Approximately 107 mammal species are known to occur in Alaska (Checklist to the Mammals of Alaska, University of Alaska Museum, 2006). The AKNHP Mammal tracking list is provided below. Subspecies that are not ranked are not included. Populations are not included with the exception of the sea lion, the beluga whale, and the northern sea otter. This list includes order, family, scientific name, common name, NatureServe G and S Ranks and listing status by agency. Within the list are links to individual species status reports (underlined), NatureServe species accounts, range maps and metadata.

The mammals tracking list is also available as a pdf (18 KB).

NatureServe Conservation Status Definitions

USFWS, NMFS, State of Alaska, BLM, USFS Status Definitions (12 KB pdf)

INSECTIVORA (shrews)

CHIROPTERA (bats)

CARNIVORA (carnivores)

CETACEA (whales, dolphins, and porpoises)

ARTIODACTYLA (split-hooved mammals)

RODENTIA (rodents)

LAGOMORPHA (pikas, hares, and rabbits)

ORDER SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME Nature Serve GLOBAL  RANK STATE   RANK USFWS NMFS ADFG BLM Maps Metadata      FAMILY                     INSECTIVORA        SORICIDAE Sorex alaskanus Glacier Bay water shrew GH SH           Sorex cinereus Cinereus shrew G5 S5           Sorex hoyi American pygmy shrew G5 S5           Sorex pribilofensis Pribilof Island shrew G3 S3       Sorex jacksoni St. Lawrence Island shrew G4 S4       Sorex monticolus Dusky shrew G5 S5           Sorex monticolus malitiosus Warren Island dusky shrew G5T3Q S3Q           Sorex palustris American water shrew G5 S4           Sorex tundrensis Tundra shrew G5 S5           Sorex ugyunak Barren ground shrew G5 S5           Sorex yukonicus Alaska tiny shrew GU S3           CHIROPTERA      VESPERTILIONIDAE Eptesicus fuscus Big brown bat G5 SNA           Lasionycteris noctivagans Silver-haired bat G5 S2       Myotis californicus Californian myotis G3G4 S2       Myotis keenii Keen's myotis G2G3 S1S2       Myotis lucifugus Little brown myotis G5 S4       Myotis volans Long-legged Myotis G5 S2       CARNIVORA      CANIDAE Vulpes lagopus Arctic fox G5 S5           Vulpes lagopus pribilofensis Pribilof Island arctic fox G5T3T4 S3S4           Canis latrans Coyote G5 S5           Canis lupus Gray wolf G4 S4           Canis lupus ligoni Alexander Archipelago wolf G4T3 S3           Vulpes vulpes Red Fox G5 S5                FELIDAE Lynx canadensis Canadian lynx G5 S4     S     Puma concolor Cougar G5 SNA                MUSTELIDAE Enhydra lutris Sea otter G4 S4   SSOC       Enhydra lutris kenyoni Northern Sea otter, SW Alaska population G4T3 S3 LT     Lontra canadensis North American river otter G5 S5           Lontra canadensis kodiacensis Kodiak river otter G5T4 S4           Lontra canadensis mira Prince Of Wales river otter G5T3 S3           Gulo gulo Wolverine G4 S4           Martes americana American marten G5 S2           Martes pennanti Fisher G5 SNA           Mustela erminea Ermine G5 S5           Mustela erminea seclusa Suemez Island ermine G5T3 S3           Mustela erminea celenda Prince Of Wales Island ermine G5T3 S3           Mustela erminea alascensis Ermine - mainland SE Alaska GNR             Mustela erminea salva Admiralty Island ermine G5T2T3 S2S3           Mustela erminea initis Baranof Island ermine G5T3 S3           Mustela erminea Kadiacensis Kodiak Island ermine G5T4 S4           Mustela nivalis Least weasel G5 S4S5           Neovision vison American mink G5 S5                ODOBENIDAE Odobenus rosmarus Walrus G4 S3            OTARIIDAE Callorhinus ursinus