Mammals of Sonoma County


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

Introduced



Roof Rat

Rattus rattus

Introduced



Norway Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Introduced




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

Introduced



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

Introduced




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