Mammals of Nevada

118 established wild species in Nevada. Plus 23 range-listed species with few or no digitized records.

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Allen's big-eared bat roosting on tree bark at night

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Idionycteris phyllotis

Range-listed · no digitized records yet
Size 10.3–11.8 cm4.1–4.6 in Weight 8–16 g0.3–0.6 oz active by night coastal
AmericanBadger

American Badger

Taxidea taxus

Common in Nevada 140 sightings
Size 63.9 cm2.1 ft Weight 4–12 kg8.8–26.5 lb active by night grassland

Sightings by month

Beaver swimming low in murky green pond water with only its wet head and back above the surface

American Beaver

Castor canadensis

Common in Nevada 248 sightings
Size 60–90 cm2–3 ft Weight 11–32 kg24.3–70.5 lb active day & night river

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Oso negro (Ursus americanus), Parque natural provincial Tatshenshini-Alsek, Yukón, Canadá, 2017-08-25, DD 85

American Black Bear

Ursus americanus

Common in Nevada 204 sightings
Size 1.2–2 m3.9–6.6 ft Weight 40–250 kg88.2–551.2 lb active by night conifer forest

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Mustela Erminea head

American Ermine

Mustela erminea

Occasional in Nevada 19 sightings
Size 17–33 cm6.7–13 in Weight 70–260 g2.5–9.2 oz active by night coniferous forest

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Norka amerykańska (neovison vison)

American Mink

Neogale vison

Rarely seen in Nevada 13 sightings
Size 33–45.7 cm13–18 in Weight 0.5–1.4 kg1–3 lb active day & night lake

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American pika perched on a talus rock with a mouthful of alpine wildflowers

American Pika

Ochotona princeps

Occasional in Nevada 96 sightings
Size 19 cm7.5 in Weight 140 g4.9 oz active day & night rocky outcrop

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American water shrew swimming at the surface of a stream, seen from above

American water shrew

Sorex palustris

Common in Nevada 178 sightings
Size 8 cm3.1 in Weight 8–18 g0.3–0.6 oz active day & night river

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Arizona cotton rat standing in dry grass

Arizona Cotton Rat

Sigmodon arizonae

Range-listed · no digitized records yet
Size 24.9–36.1 cm9.8–14.2 in Weight 172 g6.1 oz active day & night lake
SQUIRREL, BELDING'S GROUND (Spermophilus beldingi) (8-1-2016) 10,000 ft,, ruby mts., elko co, nv (7) (29286699865)

Belding's Ground Squirrel

Urocitellus beldingi

Occasional in Nevada 112 sightings
Size 23–30 cm9.1–11.8 in Weight 290 g10.2 oz active by day lake

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Big Brown Bats (Eptesicus fuscus)

Big Brown Bat

Eptesicus fuscus

Occasional in Nevada 22 sightings
Size 7.5 cm3 in Weight 17 g0.6 oz active by night agricultural

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Big free-tailed bat clinging to tree bark with long ears and narrow wings visible

Big Free-tailed Bat

Nyctinomops macrotis

Range-listed · no digitized records yet
Size 12–16 cm4.7–6.3 in Weight 21 g0.7 oz active by night cave
New Mexico Bighorn Sheep

Bighorn Sheep

Ovis canadensis

Common in Nevada 2,513 sightings
Size 1.7 m5.5 ft Weight 58–143 kg127.9–315.3 lb active day & night desert

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Live black rat climbing through branches

Black Rat

Rattus rattus

Occasional in Nevada 25 sightings
Size 16–24 cm6.3–9.4 in Weight 75–230 g2.6–8.1 oz active by night agricultural

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Black-tailed jackrabbit (6785302534)

Black-tailed Jackrabbit

Lepus californicus

Common in Nevada 679 sightings
Size 47–63 cm1.5–2.1 ft Weight 1.3–3.6 kg2.9–7.9 lb active by night open desert

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Bobcat (Lynx rufus)

Bobcat

Lynx rufus

Common in Nevada 250 sightings
Size 30–60 cm11.8–23.6 in Weight 4–18 kg8.8–39.7 lb active by night forest edge

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AI-generated image: Bonneville Kangaroo Mouse resting on sandy desert soil near shrubs. No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracy

Bonneville Kangaroo Mouse

Microdipodops albiventer

Marginal occurrence · 7 records
active by night great basin desert
Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae)

