United States

The country's mammalian diversity consists of 488 living and 3 extinct species in 9 orders, 41 families, and 164 genera.

Notes: The list excludes widespread and domesticated species. Extinct species are based on records in the past 500 years.

Subclass Infraclass Order Families Genera Living species Extinct species (last 500 years)
Theria Marsupialia 1 1 1 0
Theria Placentalia 1 1 1 0
Theria Placentalia 2 2 1 1
Theria Placentalia 2 3 18 0
Theria Placentalia 8 49 243 0
Theria Placentalia 2 9 50 0
Theria Placentalia 4 22 49 0
Theria Placentalia 9 37 59 2
Theria Placentalia 12 40 66 0

Mammal Diversity by State

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State Total Orders Total Families Total Genera Total Living Species Total Extinct Species
Alaska 6 23 60 98 0
Alabama 9 26 52 75 0
Arkansas 8 19 45 65 0
Arizona 6 23 71 145 0
California 6 33 101 214 0
Colorado 8 24 72 130 0
Connecticut 8 25 54 65 0
District of Columbia 7 21 44 49 0
Delaware 8 23 46 53 0
Florida 9 27 62 86 1
Georgia 9 26 59 86 1
Hawaii 3 8 20 28 0
Iowa 7 18 45 57 0
Idaho 6 21 64 113 0
Illinois 8 18 44 61 0
Indiana 7 18 42 61 0
Kansas 8 21 58 82 0
Kentucky 8 17 43 67 0
Louisiana 9 26 55 70 0
Massachusetts 7 25 59 74 1
Maryland 8 24 58 75 0
Maine 7 23 53 71 1
Michigan 7 21 52 68 0
Minnesota 6 20 55 73 0
Missouri 8 19 47 69 0
Mississippi 9 20 42 58 0
Montana 6 20 57 102 0
North Carolina 8 25 63 98 0
North Dakota 6 19 51 76 0
Nebraska 8 20 55 82 0
New Hampshire 7 23 54 70 0
New Jersey 8 25 60 78 0
New Mexico 8 26 74 154 0
Nevada 6 24 64 124 0
New York 8 25 59 79 0
Ohio 7 17 43 57 0
Oklahoma 8 22 62 96 0
Oregon 6 32 87 151 0
Pennsylvania 7 18 47 64 0
Rhode Island 8 24 55 66 0
South Carolina 9 24 57 84 0
South Dakota 6 19 56 86 0
Tennessee 8 19 50 74 0
Texas 9 32 88 160 0
Utah 6 21 67 127 0
Virginia 8 25 63 92 0
Vermont 7 17 39 54 0
Washington 6 30 81 134 0
Wisconsin 7 18 47 62 0
West Virginia 6 16 46 65 0
Wyoming 6 20 62 113 0