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WildlifeMammal List Key to mammal list -Common: animal and/or evidence of animal observed daily, present in large numbers. -Fairly Common: may be present in large numbers, but secretive or nocturnal and not often observed. -Uncommon: infrequently observed, can be in isolated populations. -Rare: seldom observed, unusual to encounter, present in small numbers. -Extirpated: no longer found in this area. Zion Mammal List: Bats (Chiroptera) -California Myotis - Myotis californicus (Fairly common) -Western Small-footed Myotis - Myotis ciliolabrum (Fairly common) -Long-eared Myotis - Myotis evotis (Uncommon) -Little Brown Myotis - Myotis lucifugus (Unknown) -Fringed Myotis - Myotis thysanodes (Uncommon) -Long-legged Myotis - Myotis volans (Fairly common) -Yuma Myotis - Myotis yumanensis (Fairly common) -Western Red Bat - Lasiurus blossevillii (Uncommon) -Hoary Bat - Lasiurus cinereus (Uncommon) -Silver-haired Bat - Lasionycteris nocti-vagans (Fairly common) -Western Pipistrelle - Pipistrellus hesperus (Common) -Big Brown Bat - Eptesicus fuscus (Fairly common) -Spotted Bat - Euderma maculatum (Uncommon) -Townsend’s Big-eared Bat - Plecotus townsendii (Uncommon) -Allen’s Big-eared Bat - Idionycteris phyllotis (Unknown) -Pallid Bat - Antrozous pallidus (Fairly common) -Brazilian Free-tailed Bat - Tadarida brasiliensis (Fairly common) -Big Free-tailed Bat- Nyctinomops macrotis (Uncommon) Pika, Rabbits, and Hares (Lagomorpha) -American Pika - Ochotona princeps (Rare) -Desert Cottontail - Sylvilagus audubonii (Common) -Mountain Cottontail - Sylvilagus nuttallii (Uncommon) -Black-tailed Jackrabbit - Lepus californicus (Fairly common) Rodents (Rodentia) -Cliff Chipmunk - Tamias dorsalis (Fairly common) -Least Chipmunk - Tamias minimus (Fairly common) -Uinta Chipmunk - Tamias umbrinus (Fairly common) -Yellow-bellied Marmot - Marmota flaviventris (Uncommon) -White-tailed Antelope Squirrel - Ammo-spermophilus leucurus (Common) -Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel - Spermophilus lateralis (Uncommon) -Rock Squirrel - Spermophilus variegatus (Common) -Red Squirrel - Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (Fairly common) -Northern Flying Squirrel - Glaucomys sabrinus (Uncommon) -Botta’s Pocket Gopher - Thomomys bottae (Fairly common) -Northern Pocket Gopher - Thomomys talpoides (Fairly common) -Great Basin Pocket Mouse - Perognathus parvus (Uncommon) -Little Pocket Mouse - Perognathus longimembris (Uncommon) -Long-tailed Pocket Mouse - Chaetodipus formosus (Uncommon) -Merriam’s Kangaroo Rat - Dipodomys merriami (Fairly common) -Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat - Dipodomys microps (Unknown) -Ord’s Kangaroo Rat - Dipodomys ordii (Uncommon) -American Beaver - Castor canadensis (Fairly common) -Western Harvest Mouse - Reithro-dontomys megalotis (Common) -Brush Mouse - Peromyscus boylii (Fairly common) -Canyon Mouse - Peromyscus crinitus (Fairly common) -Cactus Mouse - Peromyscus eremicus (Uncommon) -Deer Mouse - Peromyscus maniculatus (Fairly common) -Piñon Mouse - Peromyscus truei (Fairly common) -Northern Grasshopper Mouse - Ony-chomys leucogaster (Uncommon) -Southern Grasshopper Mouse - Ony-chomys torridus (Uncommon) -Bushy-tailed Woodrat - Neotoma cinerea (Uncommon) -Desert Woodrat - Neotoma lepida (Fairly common) -House Mouse - Mus musculus (Uncommon) -Long-tailed Vole - Microtus longicaudus (Fairly common) -Montane Vole - Microtus montanus (Fairly common) -Common Muskrat - Ondatra zibethicus (Uncommon) -Common Porcupine - Erethizon dorsatum (Uncommon) Carnivores (Carnivora) -Coyote - Canis latrans (Fairly common) -Gray Wolf - Canis lupus (Extirpated) -Kit Fox - Vulpes velox (Rare) -Red Fox - Vulpes vulpes (Rare) -Common Gray Fox - Urocyon cinereo-argenteus (Fairly common) -Black Bear - Ursus americanus (Rare) -Grizzly Bear - Ursus arctos (Extirpated) -Ringtail - Bassariscus astutus (Common) -Ermine - Mustela erminea (Uncommon) -Raccoon - Procyon lotor (Uncommon) -Long-tailed Weasel - Mustela frenata (Uncommon) -American Badger - Taxidea taxus (Rare) -Western Spotted Skunk - Spilogale gracilis (Uncommon) -Striped Skunk - Mephitis mephitis (Common) -Mountain Lion - Felis concolor (Fairly common) -Bobcat - Lynx rufus (Uncommon) Shrews (Insectivora) -Merriam’s Shrew - Sorex merriami (Unknown) -Montane Shrew - Sorex monticolus (Uncommon) -Water Shrew - Sorex palustris (Uncommon) -Desert Shrew - Notiosorex crawfordi (Uncommon) Even-toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla) -Elk - Cervus elaphus (Uncommon) -Mule Deer - Odocoileus hemionus (Common) -Desert Bighorn Sheep - Ovis canadensis nelsoni (Extirpated, Reintroduced, Common) |
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