Botta's Pocket Gopher

Thomomys bottae

Common in Nevada 1,323 sightings
Size 18–27 cm7.1–10.6 in Weight 160–250 g5.6–8.8 oz active day & night woodland

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Brush mouse on a rocky slope

Brush Mouse

Peromyscus boylii

Occasional in Nevada 80 sightings
Size 10.7 cm4.2 in Weight 24 g0.8 oz active by night chaparral

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Bushy-tailed woodrat peering from forest floor cover at Oregon Caves

Bushy-tailed Woodrat

Neotoma cinerea

Occasional in Nevada 83 sightings
Size 22.7 cm8.9 in Weight 286 g10.1 oz active by night coniferous forest

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Cactus Deermouse (Peromyscus eremicus)

Cactus Deermouse

Peromyscus eremicus

Common in Nevada 262 sightings
Size 9.1 cm3.6 in Weight 22 g0.8 oz active by night desert

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California ground squirrel perched on a rock

California Ground Squirrel

Otospermophilus beecheyi

Common in Nevada 638 sightings
Size 30 cm11.8 in Weight 280–738 g0.6–1.6 lb active by day coastal

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AI-generated image: California Kangaroo Mouse perched bipedal on fine desert soil beside shrub cover at night. No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracy.

California Kangaroo Mouse

Microdipodops californicus

active by night great basin desert
California kangaroo rat among grasses and wildflowers

California kangaroo rat

Dipodomys californicus

Marginal occurrence · 1 record
Size 11.5 cm4.5 in Weight 65 g2.3 oz active by night grassland
California leaf-nosed bat hanging from a cave ceiling, showing its tall spear-shaped nose-leaf and long ears

California Leaf-nosed Bat

Macrotus californicus

Occasional in Nevada 35 sightings
Size 6–7 cm2.4–2.8 in Weight 12–20 g0.4–0.7 oz active by night desert

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California Myotis (Myotis californicus)

California Myotis

Myotis californicus

Occasional in Nevada 69 sightings
Size 3–3.5 cm1.2–1.4 in Weight 4 g0.1 oz active by night coastal

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Live California vole crouched on bare dirt among small rocks, nibbling a succulent plant

California vole

Microtus californicus

Marginal occurrence · 1 record
Size 14.1 cm5.6 in Weight 43–47 g1.5–1.7 oz active dawn & dusk wetland
Lynx Canadensis

Canada Lynx

Lynx canadensis

Range-listed · no digitized records yet
Size 48–56 cm18.9–22 in Weight 5–17 kg11–37.5 lb active by night coniferous forest
Canyon bat clinging to weathered tree bark

Canyon Bat

Parastrellus hesperus

Occasional in Nevada 85 sightings
Size 6.2–8 cm2.4–3.1 in Weight 3–6 g0.1–0.2 oz active by night desert

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AI-generated image: canyon mouse crouched alert on desert rock at dusk. No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracy

Canyon mouse

Peromyscus crinitus

Common in Nevada 910 sightings
Size 8.4 cm3.3 in Weight 16 g0.6 oz active by night desert

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Cluster of cave myotis bats roosting on a cave ceiling in Texas

Cave Myotis

Myotis velifer

Marginal occurrence · 3 records
Size 5–6 cm2–2.4 in Weight 12–15 g0.4–0.5 oz active by night cave

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Chisel-toothed kangaroo rat crouched on gravelly desert soil

Chisel-toothed kangaroo rat

Dipodomys microps

Common in Nevada 308 sightings
Size 15.6 cm6.1 in Weight 55 g1.9 oz active by night desert

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Cliff Chipmunk (Neotamias dorsalis)

Cliff Chipmunk

Neotamias dorsalis

Occasional in Nevada 37 sightings
Size 21–25 cm8.3–9.8 in Weight 55–75 g1.9–2.6 oz active by day rocky outcrop

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Common golden-mantled ground squirrel on a fallen log, showing its plain face and striped sides

Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel

Callospermophilus lateralis

Common in Nevada 600 sightings
Size 23–32 cm9.1–12.6 in Weight 120–350 g4.2–12.3 oz active by day chaparral

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Common Raccoon in Hugh Taylor Birch State Park

Common Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Common in Nevada 187 sightings
Size 40–70 cm1.3–2.3 ft Weight 3.5–9 kg7.7–19.8 lb active by night mixed forest

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Mother Coyote Sitting, Watching Over Den, Photo 1 of 2 (47924154788)

