107 species
Mammals in North America
Here are 107 species of mammals that live in North America. Every species has its own page with measurements, habitat, behaviour, IUCN conservation status and sources.
Bats2
Carnivores9
Least Concern
🦬 Carnivores
American Badger
Taxidea taxus
4–12 kg
4–14 yrs
GrasslandprairieDesert+2
Least Concern
🦬 Carnivores
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
60–300 kg
10–30 yrs
ForestWoodlandMountain+2
Least Concern
🦬 Carnivores
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
4–16 kg
7–15 yrs
ForestWoodlandchaparral+3
Least Concern
🦬 Carnivores
Cougar
Puma concolor
29–120 kg
8–13 yrs
ForestMountainGrassland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Carnivores
Coyote
Canis latrans
7–21 kg
6–14 yrs
prairieGrasslandDesert+6
Least Concern
🦬 Carnivores
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
30–80 kg
6–13 yrs
ForestMountainTundra+1
Least Concern
🦬 Carnivores
Grizzly Bear
Ursus arctos horribilis
130–360 kg
20–30 yrs
ForestMountainTundra+3
Least Concern
🦬 Carnivores
Raccoon
Procyon lotor
3.5–14 kg
2–16 yrs
ForestWetlandUrban+3
Least Concern
🦬 Carnivores
Wolverine
Gulo gulo
9–30 kg
7–13 yrs
ForestMountainTundra+1
Lagomorphs2
Rodents2
Ungulates4
Near Threatened
🦬 Ungulates
American Bison
Bison bison
360–1000 kg
12–20 yrs
GrasslandprairieWoodland
Least Concern
🦬 Ungulates
Bighorn Sheep
Ovis canadensis
53–143 kg
10–20 yrs
MountainRocky CliffsGrassland
Least Concern
🦬 Ungulates
Pronghorn
Antilocapra americana
40–70 kg
7–15 yrs
GrasslandprairieDesert+1
Least Concern
🦬 Ungulates
White-Tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
40–135 kg
6–14 yrs
ForestWoodlandFarmland+3
Other88
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
American Mink
Mustela vison
0.5–1.6 kg
3–10 yrs
WetlandCoastRiver+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Antelope Jackrabbit
Lepus callotis
2–3 kg
3–5 yrs
GrasslandDesertSavanna
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Arctic Hare
Lepus arcticus
3.5–7 kg
3–5 yrs
TundraRocky CliffsMountain
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Arctic Lemming
Dicrostonyx torquatus
30–112 g
1–2 yrs
TundraMountainGrassland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Atlantic spotted dolphin
Stenella frontalis
100–143 kg
25–30 yrs
OceanCoast
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Atlantic White-sided Dolphin
Lagenorhynchus acutus
165–230 kg
22–27 yrs
Ocean
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Baird's Beaked Whale
Berardius bairdii
9000–15000 kg
50–84 yrs
Ocean
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Bearded Seal
Erignathus barbatus
200–430 kg
20–31 yrs
OceanCoastarctic+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Big Brown Bat
Eptesicus fuscus
14–25 g
10–19 yrs
ForestWoodlandUrban+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Black Rat
Rattus rattus
75–230 g
1–3 yrs
UrbanGardenFarmland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Blainville's Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon densirostris
800–1200 kg
27–45 yrs
Ocean
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Bowhead Whale
Balaena mysticetus
75000–100000 kg
100–200 yrs
OceanCoast
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Brown Lemming
Lemmus trimucronatus
40–112 g
0.5–2 yrs
TundraGrasslandWetland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
0.14–0.5 kg
1–3 yrs
UrbanFarmlandGarden+5
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Bryde's Whale
Balaenoptera edeni
12000–25000 kg
40–70 yrs
OceanCoast
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Cactus Mouse
Peromyscus eremicus
11–24 g
1–2 yrs
DesertRocky CliffsGrassland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
California Ground Squirrel
Otospermophilus beecheyi
0.28–0.74 kg
3–10 yrs
GrasslandWoodlandRocky Cliffs+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
8–14 kg
10–17 yrs
ForestTundraMountain
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Cat
Felis catus
3.6–4.5 kg
12–18 yrs
UrbanGardenFarmland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Central American Agouti
Dasyprocta punctata
1.3–4 kg
10–20 yrs
RainforestForestWoodland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Cinereus Shrew
Sorex cinereus
3–7 g
0.5–1.5 yrs
ForestWetlandGrassland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Colombian Red Howler
Alouatta seniculus
4.5–9 kg
15–20 yrs
RainforestForestRiver
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis
70–110 kg
20–25 yrs
OceanCoast
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Common Opossum
Didelphis marsupialis
0.8–2.5 kg
2–4 yrs
RainforestForestWoodland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Common Short-tailed Bat
Carollia perspicillata
15–23 g
8–10 yrs
RainforestForestWoodland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Cow
Bos taurus
400–1000 kg
15–22 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandWoodland
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Coypu
Myocastor coypus
5–9 kg
6–10 yrs
WetlandRiverLake+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Cuvier's Beaked Whale
Ziphius cavirostris
2000–3500 kg
40–60 yrs
Ocean
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Deer Mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus
15–32 g
0.5–8 yrs
ForestGrasslandWoodland+5
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Desert Cottontail
Sylvilagus audubonii
0.6–1.3 kg
1–2 yrs
DesertGrasslandRocky Cliffs+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Donkey
Equus asinus
180–480 kg
25–50 yrs
DesertSavannaGrassland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus
66–125 g
2–8 yrs
ForestWoodlandGarden+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
0.8–1.8 kg
1–3 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandWoodland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
0.4–0.7 kg
6–12 yrs
ForestWoodlandGarden+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Eastern Red Bat
Lasiurus borealis
7–13 g
2–12 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
False Killer Whale
Pseudorca crassidens
1100–2200 kg
50–63 yrs
OceanCoast
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Goat
Capra hircus
20–140 kg
10–18 yrs
MountainGrasslandFarmland+6
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Gorgona White-faced Capuchin
Cebus capucinus
2.5–4 kg
15–40 yrs
RainforestForestMangrove
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
