Family Soricidae (shrews):
Masked shrew (Sorex cinereus)
Pygmy shrew (Sorex hoyi)
Merriam's shrew (Sorex merriami)
Montane shrew (Sorex monticolus)
Dwarf shrew (Sorex nanus)
Northern water shrew (Sorex palustris)
Family Vespertilionidae (bats):
Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)
Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus)
Long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis)
Small-footed myotis (Myotis leibii)
Little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus)
Fringed myotis (Myotis thysanodes)
Long-legged myotis (Myotis volans)
Townsend's big-eared bat (Plecotus townsendii)
Family Canidae (dogs):
Coyote (Canis latrans)
Gray wolf (Canis lupus)
Extinct
Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Family Ursidae (bears):
Black bear (Ursus americanus)
Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos)
Extinct
Family Procyonidae (racoons):
Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus)
Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
Family Mustelidae (weasels):
Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
Marten (Martes americana)
Ermine (Mustela erminea)
Long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata)
Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes)
Mink (Mustela vison)
Badger (Taxidea taxus)
Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
Spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius)
River otter (Lutra canadensis)
Family Felida (cats):
Mountain lion (Felis concolor)
Lynx (Lynx canadensis)
Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
Family Cervidae (deer):
Elk (Wapiti) (Cervus elaphus)
Moose (Alces alces)
Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Family Bovidae (bovine grazers):
Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)
Extinct
Bison (Bison bison)
N/A
Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
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