Coyote

Canis latrans

Common in Nevada 939 sightings
Size 0.8–1 m2.5–3.3 ft Weight 7–21 kg15.4–46.3 lb active day & night urban

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Coypus

Coypu

Myocastor coypus

Marginal occurrence · 3 records
Size 40–60 cm15.7–23.6 in Weight 4–10 kg8.8–22 lb active by night river
Dark kangaroo mouse on sandy ground at Mono Basin, California

Dark kangaroo mouse

Microdipodops megacephalus

Marginal occurrence · 1,739 records
Size 7.5 cm3 in Weight 13 g0.5 oz active by night river
Desert cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus audubonii) (5-13-11) patagonia lake, scc, az -01 (5720663856)

Desert Cottontail

Sylvilagus audubonii

Common in Nevada 1,623 sightings
Size 35–43 cm13.8–16.9 in Weight 0.7–1.2 kg1.5–2.6 lb active day & night desert

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Desert kangaroo rat leaping across open sand

Desert Kangaroo Rat

Dipodomys deserti

Occasional in Nevada 123 sightings
Size 16.9 cm6.7 in Weight 107 g3.8 oz active by night desert

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POCKETMOUSE, DESERT? (Chaetodipus penicillatus) (7-14-12) 78 circulo montana, patagonia lake ranch estates, scc, az -01 (7578750708)

Desert Pocket Mouse

Chaetodipus penicillatus

Rarely seen in Nevada 14 sightings
Size 7.7 cm3 in Weight 16 g0.6 oz active by night desert

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Desert spotted skunk walking along a low wall at night, showing its broken white stripe pattern

Desert Spotted Skunk

Spilogale leucoparia

Rarely seen in Nevada 11 sightings
Size 35–55 cm13.8–21.7 in Weight 200–700 g0.4–1.5 lb active by night coastal

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Desert woodrat facing the camera among desert rocks at night

Desert Woodrat

Neotoma lepida

Common in Nevada 722 sightings
Size 17.1 cm6.7 in Weight 113 g4 oz active by night desert

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Douglas's Squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii)

Douglas's Squirrel

Tamiasciurus douglasii

Occasional in Nevada 123 sightings
Size 23 cm9.1 in Weight 150–300 g5.3–10.6 oz active by day coastal

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Riparian woodrat neotoma fuscipes riparia endangered mammal species

Dusky-footed woodrat

Neotoma fuscipes

Range-listed · no digitized records yet
Size 21.8 cm8.6 in Weight 213 g7.5 oz active by night desert
Elk (Cervus canadensis)

Elk

Cervus canadensis

Common in Nevada 193 sightings
Size 1.6–2.7 m5.2–8.9 ft Weight 178–497 kg392.4–1095.7 lb active day & night forest edge

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European rabbit feeding in dry vegetation

European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Occasional in Nevada 22 sightings
Size 34–50 cm13.4–19.7 in Weight 1–2.5 kg2.2–5.5 lb active by night grassland

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Sciurus niger

Fox Squirrel

Sciurus niger

Occasional in Nevada 56 sightings
Size 25.4–38.1 cm10–15 in Weight 804 g1.8 lb active by day river

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Fringed Myotis (Myotis thysanodes)

Fringed Myotis

Myotis thysanodes

Occasional in Nevada 29 sightings
Size 5.4 cm2.1 in Weight 9 g0.3 oz active by night desert

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Fulvous Pocket Gopher (Megascapheus fulvus)

Fulvous Pocket Gopher

Megascapheus fulvus

Occasional in Nevada 74 sightings
Size 20.9–23.1 cm8.2–9.1 in Weight 95 g3.4 oz active by night great basin desert

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Gray fox standing in dappled woodland

Gray Fox

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Occasional in Nevada 68 sightings
Size 0.8–1.1 m2.5–3.7 ft Weight 3–9 kg6.6–19.8 lb active day & night brushy woodland

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Silver-gray wolf walking along a gravel bank in Alaska

Gray Wolf

Canis lupus

Occasional in Nevada 36 sightings
Size 1.1–1.6 m3.4–5.2 ft Weight 23–80 kg50.7–176.4 lb active day & night cave

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Great Basin Pocket Mouse peering out from beneath desert shrub leaves

Great Basin Pocket Mouse

Perognathus parvus

Size 8.2 cm3.2 in Weight 21–22 g0.7–0.8 oz active by night great basin desert

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House mouse in dry plant litter

House Mouse

Mus musculus

Rarely seen in Nevada 13 sightings
Size 5–10 cm2–3.9 in Weight 12–30 g0.4–1.1 oz active by night agricultural

