.
A Short Lesson in Taxonomy (the science or technique of classification) & Literature Cited.
Shrews & Moles-Order Soricomorpha
- Masked shrew, Sorex cinereus
- Montane shrew, Sorex monticolus
- American water shrew, Sorex palustris
- Vagrant shrew, Sorex vagrans
Bats-Order Chiroptera
- Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
- Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
- California myotis, Myotis californicus
- Western small-footed myotis, Myotis ciliolabrum
- Western long-eared myotis, Myotis evotis
- Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus
- Fringed myotis, Myotis thysanodes
- Long-legged myotis, Myotis volans
- Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
- Townsend's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus townsendii
- Spotted bat, Euderma maculatum
- Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis
Hares, Rabbits & Pikas-Order Lagamorpha
- American pika, Ochotona princeps
- Snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus
- Black-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus californicus
- White-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii
- Mountain cottontail, Sylvilagus nuttallii
Rodents-Order Rodentia
- Yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris
- White-tailed antelope squirrel, Ammospermophilus leucurus
- Rock squirrel, Otospermophilus variegatus
- Golden-mantled ground squirrel, Callospermophilus lateralis
- Uinta ground squirrel, Urocitellus armatus
- Piute ground squirrel Urocitellus mollis
- Cliff chipmunk, Tamias dorsalis
- Least chipmunk, Tamias minimus
- Uinta chipmunk, Tamias umbrinus
- Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus
- Red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
- Botta's pocket gopher, Thomomys bottae
- Northern pocket gopher, Thomomys talpoides
- Ord’s kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ordii
- Great Basin pocket mouse, Perognathus parvus
- North american beaver, Castor canadensis
- Brush mouse, Peromyscus boylii
- Canyon mouse, Peromyscus crinitus
- Deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus
- Piñon mouse, Peromyscus truei
- Northern grasshopper mouse, Onychomys leucogaster
- Bushy-tailed woodrat, Neotoma cinerea
- Western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis
- Southern red-backed vole, Clethrionomys gapperi
- Long-tailed vole, Microtus longicaudus
- Montane vole, Microtus montanus
- Meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus
- Water vole, Microtus richardsoni
- Heather vole, Phenacomys intermedius
- Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus
- House mouse, Mus musculus
- Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus
- Black rat, Rattus rattus
- Western jumping mouse, Zapus princeps
- North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum
Carnivores-Order Carnivora
- Coyote, Canis latrans
- Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus
- Kit fox, Vulpes macrotis
- Red fox, Vulpes vulpes
- American black bear, Ursus americanus
- Ringtail, Basariscus astutus
- Raccoon, Procyon lotor
- American marten, Martes americana
- Short-tailed weasel, Mustela erminea
- Long-tailed weasel, Mustela frenata
- American mink, Mustela vison
- North American river otter, Lontra canadensis
- American badger, Taxidea taxus
- Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
- Western spotted skunk, Spilogale gracilis
- Bobcat, Lynx rufus
- Mountain lion, Puma concolor
Even-toed ungulates, hoofed mammals-Order Artiodactyla
- Wapiti, Cervus elaphus
- Moose, Alces alces
- Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus
- Mountain goat, Oreamnos americanus