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More than twenty-five species of mammals have been recorded at Pipestone National Monument. Prior to European expansion, larger mammals such as bison, antelope, and elk roamed throughout the area that is now the Monument. Today, primarily smaller mammals such as mink, woodchucks, and thirteen-lined ground squirrels call the Monument home. The following mammals have been recorded at Pipestone National Monument:
Family
Common Name Scientific name
| Oppossums (Didelphiidae) | |
| Opossum | Didelphis virginianus |
| Shrews (Soricidae) | |
| Masked Shrew | Sorex cinereus |
| Short-tailed Shrew | Blarina brevicauda |
| Vespertilionid (Plain-nosed) Bats (Vespertilionidae) | |
| Big Brown Bat | Eptesicus fuscus |
| Racoons and Coatis (Procyonidae) | |
| Raccoon | Procyon lotor |
| Weasels and Skunks (Mustelidae) | |
| Short-tailed Weasel | Mustela erminea |
| Mink | Mustela vison |
| Striped Skunk | Mephitis mephitis |
| Dogs, Wolves, and Foxes (Canidae) | |
| Red Fox | Vulpes fulva |
| Coyote | Canis latrans |
| Squirrels (Sciuridae) | |
| Woodchuck | Marmota monax |
| Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel | Spermophilus tridecemlineatus |
| Fox Squirrel | Sciurus niger |
| Pocket Gophers (Geomyidae) | |
| Plains Pocket Gopher | Geomys bursarius |
| Beavers (Castoridae) | |
| Beaver | Castor canadensis |
| Mice, Rats, Lemmings, and Voles (Cricetidae) | |
| Western Harvest Mouse | Reithrodontomys megalotis |
| Deer Mouse | Peromyscus maniculatus |
| White-footed Mouse | Peromyscus leucopus |
| Meadow Vole | Microtus pennsylvanicus |
| Muskrat | Ondatra zibethicus |
| House Mouse | Mus musculus |
| Meadow Jumping Mouse | Zapus hudsonius |
| Hares and Rabbits (Leporidae) | |
| White-tailed Jackrabbit | Lepus townsendi |
| Eastern Cottontail | Sylvilagus floridanus |
| Deer (Cervidae) | |
| White-tailed Deer | Odocoileus viginianus |