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Live Humboldt's flying squirrel perched on pine needles beside a pinecone, feeding with front paws tucked to its mouth

Humboldt's Flying Squirrel

Glaucomys oregonensis

Marginal occurrence · 3 records
active by night wetland
AI-generated image: Inyo shrew in side profile foraging on wet muddy ground among grasses. No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracy

Inyo shrew

Sorex tenellus

Occasional in Nevada 48 sightings
Size 5.6 cm2.2 in Weight 3–4 g0.1 oz active day & night wetland

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Kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) standing in profile at night in desert scrub

Kit Fox

Vulpes macrotis

Occasional in Nevada 98 sightings
Size 37–53 cm14.6–20.9 in Weight 1.6–2.7 kg3.5–6 lb active by night desert

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Least Chipmunk in natural habitat

Least Chipmunk

Neotamias minimus

Occasional in Nevada 21 sightings
Size 10–11 cm3.9–4.3 in Weight 41–47 g1.4–1.7 oz active by day shrubland

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Little pocket mouse moving over pale sandy soil at night

Little pocket mouse

Perognathus longimembris

Common in Nevada 296 sightings
Size 10.8–13.2 cm4.3–5.2 in Weight 8 g0.3 oz active by night grassland

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Live lodgepole chipmunk feeding beneath aspen leaves on a granite boulder, striped face and orange-tinted flank visible

Lodgepole Chipmunk

Neotamias speciosus

Rarely seen in Nevada 15 sightings
Size 19.7–22.9 cm7.8–9 in Weight 55–69 g1.9–2.4 oz active by day lake

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Long-eared Chipmunk

Long-eared Chipmunk

Neotamias quadrimaculatus

Rarely seen in Nevada 14 sightings
Size 23.1–23.9 cm9.1–9.4 in Weight 74–89 g2.6–3.1 oz active by day grassland

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Long-eared myotis peering over weathered wood

Long-eared Myotis

Myotis evotis

Rarely seen in Nevada 11 sightings
Size 8.7–10 cm3.4–3.9 in Weight 7 g0.2 oz active by night shrubland

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Long-legged myotis roosting on tree bark with wings folded

Long-legged Myotis

Myotis volans

Occasional in Nevada 22 sightings
Size 8.3–10.6 cm3.3–4.2 in Weight 6–10 g0.2–0.4 oz active by night urban

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Long-tailed pocket mouse perched on a flat rock, whiskers fanned forward and one eye alert, desert gravel in the background

Long-tailed Pocket Mouse

Chaetodipus formosus

Common in Nevada 468 sightings
Size 19.4 cm7.6 in Weight 19 g0.7 oz active by night desert

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Long-tailed vole peering from rocks

Long-tailed Vole

Microtus longicaudus

Common in Nevada 1,213 sightings
Size 13.5 cm5.3 in Weight 50 g1.8 oz active day & night cave

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Long-tailed weasel standing alert in grass with its black-tipped tail curled behind it, Sonoma County, California

Long-tailed Weasel

Neogale frenata

Occasional in Nevada 37 sightings
Size 24.8 cm9.8 in Weight 170 g6 oz active day & night wetland

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Urocitellus canus

Merriam's ground squirrel

Urocitellus canus

Rarely seen in Nevada 14 sightings
Size 18.8–21.8 cm7.4–8.6 in Weight 144–210 g5.1–7.4 oz active by day river

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Merriam's kangaroo rat on desert sand at night

Merriam's Kangaroo Rat

Dipodomys merriami

Common in Nevada 801 sightings
Size 21–28 cm8.3–11 in Weight 33–53 g1.2–1.9 oz active by night sonoran desert

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AI-generated image: Merriam's Shrew in side profile on dry soil among rocks. No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracy

Merriam's Shrew

Sorex merriami

Occasional in Nevada 44 sightings
Size 6.2 cm2.4 in Weight 5 g0.2 oz active day & night desert

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Tadarida brasiliensis - Bahamas - Long Island (sic) - Cartwright Cave - March 2006 - 2

Mexican Free-tailed Bat

Tadarida brasiliensis

Occasional in Nevada 43 sightings
Size 3.1–4.1 cm1.2–1.6 in Weight 7–12 g0.2–0.4 oz active by night cave

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AI-generated image: Montane Shrew in side profile on mossy forest floor. No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracy

