Animals in United States — page 2
76 mammal species are recorded in United States in this dataset, 11 of them in a threatened Red List category. United States sits in North America, where 155 species are recorded in total. Every species below is listed because the range description of its IUCN Red List assessment names United States.
They belong to 33 families, the best represented being Heteromyidae (9), Bovidae (7), Cervidae (7). By Red List category: 2 Critically Endangered, 2 Endangered, 7 Vulnerable, 4 Near Threatened, 61 Least Concern.
These counts come from the text of each assessment rather than from an official country checklist, so a species whose assessment names a region without naming United States is missing here, and a wide-ranging animal is counted in every country it crosses. All 76 of them have a full written profile.
- Species recorded
- 76
- Threatened
- 11
- Continent
- North America
- Data updated
- August 9, 2026
Conservation status in United States
The families found in United States
- Heteromyidae 9
- Bovidae 7
- Cervidae 7
- Mustelidae 6
- Canidae 5
- Felidae 4
- Phocidae 4
- Cricetidae 3
Every species recorded in United States
Species 51 to 76 of 76, written profiles first.

North American Beaver
Castor canadensis
Least Concern
North American Porcupine
Erethizon dorsatum
Least Concern
North American River Otter
Lontra canadensis
Least Concern
Northern Elephant Seal
Mirounga angustirostris
Least Concern
Northern Pygmy Mouse
Baiomys taylori
Least Concern
Northern Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Least Concern
Pallid Bat
Antrozous pallidus
Least Concern
Pronghorn
Antilocapra americana
Least Concern
Puma
Puma concolor
Least Concern
Pygmy Rabbit
Brachylagus idahoensis
Least Concern
Rhesus Monkey
Macaca mulatta
Least Concern
Rock Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus intermedius
Least Concern
San Diego Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus fallax
Least Concern
Sika Deer
Cervus nippon
Least Concern
Snowshoe Hare
Lepus americanus
Least Concern
Sonoma Tree Vole
Arborimus pomo
Near Threatened
Spiny Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus spinatus
Least Concern
Star-nosed Mole
Condylura cristata
Least Concern
Stoat
Mustela erminea
Least Concern
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
Least Concern
Thinhorn Sheep
Ovis dalli
Least Concern
Virginia Opossum
Didelphis virginiana
Least Concern
Wapiti
Cervus canadensis
Least Concern
White-footed Vole
Arborimus albipes
Least Concern
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
Least Concern
Wolverine
Gulo gulo
Least Concern
Where to go from United States
The countries in North America that share the most species with United States, by number of species recorded in both.
Species data from the IUCN Red List; countries are derived from the range description of each assessment. Last refreshed on August 9, 2026.
