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Threatened and Endangered Mammals of the US

Mammals Protected by the Endangered Species Act

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The following list is an adaptation of data published at the The US Fish & Wildlife Service's Endangered Species Program Website. For the most current data, please refer to US Fish & Wildlife Service database.

Bat, gray (Myotis grisescens)
Bat, Hawaiian hoary (Lasiurus cinereus semotus)
Bat, Indiana (Myotis sodalis)
Bat, lesser long-nosed (Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae)
Bat, little Mariana fruit (Pteropus tokudae)
Bat, Mariana fruit (=Mariana flying fox) (Pteropus mariannus mariannus)
Bat, Mexican long-nosed (Leptonycteris nivalis)
Bat, Ozark big-eared (Corynorhinus (=Plecotus) townsendii ingens)
Bat, Virginia big-eared (Corynorhinus (=Plecotus) townsendii virginianus)
Bear, American black (Ursus americanus)
Bear, grizzly (Ursus arctos horribilis)
Bear, Louisiana black (Ursus americanus luteolus)
Caribou, woodland (Rangifer tarandus caribou)
Deer, Columbian white-tailed (Odocoileus virginianus leucurus)
Deer, key (Odocoileus virginianus clavium)
Ferret, black-footed (Mustela nigripes)
Fox, San Joaquin kit (Vulpes macrotis mutica)
Fox, San Miguel Island (Urocyon littoralis littoralis)
Fox, Santa Catalina Island (Urocyon littoralis catalinae)
Fox, Santa Cruz Island (Urocyon littoralis santacruzae)
Fox, Santa Rosa Island (Urocyon littoralis santarosae)
Jaguar (Panthera onca)
Jaguarundi, Gulf Coast (Herpailurus (=Felis) yagouaroundi cacomitli)
Jaguarundi, Sinaloan (Herpailurus (=Felis) yagouaroundi tolteca)
Kangaroo rat, Fresno (Dipodomys nitratoides exilis)
Kangaroo rat, giant (Dipodomys ingens)
Kangaroo rat, Morro Bay (Dipodomys heermanni morroensis)
Kangaroo rat, San Bernardino Merriam's (Dipodomys merriami parvus)
Kangaroo rat, Stephens' (Dipodomys stephensi (incl. D. cascus))
Kangaroo rat, Tipton (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides)
Lynx, Canada (Lynx canadensis)
Manatee, West Indian (Trichechus manatus)
Mountain beaver, Point Arena (Aplodontia rufa nigra)
Mouse, Alabama beach (Peromyscus polionotus ammobates)
Mouse, Anastasia Island beach (Peromyscus polionotus phasma)
Mouse, Choctawhatchee beach (Peromyscus polionotus allophrys)
Mouse, Key Largo cotton (Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola)
Mouse, Pacific pocket (Perognathus longimembris pacificus)
Mouse, Perdido Key beach (Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis)
Mouse, Preble's meadow jumping (Zapus hudsonius preblei)
Mouse, salt marsh harvest (Reithrodontomys raviventris)
Mouse, southeastern beach (Peromyscus polionotus niveiventris)
Mouse, St. Andrew beach (Peromyscus polionotus peninsularis)
Ocelot (Leopardus (=Felis) pardalis)
Otter, Northern Sea (Enhydra lutris kenyoni)
Otter, southern sea (Enhydra lutris nereis)
Panther, Florida (Puma (=Felis) concolor coryi)
Prairie dog, Utah (Cynomys parvidens)
Pronghorn, Sonoran (Antilocapra americana sonoriensis)
Puma (=cougar), eastern (Puma (=Felis) concolor couguar)
Puma (=mountain lion) (Puma (=Felis) concolor (all subsp. except coryi))
Rabbit, Lower Keys marsh (Sylvilagus palustris hefneri)
Rabbit, pygmy (Brachylagus idahoensis)
Rabbit, riparian brush (Sylvilagus bachmani riparius)
Rice rat (Oryzomys palustris natator)
Sea-lion, Steller (Eumetopias jubatus)
Seal, Caribbean monk (Monachus tropicalis)
Seal, Guadalupe fur (Arctocephalus townsendi)
Seal, Hawaiian monk (Monachus schauinslandi)
Sheep, bighorn (Ovis canadensis)
Sheep, bighorn (Ovis canadensis californiana)
Shrew, Buena Vista Lake ornate (Sorex ornatus relictus)
Squirrel, Carolina northern flying (Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus)
Squirrel, Delmarva Peninsula fox (Sciurus niger cinereus)
Squirrel, Mount Graham red (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis)
Squirrel, northern Idaho ground (Spermophilus brunneus brunneus)
Squirrel, Virginia northern flying (Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus)
Vole, Amargosa (Microtus californicus scirpensis)
Vole, Florida salt marsh (Microtus pennsylvanicus dukecampbelli)
Vole, Hualapai Mexican (Microtus mexicanus hualpaiensis)
Whale, blue (Balaenoptera musculus)
Whale, bowhead (Balaena mysticetus)
Whale, finback (Balaenoptera physalus)
Whale, humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Whale, right (Balaena glacialis (incl. australis))
Whale, Sei (Balaenoptera borealis)
Whale, sperm (Physeter catodon (=macrocephalus))
Wolf, gray (Canis lupus)
Wolf, red (Canis rufus)
Woodrat, Key Largo (Neotoma floridana smalli)
Woodrat, riparian (=San Joaquin Valley) (Neotoma fuscipes riparia)

Source

US Fish & Wildlife Service, 2005. 'Threatened and Endangered Mammals' (On-line), The Endangered Species Program. Accessed December 24, 2005.

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