Montane Shrew

Sorex monticolus

Common in Nevada 185 sightings
Size 6.8 cm2.7 in Weight 6 g0.2 oz active day & night riparian

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Montane vole peering out from lichen-covered alpine rocks

Montane Vole

Microtus montanus

Common in Nevada 348 sightings
Size 14–22 cm5.5–8.7 in Weight 35 g1.2 oz active day & night montane forest

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Cow moose standing in a marshy Alaska wetland

Moose

Alces alces

Marginal occurrence · 9 records
Size 2.4–3.1 m7.9–10.2 ft Weight 200–490 kg440.9–1080.3 lb active day & night wetland

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Live mountain beaver sitting alert on damp grassy ground in daylight

Mountain Beaver

Aplodontia rufa

Marginal occurrence · 8 records
Size 38.3 cm15.1 in Weight 500–900 g1.1–2 lb active by night coastal
Mountain cottontail in dry western woodland edge

Mountain Cottontail

Sylvilagus nuttallii

Occasional in Nevada 138 sightings
Size 27.9–38.1 cm11–15 in Weight 0.6–1.1 kg1.3–2.4 lb active day & night coniferous forest

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Mountain goat standing on a rocky overlook above Hidden Lake in Glacier National Park with snow-streaked peaks behind

Mountain Goat

Oreamnos americanus

Occasional in Nevada 38 sightings
Size 1.2–1.8 m3.9–5.9 ft Weight 45–140 kg99.2–308.6 lb active day & night subalpine

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Mountain Lion (Puma concolor)

Mountain Lion

Puma concolor

Occasional in Nevada 108 sightings
Size 1–1.5 m3.3–5.1 ft Weight 36–120 kg79.4–264.6 lb active day & night montane forest

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Live mountain pocket gopher sitting alert at a burrow entrance amid bare soil and small flowers

Mountain Pocket Gopher

Thomomys monticola

Rarely seen in Nevada 3 sightings
Size 30.5 cm12 in Weight 80 g2.8 oz active by night coastal

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Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

Common in Nevada 1,362 sightings
Size 1.3–1.7 m4.1–5.5 ft Weight 55–150 kg121.3–330.7 lb active day & night river

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Muskrats resting on a floating log in open water

Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

Common in Nevada 171 sightings
Size 25–36 cm9.8–14.2 in Weight 0.6–2 kg1.3–4.4 lb active day & night wetland

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AI-generated image: Nevada Kangaroo Mouse sitting upright on its hind feet on sandy desert soil at night. No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracy.

Nevada Kangaroo Mouse

Microdipodops polionotus

Size 10–12 cm3.9–4.7 in Weight 10–14 g0.4–0.5 oz active by night great basin desert
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) (9310532204)

North American Deermouse

Peromyscus maniculatus

Common in Nevada 7,919 sightings
Size 8–10 cm3.1–3.9 in Weight 21 g0.7 oz active by night river

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Erethizontidae Erethizon dorsatum 3.2

North American Porcupine

Erethizon dorsatus

Occasional in Nevada 26 sightings
Size 60–90 cm2–3 ft Weight 3.5–12 kg7.7–26.5 lb active by night mixed forest

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River Otter (Lontra canadensis)

North American River Otter

Lontra canadensis

Rarely seen in Nevada 7 sightings
Size 0.7–1.1 m2.2–3.5 ft Weight 5–15 kg11–33.1 lb active day & night river

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Scapanus latimanus

Northern Broad-footed Mole

Scapanus latimanus

Rarely seen in Nevada 12 sightings
Size 14–18 cm5.5–7.1 in Weight 61 g2.2 oz active day & night desert

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Northern grasshopper mouse walking beside desert grass

Northern Grasshopper Mouse

Onychomys leucogaster

Common in Nevada 306 sightings
Size 12.7 cm5 in Weight 33 g1.2 oz active by night grassland

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Hoary bat in flight against blue sky, wings spread to show its yellow throat patch and heavily frosted fur

Northern Hoary Bat

Lasiurus cinereus

Occasional in Nevada 56 sightings
Size 13–15 cm5.1–5.9 in Weight 26 g0.9 oz active by night cave

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Northern pocket gopher in low vegetation

Northern pocket gopher

Thomomys talpoides

Common in Nevada 612 sightings
Size 22.9 cm9 in Weight 60–160 g2.1–5.6 oz active day & night river

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Live Norway rat beside shallow water

