Mammals of Wisconsin

ORDER / Family Common Name Species Status Distribution ASM Slide Library # * Mamm. Species # Comments
DIDELPHIMORPHIA            
Didelphidae Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana common south 2/3 3, 4(W), 630, 828(B), 829(B), 830(B) 40  
PRIMATES              
Hominidae Human Homo sapiens common statewide      
LAGOMORPHA              
Leporidae Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus common north 1/2 246, 544(P)   white in winter
  White-tailed Jack Rabbit Lepus townsendii extirpated   1189, 1349 288 white in winter
  Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus common all but northern 1/3 58, 953(Y) 136  
SORICOMORPHA              
Soricidae Northern Short-tailed Shrew Blarina brevicauda common statewide 20, 644(S) 261 venomous
  Least Shrew Cryptotis parva uncommon south central 957 43 likely extirpated
  Arctic Shrew Sorex arcticus uncommon north 1/3; south central 1391 524  
  Cinereus Shrew / Masked Shrew Sorex cinereus common all but extreme SW 1392 743  
  Smokey Shrew Sorex fumeus       215 location records probably in error
  Pygmy Shrew Sorex hoyi uncommon statewide   33 [as Microsorex hoyi]  
  Water Shrew Sorex palustris rare north 1/2 1287 296  
Talpidae Star-nosed Mole Condylura cristata uncommon north 1/2; SE 649(C), 650(B) 129 near water
  Eastern Mole Scalopus aquaticus locally abundant SW 1/2; W Mississippi Valley  647(C), 648(S) 105 fossorial
CHIROPTERA              
Vespertilionidae Big Brown Bat Eptesicus fuscus common statewide 39(C), 223 356  
  Silver-haired Bat Lasionycteris noctivagans uncommon statewide 658 172 migrant
  Red Bat Lasiurus borealis uncommon statewide 40, 655(C), 815 183  
  Hoary Bat Lasiurus cinereus rare statewide 41, 42, 656 185  
  Keen's Myotis Myotis keenii uncommon all but SE corner 226, 227 121  
  Little Brown Bat Myotis lucifugus common statewide 224, 225(G), 814(G) 142  
  Indiana Bat Myotis sodalis accidental extreme SW 391(P) 163 endangered
  Eastern Pipistrelle Pipistrellus subflavus uncommon SW; extreme north-central; south-central 38, 654(C) 228  
CARNIVORA              
Felidae Canadian Lynx Lynx canadensis rare; cyclic statewide except central counties 587 269 [as Felis lynx]  
  Bobcat Lynx rufus uncommon north 1/2 819, 1293 563  
  Puma / Cougar / Mountain Lion Puma concolor extirpated   275, 276, 586(C) 200 [as Felis concolor] a few introductions
Canidae Coyote Canis latrans uncommon statewide 265(C), 1126, 1127, 1267 79  
  Wolf Canis lupus rare statewide except SW and SE 581, 1038(P), 1128 37  
  Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus common south 2/3 584 189 increasing NE, decreasing SE and central
  Red Fox Vulpes vulpes common statewide 435(W), 436(Y), 582 537  
Ursidae Black Bear Ursus americanus uncommon north 1/2 142(C), 1132(S) 647  
Mustelidae Wolverine Gulo gulo extirpated   442(C), 807(S), 1295(S), 1296(S), 1297(S) 499  
  North American River Otter Lontra canadensis uncommon statewide except in SE 802, 859(G), 587 semi-aquatic
  American Marten / Pine Marten Martes americana rare     289 re-introduced
  Beech Marten / Stone Marten Martes foina uncommon SE only     accidental introduction
  Fisher Martes pennanti rare north 2/3 590(C) 156 re-introduced