List of mammals of South Dakota

The coyote is the state animal of South Dakota

This list of mammals of South Dakota includes species native to the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1][2][3] Three species that are extirpated from the state are the mountain goat, gray wolf, and grizzly bear. The state consists of 86 species that live and formerly inhabited South Dakota.[4]

  1. ^ Higgins, Kenneth (2000). Wild Mammals of South Dakota (2 ed.). South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks (published January 1, 2002). p. 278. ISBN 978-0965893664.
  2. ^ Over, William Henry; Churchill, Edward Perry (1945). Mammals of South Dakota. University of South Dakota. p. 59.
  3. ^ Kavanagh, James (2 February 2017). South Dakota Wildlife A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Species (Paperback). Incorporated Waterford Press (published February 12, 2017). p. 12. ISBN 97815-83556986.
  4. ^ Choate, Jerry R.; Jones Jr., J. Knox (1980). "Provisional Checklist of Mammals of South Dakota" (163). Mammalogy Papers: University of Nebraska State Museum. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)