Norway Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Rarely seen in Nevada 13 sightings
Size 15–28 cm5.9–11 in Weight 140–500 g0.3–1.1 lb active by night urban

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Ord's kangaroo rat standing in profile, showing its huge hind feet and long tufted tail

Ord's Kangaroo Rat

Dipodomys ordii

Common in Nevada 178 sightings
Size 21–36.5 cm8.3–14.4 in Weight 50 g1.8 oz active by night great basin desert

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Pacific Marten (Martes caurina)

Pacific Marten

Martes caurina

Range-listed · no digitized records yet
Size 50–70 cm1.6–2.3 ft Weight 0.5–1.4 kg1.1–3.1 lb active by night coniferous forest
Kangaroo mouse

Pale kangaroo mouse

Microdipodops pallidus

Common in Nevada 1,305 sightings
Size 7.5 cm3 in Weight 14 g0.5 oz active by night desert

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Pallid bat roosting on a cave wall

Pallid Bat

Antrozous pallidus

Occasional in Nevada 34 sightings
Size 6–8.5 cm2.4–3.3 in Weight 14–25 g0.5–0.9 oz active by night desert scrub

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Palmer's Chipmunk (Neotamias palmeri)

Palmer's Chipmunk

Neotamias palmeri

Common in Nevada 201 sightings
Size 21–22.3 cm8.3–8.8 in Weight 50–69 g1.8–2.4 oz active by day rocky outcrop

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Neotamias panamintinus I

Panamint Chipmunk

Neotamias panamintinus

Occasional in Nevada 24 sightings
Size 11–12 cm4.3–4.7 in Weight 74–105 g2.6–3.7 oz active by day desert

Sightings by month

AI-generated image: Panamint kangaroo rat in side profile on desert gravel at dusk. No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracy

Panamint kangaroo rat

Dipodomys panamintinus

Common in Nevada 174 sightings
Size 12 cm4.7 in Weight 57 g2 oz active by night mojave desert

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Pinyon mouse under loose bark showing large ears and long tail

Pinyon mouse

Peromyscus truei

Common in Nevada 512 sightings
Size 10.2 cm4 in Weight 33 g1.2 oz active by night pinyon-juniper woodland

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Piute ground squirrel in profile on a dirt mound in sparse desert scrub

Piute Ground Squirrel

Urocitellus mollis

Occasional in Nevada 17 sightings
Size 24.5–29.4 cm9.6–11.6 in Weight 82–205 g2.9–7.2 oz active by day great basin desert

Sightings by month

AI-generated image: Pocketed free-tailed bat roosting on tree bark, large joined wrinkled ears and free tail visible. No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracy

Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

Nyctinomops femorosaccus

Range-listed · no digitized records yet
Size 11.2 cm4.4 in Weight 15 g0.5 oz active by night cave
AI-generated image: Preble's Shrew in side profile on dry soil among grass. No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracy

Preble's Shrew

Sorex preblei

Occasional in Nevada 16 sightings
Size 5.5 cm2.2 in Weight 3 g0.1 oz active day & night great basin desert

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Pronghorn buck standing in a meadow of yellow wildflowers

Pronghorn

Antilocapra americana

Common in Nevada 908 sightings
Size 1.2–1.5 m3.9–4.9 ft Weight 32–70 kg70.5–154.3 lb active day & night grassland

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Pygmy rabbit (22694681746)

Pygmy Rabbit

Sylvilagus idahoensis

Rarely seen in Nevada 10 sightings
Size 23.5–29.5 cm9.3–11.6 in Weight 375–500 g0.8–1.1 lb active day & night great basin desert

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Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Occasional in Nevada 21 sightings
Size 43 cm16.9 in Weight 5–10 kg11–22 lb active day & night desert

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Ringtail standing on rocks at night with its black-and-white banded tail visible

Ringtail

Bassariscus astutus

Occasional in Nevada 75 sightings
Size 30–42 cm11.8–16.5 in Weight 0.7–1.1 kg1.5–2.5 lb active by night urban

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Rock squirrel perched on a sunlit boulder

Rock Squirrel

Otospermophilus variegatus

Common in Nevada 183 sightings
Size 43–53 cm16.9–20.9 in Weight 450–875 g1–1.9 lb active by day lake

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Round-tailed Ground Squirrel (Xerospermophilus tereticaudus)

Round-tailed Ground Squirrel

Xerospermophilus tereticaudus

Occasional in Nevada 104 sightings
Size 20–28 cm7.9–11 in Weight 125 g4.4 oz active by day desert

