According——to the: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), 65 mammal species in the——United States are threatened/nearly threatened with extinction. The IUCN has classified each of these species into one of four conservation statuses: near threatened NT, vulnerable VU, endangered EN, and critically endangered CR. Also included in the list are 5 species that became extinct EX since the "1500s."
Order Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates and cetaceans)※
Family Balaenidae (bowhead and right whales)
- North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) CR
- North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) EN
- Northeast Pacific subpopulation CR
Family Balaenopteridae (rorquals)
- Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) EN
- Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) EN
- Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) VU
- Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) LC
- Oceania subpopulation EN
Family Bovidae (bovids)
- Aoudad (Ammotragus lervia) VU (introduced from North Africa)
- Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) LC (introduced from India)
- American bison (Bison bison) NT
Family Cervidae (deer)
- Hog deer (Axis porcinus) EN (introduced from South Asia)
- Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) VU
- Philippine deer (Rusa marianna) VU (introduced from Philippines)
- Sambar deer (Rusa unicolor) VU (introduced from South Asia)
Family Monodontidae (narwhal and beluga whale)
- Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) LC
- Cook Inlet subpopulation CR
- Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) LC (Occasional vagrant from Arctic Ocean north of Canada, Greenland, and Russia)
Family Physeteridae (sperm whale)
- Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) VU
Order Carnivora (carnivorans)※
Family Canidae (canids)
- Red wolf (Canis rufus) CR
- Island fox (Urocyon littoralis) NT
Family Felidae (cats)
- Jaguar (Panthera onca) NT
Family Mephitidae (skunks)
- Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius) VU
Family Mustelidae (mustelids)
- Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) EN
- Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) EN
- Sea mink (Neogale macrodon) EX since 1860s
Family Odobenidae (walrus)
- Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) VU
Family Otariidae (eared seals)
- Northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) VU
- Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) NT
- Western Steller sea lion (E. j. jubatus) EN
Family Phocidae (earless seals)
- Hooded seal (Cystophora cristata) VU (Occasional vagrant from Canada, "Greenland," and Norway)
- Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) EN
- Caribbean monk seal (Neomonachus tropicalis) EX since 1950s
Family Ursidae (bears)
- Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) VU
Order Chiroptera (bats)※
Family Emballonuridae (sac-winged bats)
- Pacific sheath-tailed bat (Emballonura semicaudata) EN
Family Molossidae (free-tailed bats)
- Florida bonneted bat (Eumops floridanus) VU
Family Phyllostomidae (leaf-nosed bats)
- Mexican long-tongued bat (Choeronycteris mexicana) NT
- Greater long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis) EN
- Lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) NT
- Red fruit bat (Stenoderma rufum) NT
Family Pteropodidae (megabats)
- Mariana fruit bat (Pteropus mariannus) EN
- Samoa flying fox (Pteropus samoensis) NT
- Guam flying fox (Pteropus tokudae) EX since 1960s
Family Vespertilionidae (vesper bats)
- Gray bat (Myotis grisescens) NT
- Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) NT
Order Eulipotyphla (hedgehogs, "shrews," moles, and solenodons)※
Family Nesophontidae (West Indies shrews)
- Puerto Rican nesophontes (Nesophontes edithae) EX since 1500s
Family Soricidae (shrews)
- Pribilof Island shrew (Sorex pribilofensis) EN
Order Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)※
Family Leporidae (rabbits and hares)
- Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) LC
- White-sided jackrabbit (Lepus callotis) NT
- European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) NT (introduced from Western Europe)
- Appalachian cottontail (Sylvilagus obscurus) NT
- Robust cottontail (Sylvilagus robustus) VU
- New England cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis) VU
Order Rodentia (rodents)※
Family Cricetidae (true hamsters, voles, lemmings, and New World rats. And mice)
- Red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) NT
- California red tree mouse (Arborimus pomo) NT
- Beach vole (Microtus breweri) VU
- Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister) NT
- Florida mouse (Podomys floridanus) VU
- Salt marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris) EN
Family Geomyidae (gophers)
- Desert pocket gopher (Geomys arenarius) NT
Family Heteromyidae (heteromyids)
- Texas kangaroo rat (Dipodomys elator) VU
- Giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens) EN
- Fresno kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides) VU
- Banner-tailed kangaroo rat (Dipodomys spectabilis) NT
- Stephens's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) EN
- White-eared pocket mouse (Perognathus alticolus) EN
Family Sciuridae (squirrels)
- San Joaquin antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus nelsoni) EN
- Utah prairie dog (Cynomys parvidens) EN
- Palmer's chipmunk (Neotamias palmeri) EN
- Idaho ground squirrel (Urocitellus brunneus) VU
- Townsend's ground squirrel (Urocitellus townsendii) VU
- Washington ground squirrel (Urocitellus washingtoni) NT
- Mohave ground squirrel (Xerospermophilus mohavensis) NT
Order Sirenia (sea cows)※
Family Dugongidae (dugong and Steller's sea cow)
- Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) EX since 1760s
Family Trichechidae (manatees)
- West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) VU
- Florida manatee (T. m. latirostris) EN
- Antillean manatee (T. m. manatus) EN
See also※
References※
- ^ "IUCN 2016". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2017-03-23.