Wisconsin's Rare and Nongame Mammals

Wisconsin is home to 72 species of mammals in 19 families. Sixty-nine are native and three introduced. Among these are two that are Federally Endangered, one State Endangered, and 14 Special Concern species.

Picture of a Canadian Lynx. Photo by Erwin Bauer, USFWS.
Picture of a Canadian Lynx. Photo by Erwin Bauer, USFWS.

To report an observation of a gray wolf, cougar, lynx, moose, marten, Franklin's ground squirrel, or wolverine in Wisconsin please use our Rare Mammal Observation Form.




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Last Revised: November 5, 2009