List of mammals of California
Common name Scientific name Distribution
Mount Lyell shrew Sorex lyelli Central Sierra Nevada High elevation
Vagrant shrew Sorex vagrans North outside Central Valley
Montane shrew Sorex monticolus Sierra Nevada and San Bernardino ranges
Pacific shrew Sorex pacificus Northwest
Ornate shrew Sorex ornatus Central and southwest
Fog shrew Sorex sonomae Northwest
Inyo shrew Sorex tenellus East central
American water shrew Sorex palustris Sierra Nevada , Cascades and Coast Ranges above 1,300 m ( 4,000 ft )
Preble 's shrew Sorex preblei Cascades above 1,200 m ( 4,000 ft )
Marsh shrew Sorex bendirii Northwest
Trowbridge 's shrew Sorex trowbridgii North outside Central Valley
Merriam 's shrew Sorex merriami Great Basin
Desert ( or Crawford 's gray ) shrew Notiosorex crawfordi Southern deserts
Eulipotyphlans
Desert shrew ( Notiosorex crawfordi ) Order : Eulipotyphla Family : Soricidae Thirteen species of shrews occur in California .
This is a list of mammals in California, including both current and recently historical inhabitants. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) monitors certain species and subspecies of special concern. These are mammals whose populations may be locally threatened, but which are excluded from federal and international conservation lists. Taxa of special concern in California are noted below, as are endemic, introduced, harvest, and vagrant species. There are 221 mammal species listed, including 181 terrestrial and 40 marine.