List of Mammals of California - Hoofed Mammals

Hoofed Mammals

Order: Artiodactyla Family: Antilocapridae

One species of pronghorn occurs in California.

• Pronghorn, Antilocapra americana (harvest)

Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae

3 species of bison, cattle, goats, and sheep occur in California.

• Barbary Sheep, Ammotragus lervia (introduced, harvest)
• Bison, Bison bison (introduced)
• Bighorn Sheep, Ovis canadensis (harvest)
  • Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep, O. c. sierrae

Order: Artiodactyla Family: Cervidae

5 species of deer and elk occur in California.

• Axis Deer, Axis axis (introduced, harvest)
• Elk, Cervus canadensis (introduced, harvest)
  • Tule Elk, C. c. nannodes (endemic)
• Sambar, Rusa unicolor (introduced, harvest)
• Fallow Deer, Dama dama (introduced, harvest)
• Mule Deer, Odocoileus hemionus (harvest)
  • California Mule Deer, O. h. californicus
  • Southern Mule Deer, O. h. fuliginatus
  • Inyo Mule Deer, O. h. inyoensis

Order: Artiodactyla Family: Suidae

One species of pig occurs in California.

• Wild Boar, Sus scrofa (introduced, harvest)
  • European Wild Boar, Sus scrofa scrofa