This is a list of mammals in California, including both current and recently historical inhabitants.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) monitors certain species and subspecies of special concern. These are mammals whose populations may be locally threatened, but which are excluded from federal and international conservation lists. Taxa of special concern in California are noted below, as are endemic, introduced, harvest, and vagrant species.
There are 226 mammal species listed, including 185 terrestrial and 42 marine.
Opossums
Order: Didelphimorphia, Family: Didelphidae
One species of opossum occurs in California.
Eulipotyphlans
Order: Eulipotyphla, Family: Soricidae
Thirteen species of shrews occur in California.
Order: Eulipotyphla, Family: Talpidae
Five species of moles occur in California.
Shrew-mole, Neurotrichus gibbsii
Northern broad-footed mole, Scapanus latimanus
Alameda Island mole, S. l. parvus (CDFW special concern; endemic) Southern broad-footed mole (Scapanus occultus) Coast mole, Scapanus orarius Townsend's mole, Scapanus townsendii
Bats
Order: Chiroptera, Family: Phyllostomidae
Four species of leaf-nosed bats occur in California.
Mexican long-tongued bat, Choeronycteris mexicana (CDFW special concern) Southern long-nosed bat, Leptonycteris curasoae Lesser long-nosed bat, Leptonycteris yerbabuenae California leaf-nosed bat, Macrotus californicus (CDFW special concern)
Order: Chiroptera, Family: Vespertilionidae
Nineteen species of vesper bats occur in California.
Hoary bat, Aeorestes cinereus
Pallid bat, Antrozous pallidus (CDFW special concern) Townsend's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus townsendii Pale big-eared bat, C. t. pallescens (CDFW special concern) Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus Spotted bat, Euderma maculatum (CDFW special concern) Allen's big-eared bat, Idionycteris phyllotis Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans Western red bat, Lasiurus blossevillii Western yellow bat, Lasiurus xanthinus California myotis, Myotis californicus Western small-footed myotis, Myotis ciliolabrum Long-eared myotis, Myotis evotis Little brown myotis, Myotis lucifugus Arizona myotis, Myotis occultus (CDFW special concern) Fringed myotis, Myotis thysanodes Cave myotis, Myotis velifer (CDFW special concern) Long-legged myotis, Myotis volans Yuma myotis, Myotis yumanensis Western pipistrelle, Parastrellus hesperus
Order: Chiroptera, Family: Molossidae
Four species of free-tailed bats occur in California.
Western mastiff bat, Eumops perotis
California mastiff bat, E. p. californicus (CDFW special concern) Pocketed free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops femorosaccus (CDFW special concern) Big free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops macrotis (CDFW special concern) Brazilian (or Mexican) free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis
Lagomorphs
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Ochotonidae
One species of pika occurs in California.
American pika, Ochotona princeps
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Eight species of rabbits and hares occur in California.
Pygmy rabbit, Brachylagus idahoensis (CDFW special concern, harvest) Snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus (harvest) Oregon snowshoe hare, L. a. klamathensis (CDFW special concern) Sierra Nevada snowshoe hare, L. a. tahoensis (CDFW special concern; endemic) Black-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus californicus (harvest) San Diego black-tailed jackrabbit, L. c. bennettii (CDFW special concern; endemic) White-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii (CDFW special concern, harvest) European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (introduced) Desert cottontail, Sylvilagus audubonii (harvest) Brush rabbit, Sylvilagus bachmani (harvest, except for endangered Riparian subspecies) Riparian brush rabbit, S. b. riparius (CDFW special concern; endemic) Mountain cottontail, Sylvilagus nuttallii (harvest)
Rodents
Order: Rodentia
Family: Aplodontiidae
One species of mountain beaver occurs in California.
Mountain beaver, Aplodontia rufa
Sierra Nevada mountain beaver, A. r. californica (CDFW special concern; endemic) Point Arena mountain beaver, A. r. nigra (CDFW special concern; endemic) Point Reyes mountain beaver, A. r. phaea (CDFW special concern; endemic)
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Thirty species of squirrels, chipmunks, and marmots occur in California.