Mammels of Yellowstone (complete) Print E-mail
Order Family Mammal Habitat Estimated Population
Carnivora Ursidae




Black Bear forest, meadow 500 - 600


Grizzly Bear forest, meadow 350 - 400

Canidae




Coyote forest, meadows, grasslands common


Gray Wolf forest, meadows 115


Red Fox meadows occasional

Felidae




Bobcat forests, meadows uncommon


Mountain Lion (cougar, puma) mountains, rocky areas 18 - 24


Lynx sub-alpine forests rare, if present

Procyonidae




Raccoon rivers, cottonwoods occasional

Mustelidae




Badger sagebrush common


Fisher forests rare, if present


Martin coniferous forests common


Mink riparian forests occasional


River Otter rivers, lakes, ponds common


Striped Skunk riparian to forest occasional


Long-tailed Weasel willows to spruce/fir forests common


Short-tailed Weasel (ermine) willows to spruce/fir forests common


Wolverine coniferous forests rare
Artiodactyla Cervidae




Elk (Wapiti) meadows, forests 35,000


Moose riparian, forests 300 - 500


Mule Deer forests, grasslands, shrub lands 2,500


White-tailed Deer forests, grasslands, shrub lands occasional

Bovidae




Bison meadows, grasslands 2,200 - 2,500


Bighorn Sheep alpine meadows, cliffs 150 - 225


Mountain Goat (non-native) rocky slopes, cliffs rare

Antilocapridae




Pronghorn sagebrush, grasslands 200 - 250
Chiroptera Vespertilionidae




Big Brown Bat roost in cliffs, attics, feed around water rare


Little Brown Bat roost in cliffs, attics, feed around water common


Long-eared Bat roost in cliffs, attics, feed around water common


Big-eared Bat roost in cliffs, attics, feed around water common
Lagomorpha Leporidae




Snowshoe Hare forests, willows common


White-tailed Jackrabbit sagebrush, grasslands common


Desert Cottontail shrub lands common


Mountain Cottontail shrub lands common

Ochotonidae




Pika rocky slopes common
Insectivora Soricidae




Dusky Shrew moist meadows, forests common


Masked Shrew moist meadows, forests common


Water Shrew moist meadows, forests common


Preble's Shrew moist meadows, forests rare, if present


Dwarf Shrew moist meadows, forests rare
Rodentia Castoridae




Beaver ponds, streams 300 - 350

Sciuridae




Least Chipmunk forests common


Uinta Chipmunk forests common


Yellow Pine Chipmunk forests common


Yellow-bellied Marmot rocky slopes common


Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel forests common


Northern Flying Squirrel forests occasional


Red Squirrel forests common


Uinta Ground Squirrel sagebrush, meadows common

Geomyidae




Northern Pocket Gopher sagebrush, meadows, forests common

Cricetidae




Deer Mouse grasslands common


Western Jumping Mouse riparian occasional


Muskrat streams, lakes, ponds common


Heather Vole sagebrush to forests occasional


Long-tailed Vole moist meadows common


Meadow Vole moist meadows common


Montane Vole moist meadows common


Red-backed Vole dense forests common


Water Vole riparian occasional


Bushy-tailed Woodrat rocky slopes common

Erethizontidae




Porcupine forests, sagebrush, willows occasional

Some information was provided by the National Park Service.