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Sagebrush vole partly hidden in low shrub cover

Sagebrush Vole

Lemmiscus curtatus

Common in Nevada 323 sightings
Size 11–14 cm4.3–5.5 in Weight 28 g1 oz active day & night shrubland

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Neotamias senex

Shadow Chipmunk

Neotamias senex

Marginal occurrence · 2 records
Size 14.5 cm5.7 in Weight 67–109 g2.4–3.8 oz active by day coastal

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Silver-haired bat tucked into loose bark

Silver-haired Bat

Lasionycteris noctivagans

Occasional in Nevada 19 sightings
Size 9.5–11.5 cm3.7–4.5 in Weight 11 g0.4 oz active by night river

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Lepus americanus 5459 cropped

Snowshoe Hare

Lepus americanus

Marginal occurrence · 6 records
Size 41–52 cm16.1–20.5 in Weight 1.4–1.6 kg3.2–3.4 lb active by night coniferous forest
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Southern Grasshopper Mouse

Onychomys torridus

Occasional in Nevada 134 sightings
Size 10.3 cm4.1 in Weight 22 g0.8 oz active by night desert

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Southern Pacific Jumping Mouse (Zapus pacificus)

Southern Pacific Jumping Mouse

Zapus pacificus

Common in Nevada 684 sightings
Size 22.5 cm8.9 in Weight 18–24 g0.6–0.8 oz active by night grassland
Southern pocket gopher in pine litter

Southern Pocket Gopher

Megascapheus umbrinus

Marginal occurrence · 168 records
Size 20–25 cm7.9–9.8 in Weight 100–200 g3.5–7.1 oz active day & night sky island montane meadows
Live western jumping mouse crouched in leaf litter with its long tail curving behind

Southwestern Jumping Mouse

Zapus princeps

Common in Nevada 684 sightings
Size 22–25 cm8.7–9.8 in Weight 28 g1 oz active by night montane forest

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Spiny pocket mouse foraging on leaf litter at night, dark eye and long whiskers visible

Spiny pocket mouse

Chaetodipus spinatus

Rarely seen in Nevada 12 sightings
Size 8.4 cm3.3 in Weight 13–18 g0.5–0.6 oz active by night agricultural

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Spotted bat facing forward with huge pale ears and white shoulder patches

Spotted Bat

Euderma maculatum

Occasional in Nevada 17 sightings
Size 12.6 cm5 in Weight 16–20 g0.6–0.7 oz active by night rocky outcrop

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Mephitis mephitis in Dierenpark Zie-ZOO

Striped Skunk

Mephitis mephitis

Occasional in Nevada 51 sightings
Size 46.5–81.5 cm1.5–2.7 ft Weight 0.6–6.3 kg1.3–13.9 lb active by night grassland

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Live Ticul's desert shrew walking across a wooden deck, pink pointed snout visible

Ticul’s desert shrew

Notiosorex tataticuli

Rarely seen in Nevada 10 sightings
Size 8.1 cm3.2 in Weight 3–6 g0.1–0.2 oz desert

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Townsend's big-eared bat roosting on a cave wall

Townsend's Big-eared Bat

Corynorhinus townsendii

Occasional in Nevada 69 sightings
Size 5.8 cm2.3 in Weight 9–11 g0.3–0.4 oz active by night coastal

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Taschenratte-Zion-National-Park

Townsend's pocket gopher

Thomomys townsendii

Common in Nevada 294 sightings
Size 18.4 cm7.2 in Weight 190–380 g6.7–13.4 oz active by night river

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Trowbridge's shrew beside a penny for scale, holding food in its mouth

Trowbridge's Shrew

Sorex trowbridgii

Occasional in Nevada 17 sightings
Size 6.8 cm2.7 in Weight 4 g0.1 oz active day & night wetland

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Uinta Chipmunk in natural habitat

Uinta Chipmunk

Neotamias umbrinus

Occasional in Nevada 105 sightings
Size 14.2 cm5.6 in Weight 52 g1.8 oz active by day montane forest

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Vagrant shrew crossing bare sandy ground

Vagrant Shrew

Sorex vagrans

Common in Nevada 717 sightings
Size 6.8 cm2.7 in Weight 4–8 g0.1–0.3 oz active day & night montane forest

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Western mastiff bat

Western Bonneted Bat

Eumops perotis

Marginal occurrence · 1 record
Size 15.7–18.3 cm6.2–7.2 in Weight 57 g2 oz active by night desert

