January 2020
This is a list of the mammals of Sonoma County, California based mostly on the following: Reid, Fiona. 2006. Mammals of North America (Peterson Field Guide Series). Houghton Mifflin Company. I tried to include all species that have a reasonable likelihood of occurring in Sonoma County. Each common and scientific name is a link to a Google image search.
Aplodontiidae (Sewellels)
Sewellel
Aplodontia rufa
Castoridae (Beavers)
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
Sciuridae (Squirrels and Allies)
California Ground Squirrel
Spermophilus beecheyi
Yellow-cheeked Chipmunk
Tamias ochrogenys
Sonoma Chipmunk
Tamias sonomae
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
Introduced
Western Gray Squirrel
Sciurus griseus
Douglas's Squirrel
Tamiasciurus douglasii
Geomyidae (Pocket Gophers)
Botta's Pocket Gopher
Thomomys bottae
Heteromyidae (Pocket Mice and Kangaroo Rats)
California Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys californicus
Cricetidae (Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies)
California Mouse
Peromyscus californicus
American Deer Mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus
Brush Mouse
Peromyscus boylii
Piņon Mouse
Peromyscus truei
Western Harvest Mouse
Reithrodontomys megalotis
Salt-Marsh Harvest Mouse
Reithrodontomys raviventris
Dusky-footed Woodrat
Neotoma fuscipes
Western Red-backed Vole
Myodes californicus
Sonoma Tree Vole
Arborimus pomo
California Vole
Microtus californicus
Common Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
Muridae (Rats and Mice)
House Mouse
Mus musculus
Roof Rat
Rattus rattus
Norway Rat
Rattus norvegicus
Dipodidae (Jerboa and Jumping Mice)
Pacific Jumping Mouse
Zapus trinotatus
Erithozontidae (New World Porcupines)
North American Porcupine
Erethizon dorsatum
Leporidae (Rabbits and Hares)
Brush Rabbit
Sylvilagus bachmani
Desert Cottontail
Sylvilagus audubonii
Black-tailed Jackrabbit
Lepus californicus
Soricidae (Shrews)
Marsh Shrew
Sorex bendirii
Fog Shrew
Sorex sonomae
Vagrant Shrew
Sorex vagrans
Ornate Shrew
Sorex ornatus
Trowbridge's Shrew
Sorex trowbridgii
Talpidae (Moles)
American Shrew Mole
Neurotrichus gibbsii
Broad-footed Mole
Scapanus latimanus
Vespertilionidae (Vesper Bats)
California Myotis
Myotis californicus
Western Small-footed Myotis
Myotis ciliolabrum
Yuma Myotis
Myotis yumanensis
Little Brown Myotis
Myotis lucifugus
Long-legged Myotis
Myotis volans
Long-eared Myotis
Myotis evotis
Fringed Myotis
Myotis thysanodes
Silver-haired Back
Lasionycteris noctivagans
Western Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus hesperus
Big Brown Bat
Eptesicus fuscus
Western Red Bat
Lasiurus blossevillii
Hoary Bat
Lasiurus cinereus
Townsend's Big-eared Bat
Corynorhinus townsendii
Pallid Bat
Antrozous pallidus
Molossidae (Free-tailed Bats)
Brazilian Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida brasiliensis
Felidae (Cats)
Cougar
Puma concolor
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
Canidae (Wolves and Foxes)
Coyote
Canis latrans
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
Common Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Ursidae (Bears)
Black Bear
Ursus americanus
Procyonidae (Raccoons and Relatives)
Ringtail
Bassariscus astutus
Northern Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Mephitidae (Skunks)
Western Spotted Skunk
Spilogale gracilis
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
Mustelidae (Weasels, Otters, and Relatives)
Ermine
Mustela erminea
Long-tailed Weasel
Mustela frenata
American Mink
Mustela vison
American Badger
Taxidea taxus
Northern River Otter
Lontra canadensis
Sea Otter
Enhydra lutris
Otariidae (Fur Seals and Sea Lions)
Northern Fur Seal
Callorhinus ursinus
Guadalupe Fur Seal
Arctocephalus townsendi
Steller's Sea Lion
Eumetopias jubatus
California Sea Lion
Zalophus californianus
Phocidae (Hair Seals)
Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
Northern Elephant Seal
Mirounga angustirostris
Suidae (Old World Swine)
Wild Boar
Sus scrofa
Cervidae (Deer)
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Rough-toothed Dolphin
Steno bredanensis
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Striped Dolphin
Stenella coeruleoalba
Short-beaked Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis
Long-beaked Common Dolphin
Delphinus capensis
Pacific White-sided Dolphin
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
Northern Right Whale Dolphin
Lissodelphis borealis
Risso's Dolphin
Grampus griseus
False Killer Whale
Pseudorca crassidens
Killer Whale
Orcinus orca
Short-finned Pilot Whale
Globicephala macrorhynchus
Phocoenidae (Porpoises)
Harbor Porpoise
Phocoena phocoena
Dall's Porpoise
Phocoenoides dalli
Ziphiidae (Beaked Whales)
Cuvier's Beaked Whale
Ziphius cavirostris
Baird's Beaked Whale
Berardius bairdii
Hubbs's Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon carlhubbsi
Blainville's Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon densirostris
Stejneger's Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon stejnegeri
Physeteridae (Sperm Whales)
Sperm Whale
Physeter macrocephalus
Kogiidae (Pygmy and Dwarf Sperm Whales)
Pygmy Sperm Whale
Kogia breviceps
Dwarf Sperm Whale
Kogia simus
Balaenidae (Right Whales)
North Pacific Right Whale
Eubalaena japonica
Eschrichtiidae (Gray Whale)
Gray Whale
Eschrichtius robustus
Balaenopteridae (Rorqual Whales)
Blue Whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Fin Whale
Balaenoptera physalus
Sei Whale
Balaenoptera borealis
Minke Whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Families: 32
Genera: 75
Species: 103
Alan Wight Sonoma County, California Email: shwand@sonic.net