Mammal Guide

Where’s Wildlife · Explore the Mammal Guide

Get to know your wild neighbors.

From familiar backyard visitors to mammals of the prairie and wetlands, explore the photographs and meet each animal. Choose a mammal below to open its field guide.

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Showing 19 of 19 mammals

American Bison herd clustered in tall green grass.

American Bison

Bison bisonDeer & bisonView mammal guide →
White-tailed Deer close-up of the face and large ears.

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianusDeer & bisonView mammal guide →
Coyote resting in snow and facing the camera.

Coyote

Canis latransFoxes & coyotesView mammal guide →
Red Fox facing the camera on a leaf-strewn path.

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpesFoxes & coyotesView mammal guide →
House Mouse peering from a crevice in a tree.

House Mouse

Mus musculusMice & muskratsView mammal guide →
Muskrat beneath a fallen branch in green-covered water.

Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicusMice & muskratsView mammal guide →
Virginia Opossum standing in dry leaves in front of stacked wood.

Virginia Opossum

Didelphis virginianaOpossumsView mammal guide →
American Mink standing upright on a wooden dock.

American Mink

Neogale visonOtters & minkView mammal guide →
River Otter resting at an opening in the ice.

River Otter

Lontra canadensisOtters & minkView mammal guide →
Eastern Cottontail in side view on a green lawn.

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanusRabbitsView mammal guide →
Raccoon resting across a tree branch with legs hanging down.

Raccoon

Procyon lotorRaccoons & skunksView mammal guide →
Striped Skunk beside water with its reflection below.

Striped Skunk

Mephitis mephitisRaccoons & skunksView mammal guide →
Black Squirrel holding food on a branch beside a tree trunk.

Black Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensisBlack color form of the Eastern Gray SquirrelSquirrels & chipmunksView mammal guide →
Eastern Chipmunk in side view on a fallen log.

Eastern Chipmunk

Tamias striatusSquirrels & chipmunksView mammal guide →
Eastern Gray Squirrel holding food on a wooden railing.

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensisSquirrels & chipmunksView mammal guide →
Fox Squirrel sitting upright in green grass.

Fox Squirrel

Sciurus nigerSquirrels & chipmunksView mammal guide →
Groundhog upright beside water with its reflection below.

Groundhog

Marmota monaxSquirrels & chipmunksView mammal guide →
Red Squirrel eating on a log with its tail curled overhead.

Red Squirrel

Tamiasciurus hudsonicusSquirrels & chipmunksView mammal guide →
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel in side view showing rows of stripes and pale spots.

Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel

Ictidomys tridecemlineatusSquirrels & chipmunksView mammal guide →