University of Illinois Extension

Directory of Illinois Wildlife

Mammals

Bats

Mice

Ground squirrels and chipmunks

Tree squirrels

Beaver (Castor canadensis)

Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)

Coyote (Canis latrans)

Eastern Mole (Scalopus aquaticus)

Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)

Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)

Raccoon (Procyon lotor)

Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

River Otter (Lontra canadensis)

Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)

Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus)

White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Woodchuck or Groundhog (Marmota monax)