3.5–7 kg
6–10 yrs
ForestWoodlandRocky Cliffs+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Gray Whale
Eschrichtius robustus
15000–35000 kg
50–80 yrs
OceanCoast
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Great Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus lituratus
45–85 g
5–10 yrs
RainforestForestWoodland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Groundhog
Marmota monax
2–6.3 kg
2–6 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Guinea pig
Cavia porcellus
0.7–1.2 kg
4–8 yrs
GrasslandGardenUrban+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Harp Seal
Pagophilus groenlandicus
120–180 kg
25–35 yrs
OceanCoastarctic+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Hispid Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hispidus
50–225 g
0.5–1.5 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandWetland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth
Choloepus hoffmanni
2.1–8.5 kg
20–40 yrs
RainforestForest
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Hooded Seal
Cystophora cristata
145–410 kg
25–35 yrs
OceanCoastarctic
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Horse
Equus caballus
380–1000 kg
25–30 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandForest+6
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
House Mouse
Mus musculus
12–30 g
0.5–3 yrs
UrbanFarmlandGarden+5
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
human
Homo sapiens
45–90 kg
60–120 yrs
ForestWetlandMountain+18
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Humboldt's White-fronted Capuchin
Cebus albifrons
2–3.9 kg
15–40 yrs
RainforestForestWoodland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Jamaican Fruit Bat
Artibeus jamaicensis
40–60 g
7–10 yrs
RainforestForestWoodland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Javelina
Pecari tajacu
14–30 kg
10–24 yrs
DesertWoodlandGrassland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Kinkajou
Potos flavus
1.4–4.6 kg
20–25 yrs
RainforestForestWoodland
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Larga Seal
Phoca largha
65–140 kg
25–35 yrs
OceanCoastTundra+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Least Weasel
Mustela nivalis
25–250 g
1–3 yrs
ForestGrasslandFarmland+6
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Meadow Vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus
30–70 g
0.5–1.5 yrs
GrasslandWetlandFarmland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Merriam's Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys merriami
35–48 g
2–5 yrs
DesertGrasslandRocky Cliffs
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Mexican Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida brasiliensis
7–14 g
8–18 yrs
caveUrbanDesert+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Minke Whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
5400–10000 kg
30–50 yrs
OceanCoast
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Mountain Goat
Oreamnos americanus
57–140 kg
9–15 yrs
MountainRocky CliffsTundra+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
43–200 kg
9–11 yrs
ForestMountainGrassland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
0.6–2 kg
1–4 yrs
WetlandRiverLake+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Nine-banded Armadillo
Dasypus novemcinctus
3.6–7.7 kg
7–15 yrs
ForestGrasslandWoodland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
North American River Otter
Lontra canadensis
5–14 kg
8–16 yrs
RiverWetlandForest+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
North Atlantic Right Whale
Eubalaena glacialis
40000–70000 kg
50–70 yrs
OceanCoast
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Northern Bottlenose Whale
Hyperoodon ampullatus
5000–7500 kg
27–37 yrs
Ocean
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Northern Short-tailed Shrew
Blarina brevicauda
15–30 g
1–2 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Ord's Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys ordii
35–65 g
2–5 yrs
DesertGrasslandSavanna
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Paca
Cuniculus paca
6–14 kg
10–16 yrs
RainforestForestWetland+1
Vulnerable
🦬 Mammals
Polar Bear
Ursus maritimus
150–700 kg
15–30 yrs
arcticTundraCoast+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Pony
Equus ferus
90–450 kg
20–35 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandHeathland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Ring-tailed Coati
Nasua nasua
3–6 kg
7–14 yrs
RainforestForestWoodland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Risso's Dolphin
Grampus griseus
300–600 kg
35–46 yrs
OceanCoast
Endangered
🦬 Mammals
Sea Otter
Enhydra lutris
14–45 kg
10–23 yrs
CoastOcean
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Sei Whale
Balaenoptera borealis
15000–30000 kg
50–70 yrs
OceanCoast
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Snowshoe Hare
Lepus americanus
1.2–1.8 kg
1–5 yrs
ForestTaigaWoodland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Southern red-backed vole
Myodes gapperi
12–42 g
1–2 yrs
ForestWoodlandTaiga+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Sowerby's Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon bidens
900–1400 kg
27–37 yrs
Ocean
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Steppe Bison
Bos priscus
400–900 kg
20–25 yrs
GrasslandTundraTaiga
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Striped Dolphin
Stenella coeruleoalba
90–156 kg
45–58 yrs
Ocean
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Valley Pocket Gopher
Thomomys bottae
60–250 g
1–3 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandGarden+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Virginia Opossum
Didelphis virginiana
0.3–6 kg
1–4 yrs
ForestWoodlandFarmland+1
Vulnerable
🦬 Mammals
West Indian Manatee
Trichechus manatus
400–600 kg
40–60 yrs
CoastMangroveRiver+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Western Harvest Mouse
Reithrodontomys megalotis
8–15 g
0.5–1.5 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandWetland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
White-beaked Dolphin
Lagenorhynchus albirostris
180–350 kg
25–40 yrs
OceanCoast
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
White-footed Mouse
Peromyscus leucopus
15–25 g
1–5 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Woolly Mammoth
Mammuthus primigenius
4000–8000 kg
50–60 yrs
TundraGrasslandTaiga