There are at least 67 species of mammals known to live within Yellowstone National Park, a 2,219,791 acres (898,318 ha) [1] protected area in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. Species are listed by common name, scientific name, typical habitat, and relative abundance. [2]
Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae
Order: Carnivora Family: Ursidae
Order: Carnivora Family: Procyonidae
Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae
Order: Carnivora Family: Mustelidae
Order: Carnivora Family: Mephitidae
Order: Lagomorpha Family: Leporidae
Order: Lagomorpha Family: Ochotonidae
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Antilocapridae
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Cervidae
Order: Soricomorpha Family: Soricidae
Order: Rodentia Family: Castoridae
Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae
Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae
Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae
Order: Rodentia Family: Dipodidae
Order: Rodentia Family: Erethizontidae
Order: Chiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae
There are at least 67 species of mammals known to live within Yellowstone National Park, a 2,219,791 acres (898,318 ha) [1] protected area in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. Species are listed by common name, scientific name, typical habitat, and relative abundance. [2]
Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae
Order: Carnivora Family: Ursidae
Order: Carnivora Family: Procyonidae
Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae
Order: Carnivora Family: Mustelidae
Order: Carnivora Family: Mephitidae
Order: Lagomorpha Family: Leporidae
Order: Lagomorpha Family: Ochotonidae
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Antilocapridae
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Cervidae
Order: Soricomorpha Family: Soricidae
Order: Rodentia Family: Castoridae
Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae
Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae
Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae
Order: Rodentia Family: Dipodidae
Order: Rodentia Family: Erethizontidae
Order: Chiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae