American marsupials (Order Didelphimorphia)
The American opossum is the only marsupial found in the SAIN region.

Artiodactyls (order Artiodactyla)
This order includes hoofed mammals such as deer, elk, bison, and pigs.

Bats (order Chiroptera)
Bats are the only mammals capable of true flight. There are two families of bats in the SAIN region.

Carnivores (order Carnivora)
Carnivores include predatory mammals such as wolves. There are six families within this order in the SAIN region.

Edentates (order Cingulata)
This order includes armadillos. Armadillos are steadily increasing their range northward from the Southern U.S.

Insectivores (order Soricomorpha)
This order includes moles and shrews, mammals that primarily consume small invertebrates such as insects.

Lagomorphs (order Lagomorpha)
This order is represented by the taxonomic family Leporidae, which includes rabbits, hares, cottontail, and jackrabbits.

Rodents (order Rodentia)
Rodents include mammals such as squirrels, mice, and beaver. There are eight rodent families in the SAIN region.