The bobcat (Lynx rufus) is a medium-sized cat native to North America. It is featured in some stories of the indigenous peoples of North and Central America and in the folklore of European-descended inhabitants of the Americas.
The pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) is a species of even-toed mammal native to North America. Though not an antelope, it is known colloquially in North America as the American antelope, prong buck, pronghorn antelope, and prairie antelope, because...
The White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) is a medium-sized deer native to the Americas where it is the most widely distributed wild ungulate. Texas is home to the most White-tailed deer of any U.S. state or Canadian province, with an estimated...
The Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) is one of the most iconic and beloved wildlife in the American West. It is so-named because of its large ears that look like a mule's ears.
The Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) is a hoofed mammal endemic to mountainous areas of western North America. A subalpine to alpine species, it is a sure-footed climber commonly seen on cliffs and ice. Despite its vernacular name the Mountain...
The Black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) is a common hare of the western United States and Mexico. It is one of the largest North American hares. The Black-tailed jackrabbit does not migrate or hibernate during winter and uses the same...
The Eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) is a New World cottontail rabbit, a member of the family Leporidae. It is the most common rabbit species in North America.
The Western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) is a common lizard found in the western United States and northwestern Mexico. As the ventral abdomen of an adult is characteristically blue, it is also known as the blue-belly.
The Kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) is a fox species that inhabits arid and semi-arid regions of North America. These foxes are the smallest of the four species of Vulpes occurring in North America and are among the smallest of the vulpines worldwide. It...
The Yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris) is a large, stout-bodied ground squirrel in the marmot genus. It is one of fourteen species of marmots and is native to mountainous regions of North America. They live in burrows in colonies and...
Western rattlesnake, commonly known as the (northern) Pacific rattlesnake, is a venomous pit viper species found in western North America from the Baja California Peninsula to the southern interior of British Columbia.
The White-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii) is a large hare found in western North America. Whitetails are often seen in urban and suburban parks in Western Canada. People often come across bunnies alone during the day in spring and mistakenly...
The California ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi) is a common ground squirrel of the western United States and the Baja California Peninsula. It was named after Frederick William Beechey, an early 19th-century British explorer and naval...
The Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni ) is a subspecies of elk found in the Rocky Mountains and adjacent ranges of Western North America.
The desert horned lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos ) is a species of phrynosomatid lizard native to western North America. They are often referred to as "horny toads", although they are not toads, but lizards.
The Great Plains wolf (Canis lupus nubilus ), also known as the buffalo wolf or loafer, is an extinct subspecies of gray wolf that once extended throughout the Great Plains, from southern Manitoba and Saskatchewan in Canada southward to northern...
The pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis ) is a rabbit species native to the United States. It is also the only native rabbit species in North America to dig its own burrow. The pygmy rabbit differs significantly from species within either the Lepus...
The bushy-tailed woodrat, or packrat (Neotoma cinerea ) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found in Canada and the United States.Its natural habitats are boreal forests, temperate forests, dry savanna, temperate shrubland, and temperate...
The hoary bat (Aeorestes cinereus ) is a species of bat in the vesper bat family, Vespertilionidae. It lives throughout most of North America (possibly including Hawaii, although this is disputed).
The brush rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani ), or western brush rabbit, or Californian brush rabbit, is a species of cottontail rabbit found in western coastal regions of North America, from the Columbia River in Oregon to the southern tip of the Baja...
The Great Basin Gophersnake (Pituophis catenifer deserticola) is a subspecies of nonvenomous Gopher snake. It is found in parts of western United States and adjacent southwestern Canada and is often mistaken for the Prairie rattlesnake.
The Sharp-tailed snake (Contia tenuis) is a small non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. It can be found only in the Western United States and British Columbia.
The Western yellow-bellied racer (Coluber constrictor mormon) is a subspecies of the Eastern racer. It is nonvenomous and is not dangerous to humans.
Botta's pocket gopher (Thomomys bottae ) is a burrowing rodent native to western North America. It is also known in some sources as Valley pocket gopher, particularly in California. Both the specific and common names of this species honor Paul-Émile...
The Columbian ground squirrel (Urocitellus columbianus ) is a species of rodent common in certain regions of Canada and the northwestern United States. It is the second largest member of the genus Urocitellus, which is part of the tribe Marmotini,...
Tyto pollens is an extinct giant barn owl which lived in the Bahamas during the last Ice Age.It is only known from the partial remains of three individuals which have been collected on the islands of Little Exuma (the site was misidentified as on...
The Great Basin rattlesnake (Crotalus lutosus) is a venomous pit viper species found in the United States. It was first formally named by Laurence Monroe Klauber in 1930 as a subspecies of Crotalus confluentus (now known as Crotalus viridis). The...
The camas pocket gopher (Thomomys bulbivorus ), also known as the camas rat or Willamette Valley gopher, is a rodent, the largest member in the genus Thomomys, of the family Geomyidae. First described in 1829, it is endemic to the Willamette Valley...
The yellow-pine chipmunk (Neotamias amoenus ) is a species of order Rodentia in the family Sciuridae. It is found in western North America: parts of Canada and the United States.
The Mazama pocket gopher (Thomomys mazama ) is a smooth-toothed pocket gopher restricted to the Pacific Northwest. The herbivorous species ranges from coastal Washington, through Oregon, and into north-central California. Four subspecies of the...
The broad-footed mole (Scapanus latimanus ) was a former mole species that has since been split into three distinct species in the genus Scapanus : Northern broad-footed mole, Scapanus latimanus, ranging from southern Oregon to central California....
The California kangaroo rat (Dipodomys californicus ) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. However, populations are declining, having not fully recovered after the drought in California from 2013 to 2015 destroyed their habitat (the...
The pinyon mouse (Peromyscus truei ) is native to the southwestern United States and Baja California in Mexico. These medium-sized mice are often distinguished by their relatively large ears. The range of this species extends from southern Oregon...
Townsend's pocket gopher (Thomomys townsendii ) is a species of pocket gopher endemic to the northwestern United States.
The gray-tailed vole (Microtus canicaudus ) also known as the gray-tailed meadow vole or gray-tailed meadow mouse, is a rodent in the genus Microtus (small-eared "meadow voles") of the family Cricetidae. Voles are small mammals, and this species...
The Columbian sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus ) is a subspecies of sharp-tailed grouse native to the Western United States and British Columbia.
The green darner or common green darner (Anax junius), after its resemblance to a darning needle, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. One of the most common and abundant species throughout North America, it also ranges south to...
The black saddlebags (Tramea lacerata) is a species of skimmer dragonfly found throughout North America. It has distinctive wings with characteristic black blotches at their proximal ends, which make the dragonfly look as though it is wearing...
Bombus suckleyi is a species of bumblebee known commonly as Suckley's cuckoo bumblebee, named after biologist George Suckley. Suckley's bumble bee is a generalist pollinator and represents a rare group of obligate, parasitic bumble bees (cuckoo...
