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The bald eagle (because of the country's bird) The white tailed deer (because of Illinois's state animal. There are tons. Here is a site that lists them all.
These are all of the mammals.
Order Didelphimorphia: Opossums
Family Didelphidae: Opossums
Didelphis virginiana Kerr, 1792 - Virginia opossum
Order Soricomorpha: Insectivores
Family Soricidae: Shrews
Sorex cinereus Kerr, 1792 - masked or cinereus shrew
Sorex longirostris Bachman, 1837 - southeastern shrew
Sorex hoyi Baird, 1857 - American pygmy shrew
Blarina brevicauda (Say, 1823) - northern short-tailed shrew
Blarina carolinensis (Bachman, 1837) - southern short-tailed shrew
Cryptotis parva (Say, 1823) - North American least shrew
Family Talpidae: Moles
Scalopus aquaticus (Linnaeus, 1758) - eastern mole
Order Chiroptera: Bats
Family Vespertilionidae: Vespertilionid bats
Myotis lucifugus (Le Conte, 1831) - little brown bat
Myotis sodalis Miller & Allen, 1928 - Indiana bat FE / SE
Myotis austroriparius (Rhoads, 1897) - southeastern myotis SE
Myotis grisescens A.H. Howell, 1909 - gray bat FE / SE
Myotis septentrionalis (Trouessart, 1897) - northern long-eared bat or northern myotis
Lasionycteris noctivagans (Le Conte, 1831) - silver-haired bat
Pipistrellus subflavus (F. Cuvier, 1832) - eastern pipistrelle
Eptesicus fuscus (Beauvois, 1796) - big brown bat
Lasiurus borealis (Mülller, 1776) - eastern red bat
Lasiurus cinereus (Palisot de Beauvois, 1796) - hoary bat
Nycticeius humeralis (Rafinesque, 1818) - evening bat
Corynorhinus rafinesquii (Lesson, 1827) - Rafinesque's big-eared bat SE
Order Cinqulata: Armadillos
Family Dasypodidae: Armadillos
Dasypus novemcinctus (Linnaeus, 1758) - nine-banded armadillo U
Order Lagomorpha: Lagomorphs
Family Leporidae: Rabbits and hares
Sylvilagus floridanus (J.A. Allen, 1890) - eastern cottontail
Sylvilagus aquaticus (Bachman, 1837) - swamp rabbit
Lepus townsendii Bachman, 1839 - white-tailed jackrabbit X
Order Rodentia: Rodents
Family Sciuridae: Squirrels
Tamias striatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - eastern chipmunk
Marmota monax (Linnaeus, 1758) - woodchuck
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus (Mitchill, 1821) - thirteen-lined ground squirrel
Spermophilus franklinii (Sabine, 1822) - Franklin's ground squirrel ST
Sciurus carolinensis Gmelin, 1788 - eastern gray squirrel
Sciurus niger Linnaeus, 1758 - eastern fox squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (Erxleben, 1777) - red squirrel
Glaucomys volans (Linnaeus, 1758) - southern flying squirrel
Family Geomyidae: Pocket gophers
Geomys bursarius (Shaw, 1800) - plains pocket gopher
Family Castoridae: Beavers
Castor canadensis Kuhl, 1820 - American beaver
Family Cricetidae: Rats, mice and voles
Oryzomys palustris (Harlan, 1837) - marsh rice rat ST
Reithrodontomys megalotis (Baird, 1858) - western harvest mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus (Wagner, 1845) - deer mouse
Peromyscus leucopus (Rafinesque, 1818) - white-footed mouse
Peromyscus gossypinus (Le Conte, 1853) - cotton mouse
Ochrotomys nuttalli (Harlan, 1832) - golden mouse ST
Neotoma floridana (Ord, 1818) - eastern woodrat SE
Microtus pennsylvanicus (Ord, 1815) - meadow vole
Microtus ochrogaster (Wagner, 1842) - prairie vole
Microtus pinetorum (Le Conte, 1830) - woodland vole
Ondatra zibethicus (Linnaeus, 1766) - muskrat
Synaptomys cooperi Baird, 1858 - southern bog lemming
Family Murinae: Old World rats and mice
Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769) - Norway rat I
Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758 - house mouse I
Family Dipodidae: Jumping mice
Zapus hudsonius (Zimmermann, 1780) - meadow jumping mouse
Family Erethizontidae
Erethizon dorsata (Linnaeus, 1758) - North American porcupine X
Order Carnivora: Carnivores
Family Canidae: Coyotes, wolves
Canis latrans Say, 1823 - coyote
Canis lupus Linnaeus 1758 - wolf X, FT / ST
Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) - red fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Schreber, 1775) - gray fox
Family Procyonidae: Raccoons, ringtails
Procyon lotor (Linnaeus, 1758) - raccoon
Family Mustelidae: Weasels, badgers, and allies
Mustela nivalis Linnaeus, 1766 - least weasel
Mustela frenata Lichtenstein, 1831 - long-tailed weasel
Neovison vison (Schreber, 1777) - American mink
Taxidea taxus (Schreber, 1777) - American badger
Martes pennanti (Erxleben, 1777) - fisher X
Martes americana (Turton, 1806) - American marten X
Lontra canadensis (Schreber, 1777) - North American river otter
Family Mephitidae: Skunks
Mephitis mephitis (Schreber, 1776) - striped skunk
Family Felidae: Cats
Lynx rufus (Schreber, 1777) - bobcat
Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771) - cougar X
Family Ursidae: Bears
Ursus americanus Pallas, 1780 - American black bear X
Order Artiodactyla: Even-toed Ungulates
Family Cervidae: Deer and allies
Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmermann, 1780) - white-tailed deer
Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 - elk (wapiti) X
Family Bovidae: Bovids
Bison bison (Linnaeus, 1758) - American bison X
FE = Federal Endangered
FT = Federal Threatened
X = Extirpated from Illinois
SE = Illinois State Endangered
ST = Illinois State Threatened
I = Introduced (non-native)
U = Status in Illinois Uncertain
Go here for all the species found in IL.
Well i live in Chicago and i see road kill here and there but not often! Animals are my favorite! but i think the animal life in Chicago is wonderful!
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