Northern fur seal G3 S2S3       Eumetopias jubatus Steller sea lion G3 S3           Zalophus californianus California Sea Lion G5 S3                PHOCIDAE Cystophora cristata Hooded Seal G4G5 SNA           Erignathus barbatus Bearded Seal G4G5 S4           Mirounga angustirostris Northern Elephant seal G5 S4           Histriophoca fasciata Ribbon seal G5 S3           Pusa hispida Ringed seal G5 S4           Phoca largha Spotted seal G4G5 S3S4           Phoca vitulina Harbor seal G5 S4S5           Phoca vitulina richardsi Pacific harbor seal G5T5Q S4S5   SSOC S          PROCYONIDAE Procyon lotor Raccoon G5 SNR                URSIDAE Ursus americanus American black bear G5 S5           Ursus arctos Grizzly or brown bear G4 S4           Ursus maritimus Polar Bbear G3G4 S2       CETACEA      BALAENIDAE Balaena mysticetus pop. 2 Bowhead Whale -  Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort population G4 S3 LE SSOC   Eubalaena japonica North Pacific right whale G1 S1 LE E        BALAENOPTERIDAE Balaenoptera acutorostratam Minke Whale, northern G5 S4           Balaenoptera borealis, pop. 2 Sei Whale, North Pacific G3 S3 LE         Balaenoptera musculus, pop. 2 Blue Whale, North Pacific G3G4 S2 LE E       Balaenoptera physalus, pop. 2 Fin Whale, northeast Pacific G3G4 S3 LE         Megaptera novaeangliae, pop. 1 Humpback Whale, North Pacific G3 S3                ESCHRICHTIIDAE Eschrichtius robustus Gray whale G4 S4 DL              DELPHINIDAE Globicephala macrorhynchus Short-finned pilot whale G5 SNA           Grampus griseus Risso's dolphin G5 SNA           Lagenorhynchus obliquidens Pacific white-sided dolphin G5 S4           Lissodelphis borealis Northern right whale dolphin G4 SNA           Orcinus orca Killer whale G4G5 S4                MONODONTIDAE Delphinapterus leucas Beluga G4 S4 C         Delphinapterus leucas pop. 4 Beluga -Cook Inlet population G4T1 S1   SSOC   Pseudorca crassidens False killer whale G4 SNR           Stenella attenuata Pantropical spotted dolphin G5 SNR           Monodon monoceros Narwhal G4 SNA                PHOCOENIDAE Phocoena phocoena Harbor porpoise G4G5 S4S5           Phocoenoides dalli Dall's porpoise G4G5 S4S5             Kogia breviceps Pygmy sperm whale G4 SNR                PHYSETERIDAE Physeter macrocephalus Sperm whale G3G4 S3S4 LE          ZIPHIIDAE Berardius bairdii Baird's beaked whale G4 S4           Mesoplodon stejnegeri Stejneger's beaked whale G3 S3           Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier's beaked whale G4 S3S4           ARTIODACTYLA      CERVIDAE Cervus canadensis Elk or wapiti G5 SNR           Alces americanus Moose G5 S5           Odocoileus hemionus Mule deer G5 S4           Rangifer tarandus Caribou G5 S5                BOVIDAE Bos bison American bison G4 SNR           Oreamnos americanus Mountain goat G5 S4           Ovibos moschatus Muskox G4 S4           Ovis dalli Dall's sheep G5 S5           Ovis dalli kenaiensis Kenai Dall sheep G5T3T4 S3S4           RODENTIA      SCIURIDAE Marmota broweri Alaska marmot G4 S4       Marmota caligata Hoary marmot G5 S5           Marmota caligata sheldoni Montague Island hoary marmot G5T2T3 S2S3           Marmota caligata vigilis Glacier Bay hoary marmot G5T3 S3           Marmota monax Woodchuck G5 S2S3           Spermophilus parryii Arctic ground squirrel G5 S5           Spermophilus parryii lyratus St. Lawrence Island ground squirrel G5T3 S3           Spermophilus parryii kodiacensis Kodiak Island arctic ground squirrel G5T3 S3           Spermophilus parryii nebulicola Shumagin Islands arctic ground squirrel G5T3 S3           Spermophilus parryii osgoodi Odgood's arctic ground squirrel G5T3 S3           Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Red squirrel G5 S5           Tamiasciurus hudsonicus picatus Kupreanof red squirrel G5T3 S3           Glaucomys sabrinus Northern flying squirrel G5 S4           Glaucomys sabrinus griseifrons Prince of Wales flying squirrel G5T2 S2            CASTORIDAE Castor canadensis Beaver G5 S5           Castor canadensis phaeus Admiralty beaver G5T3 S3                DIPODIDAE Zapus hudsonius Meadow jumping mouse G5 S5           Zapus princeps Western jumping mouse G5 SNR                MURIDAE Myodes gapperi Southern red-backed vole G5 S4           Myodes gapperi solus Revillagigedo Island red-backed vole G5T3 S3           Myodes gapperi wrangeli Wrangell Island red-backed vole G5T3 S3       Myodes rutilus Northern red-backed vole G5 S5           Myodes rutilus albiventer St. Lawrence Island red-backed vole G5T3 S3S4           Myodes rutilus glacialis Glacier Bay red-backed vole G5T3 S3           Myodes rutilus insularis Island red-backed vole G5T3 S3           Myodes rutilus orca Orca red-backed vole G5T4 S4           Dicrostonyx groenlandicus Nearctic collared lemming G5 S4       Dicrostonyx unalascensis Unalaska collared lemming G5T3 S3           Dicrostonyx groenlandicus exul St. Lawrence Island collared lemming G5T3 S3           Lemmus trimucronatus Nearctic brown lemming G5 S5           Lemmus trimucronatus harroldi Nunivak Island brown lemming G5T3T4 S3S4           Lemmus trimucronatus nigripes Black-footed brown lemming G5T2 S2           Microtus abbreviatus Insular vole G3 S3           Microtus abbreviatus abbreviatus Hall Island insular vole G3T3 S3           Microtus abbreviatus fisheri St. Matthew Island insular vole G3T3 S3           Microtus longicaudus Long-tailed vole G5 S5           Microtus longicaudus coronarius Coronation Island vole G3T3 S3           Microtus miurus Singing vole G4G5 S4S5           Microtus oeconomus Root vole G5 S5           Microtus oeconomus amakensis Amak Island tundra vole G5T2Q S2S3           Microtus oeconomus elymocetes Montague Island tundra vole G5T3 S3           Microtus oeconomus punukensis Punuk Island tundra vole G5T1 S2           Microtus oeconomus innuitus St. Lawrence Island root vole G5T3 S3           Microtus oeconomus popofensis Shumagin Island root vole G5T2 S2           Microtus oeconomus sitkensis Sitka root vole G5T2 S2           Microtus oeconomus Unalaska tundra vole G5T3 S3           Microtus oeconomus Yakatat tundra vole G5T3 S3           Microtus pennsylvanicus Meadow Vole G5 S5           Microtus pennsylvanicus admiraltiae Admiralty meadow vole G5T3 S3           Microtus xanthognathus Taiga vole G5 S4S5           Ondatra zibethicus Muskrat G5 S5           Synaptomys borealis Northern bog lemming G4 S4S5           Mus musculus House mouse G5 SNR - Introduced           Rattus norvegicus Brown rat or Norway rat G5 SNR - Introduced           Rattus rattus Roof rat   SNR - Introduced           Neotoma cinerea Bushy-tailed woodrat G5 S1           Peromyscus keeni Northwestern deer mouse or Keen's mouse G5 S4           Peromyscus maniculatus North American deer mouse G5 S4                ERETHIZONTIDAE Erethizon dorsatum North American Porcupine G5 S5           LAGOMORPHA      OCHOTONIDAE Ochotona collaris Collared pika G5 S5                LEPORIDAE Lepus americanus Snowshoe hare G5 S5           Lepus othus Alaskan hare G3G4 S3S4           Oryctolagus cuniculus European rabbit G5 SNR - Introduced