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Western deer mouse sheltering in a rock crevice

Western Deer Mouse

Peromyscus sonoriensis

Occasional in Nevada 24 sightings
Size 12–20 cm4.7–7.9 in Weight 15–32 g0.5–1.1 oz active by night river

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Squirrel, western gray (Sciurus griseus) (8-21-09) Santa Margarita lake, slo co, ca -01

Western Gray Squirrel

Sciurus griseus

Common in Nevada 179 sightings
Size 43–91 cm1.4–3 ft Weight 752 g1.7 lb active by day woodland

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Western harvest mouse moving through dry stems and gravel

Western Harvest Mouse

Reithrodontomys megalotis

Common in Nevada 183 sightings
Size 11.8–17 cm4.6–6.7 in Weight 11 g0.4 oz active by night wetland

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Little brown myotis roosting alertly on a wooden beam

Western Little Brown Myotis

Myotis lucifugus

Occasional in Nevada 80 sightings
Size 8–9.5 cm3.1–3.7 in Weight 6–13 g0.2–0.5 oz active by night cave

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Western red bat roosting among green leaves, showing rusty-orange fur and dark wing membranes

Western Red Bat

Lasiurus frantzii

Marginal occurrence · 7 records
Size 10–12 cm3.9–4.7 in Weight 9–15 g0.3–0.5 oz active by night desert

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Western small-footed myotis roosting on wood with its dark face mask visible

Western Small-footed Myotis

Myotis ciliolabrum

Rarely seen in Nevada 6 sightings
Size 8–10 cm3.1–3.9 in Weight 4–5 g0.1–0.2 oz active by night desert

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Western spotted skunk with a clear broken-stripe pattern, alert on a branch at night

Western Spotted Skunk

Spilogale gracilis

Rarely seen in Nevada 13 sightings
Size 35–45 cm13.8–17.7 in Weight 336–734 g0.7–1.6 lb active by night mixed forest

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Western water shrew at the grassy edge of a stream

Western Water Shrew

Sorex navigator

Common in Nevada 178 sightings
Size 13–17 cm5.1–6.7 in Weight 13 g0.5 oz active day & night river

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Western yellow bat roosting against tree bark with wings folded

Western Yellow Bat

Lasiurus xanthinus

Rarely seen in Nevada 5 sightings
Size 7.5 cm3 in Weight 16 g0.6 oz active by night desert

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White-tailed antelope squirrel showing the pale flank stripe and white tail underside

White-tailed Antelope Squirrel

Ammospermophilus leucurus

Common in Nevada 1,383 sightings
Size 18.8–23.9 cm7.4–9.4 in Weight 97 g3.4 oz active by day pinyon-juniper woodland

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White-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii)

White-tailed Jackrabbit

Lepus townsendii

Rarely seen in Nevada 10 sightings
Size 45–65 cm1.5–2.1 ft Weight 2.6–4.3 kg5.7–9.5 lb active by night grassland

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Adult wild boar foraging in grass

Wild Boar

Sus scrofa

Marginal occurrence · 1 record
Size 85–90 cm2.8–3 ft Weight 40–50 kg88.2–110.2 lb active day & night lake

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Wolverine (Gulo gulo)

Wolverine

Gulo gulo

Marginal occurrence · 1 record
Size 17–26 cm6.7–10.2 in Weight 7–18 kg15.4–39.7 lb active by night urban
Wyoming ground squirrel peering from a burrow entrance

Wyoming Ground Squirrel

Urocitellus elegans

Rarely seen in Nevada 7 sightings
Size 19–24 cm7.5–9.4 in Weight 299 g10.5 oz active by day montane forest

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Marmota flaviventris (29862435206)

Yellow-bellied Marmot

Marmota flaviventris

Common in Nevada 378 sightings
Size 47–68 cm1.5–2.2 ft Weight 3–5 kg6.6–11 lb active by day great basin desert

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Yellow-pine Chipmunk 2a wray (8272946686)

Yellow-pine Chipmunk

Neotamias amoenus

Rarely seen in Nevada 12 sightings
Size 18.1–24.5 cm7.1–9.6 in Weight 30–70 g1.1–2.5 oz active by day grassland

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Yuma myotis crouched on the ground at night

Yuma Myotis

Myotis yumanensis

Rarely seen in Nevada 6 sightings
Size 8.4–9.9 cm3.3–3.9 in Weight 6 g0.2 oz active by night coniferous forest

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