Mammal Species List

View Yosemite's complete mammal list, naming approximately 90 species. Within this list, recognize the park’s 14 mammals that have a special status.

• Federally Endangered (FE)
• Federal Candidate (FC)
• State Endangered (SE)
• State Threatened (ST)
• California Species of Concern (CSC)

 

Pika

N.H./U.S. Forest Service

Insectivores
Dusky shrew (Sorex monticolus)
Inyo shrew (Sorex tenellus)
Water shrew (Sorex palustris)
Trowbridge shrew (Sorex trowbridgii)
Broad-footed mole (Scapanus latimanus)
Mount Lyell shrew (Sorex lyelli)--CSC

Lagomorphs
Pika (Ochotona princeps)
Brush rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani)
Western white-tailed hare (Lepus townsendii)--CSC
Sierra Nevada snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus tahoensis)--CSC

Marsupials
Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginianus) (non-native species)

Bats
Little brown myotis (Myotis lucifugus)
Yuma myotis (Myotis yumanensis)
Long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis)
Fringed myotis (Myotis thysanodes)
Long-legged myotis (Myotis volans)
California myotis (Myotis californicus)
Small-footed myotis (Myotis ciliolabrum)
Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)
Western pipistrelle (Parastrellus hesperus)
Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
Western red bat (Lasiurus blossevillii)--CSC
Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus)
Spotted bat (Euderma maculatum)--CSC
Townsend’s big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii)--CSC
Pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus)--CSC
Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)
Western mastiff bat (Eumops perotis)--CSC

 

Yellow-bellied marmot

Dave Herr/U.S. Forest Service

Rodents
Yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris)
Belding ground squirrel (Urocitellus beldingi)
California ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi)
Golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis)
Chickaree (Tamiasciurus douglasii)
Northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus)
Western gray squirrel (Sciurus griseus)
Allen's chipmunk (Tamias senex)
Alpine chipmunk (Tamias alpines)
Lodgepole chipmunk (Tamias speciosus)
Long-eared chipmunk (Tamias quadrimaculatus)
Merriam's chipmunk (Tamias merriami)
Yellow-pine chipmunk (Tamias amoenus)
Mountain pocket gopher (Thomomys monticola)
Botta pocket gopher (Thomomys botti)
California pocket mouse (Chaetodipus californicus)
Western harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis)
Brush mouse (Peromyscus boylii)
California mouse (Peromyscus californicus)
Deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
Pinyon mouse (Peromyscus truei)
Black rat (Rattus rattus) (non-native species)
Bushy-tailed woodrat (Neotoma cinerea)
Big eared woodrat (Neotoma macrotis streatori)
Heather vole (Phenacomys intermedius)
California meadow mouse (Microtus californicus)
Long-tailed vole (Microtus longicaudus)
Montane vole (Microtus montanus)
House mouse (Mus musculus) (non-native species)
Western jumping mouse (Zapus princeps)
Sierra Nevada mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa)--CSC
Beaver (Castor Canadensis) (non-native species)
Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)

 

American Badger

Dave Herr/U.S. Forest Service

Carnivores
American Badger (Taxidea taxus)--CSC
Ermine (Mustela ermenea)
Pacific Fisher (Martes pennant)--FC/CSC
Long-tailed weasel (Muatela frenata)
Mink (Mustela vison)
Marten (Martes americana)
River otter (Lutra canadensis)
Spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius)
Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
California wolverine (Gulo gulo)--ST
Coyote (Canis latrans)
Grey fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
Sierra Nevada red fox (Vulpes vulpes necator)--ST
Black bear (Ursus americanus)
Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) (extinct)
Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus)
Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
Mountain lion (Felis concolor)

Hooved Mammals
Feral pig (Sus scrofa) (non-native species)
Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep (Ovis Canadensis sierra)--FE/SE
Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus)

 

• Learn more about the biology of the rare Sierra Nevada red fox and the mysterious California wolverine, both listed as threatened species by the state.
• See Yosemite's 14 special status mammal species at a glance.
• Fill out a Wildlife Observation Card to report wildlife sightings to the park. [37.83 kb PDF]