This list of mammals of Colorado includes every wild mammal species seen in the U.S. state of Colorado, based on the list published by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] It does not include species found only in captivity. Species in this list are grouped by order and then by family within each order. The common name for each species is followed by its binomial name.
The following codes are used to designate some species:
Order: Didelphimorphia Family: Didelphidae
Order: Cingulata Family: Dasypodidae
Order: Rodentia Family: Castoridae
Order: Rodentia Family: Geomyidae
Order: Rodentia Family: Heteromyidae
Order: Rodentia Family: Erethizontidae
Order: Rodentia Family: Dipodidae
Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae
Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae
Order: Lagomorpha Family: Ochotonidae
Order: Lagomorpha Family: Leporidae
Order: Eulipotyphla Family: Soricidae
Order: Eulipotyphla Family: Talpidae
Order: Chiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae
Order: Chiroptera Family: Molossidae
Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae
Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae
Order: Carnivora Family: Ursidae
Order: Carnivora Family: Mephitidae
Order: Carnivora Family: Mustelidae
Order: Carnivora Family: Procyonidae
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Antilocapridae
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Cervidae
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae
This list of mammals of Colorado includes every wild mammal species seen in the U.S. state of Colorado, based on the list published by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] It does not include species found only in captivity. Species in this list are grouped by order and then by family within each order. The common name for each species is followed by its binomial name.
The following codes are used to designate some species:
Order: Didelphimorphia Family: Didelphidae
Order: Cingulata Family: Dasypodidae
Order: Rodentia Family: Castoridae
Order: Rodentia Family: Geomyidae
Order: Rodentia Family: Heteromyidae
Order: Rodentia Family: Erethizontidae
Order: Rodentia Family: Dipodidae
Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae
Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae
Order: Lagomorpha Family: Ochotonidae
Order: Lagomorpha Family: Leporidae
Order: Eulipotyphla Family: Soricidae
Order: Eulipotyphla Family: Talpidae
Order: Chiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae
Order: Chiroptera Family: Molossidae
Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae
Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae
Order: Carnivora Family: Ursidae
Order: Carnivora Family: Mephitidae
Order: Carnivora Family: Mustelidae
Order: Carnivora Family: Procyonidae
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Antilocapridae
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Cervidae
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae