Mammals of the Wasatch Front

 

World-wide, there are more than 5,000 named species of living mammals.  The list below includes 72 mammal species known from the Wasatch Front region.

A Short Lesson in Taxonomy (the science or technique of classification) & Literature Cited.

 

A shrew

Shrews & Moles-Order Soricomorpha

Bats-Order Chiroptera

Hares, Rabbits & Pikas-Order Lagamorpha

Rodents-Order Rodentia

Carnivores-Order Carnivora

Even-toed ungulates, hoofed mammals-Order Artiodactyla


Acknowledgement: Information compiled by Anthony Bell, Vertebrate Zoology Collections Assistant.

Learn more about the study of vertebrates at the Natural History Museum of Utah.