List of threatened mammals of the United States

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According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), 56 mammal species in the United States are threatened or nearly threatened with extinction.[1] 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 3 species that became extinct since the 1760s.

Order Sirenia (sea cows)

Family Trichechidae (manatees)

Family Dugongidae (dugongs)

Order Rodentia (rodents)

Family Sciuridae (squirrels)

Family Heteromyidae (kangaroo rats, kangaroo mice, and pocket mice)

Family Geomyidae (gophers)

Family Cricetidae (New World rats and mice)

Order Lagomorpha (hares, rabbits, and pikas)

Family Leporidae (hares and rabbits)

Order Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and relatives)

Family Soricidae (shrews)

Order Chiroptera (bats)

Family Phyllostomidae (leaf-nosed bats)

Family Vespertilionidae (vesper bats)

Family Molossidae (free-tailed bats)

Order Carnivora (dogs, cats, and relatives)

Family Felidae (cats)

Family Canidae (dogs)

Family Ursidae (bears)

Family Mustelidae (weasels and relatives)

Family Otariidae (eared seals)

Family Phocidae (earless seals)

Order Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

Family Cervidae (deer)

Family Bovidae (bovids)

Order Cetacea (whales and dolphins)

Family Monodontidae (narwhal and beluga)

Family Physeteridae (sperm whale)

Family Balaenidae (bowhead and right whales)

Family Balaenopteridae (rorquals)

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