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 North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) is a semiaquatic mammal that lives along its waterways and coasts. It is the only river otter that is found north of Mexico. These animals live in burrows and like most predators, prey upon the most...
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 Snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) is a secretive forest-dwelling mammal found only in North America. It has the name "snowshoe" because of the large size of its hind feet. The animal's feet prevent it from sinking into the snow when it hops and...
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 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...
The Northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) is one of three species of the genus Glaucomys, the only flying squirrels found in North America. They are found in forests across North America. They are proficient gliders but uncoordinated walkers...
The desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni ) is a subspecies of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis ) that is native to the deserts of the United States' intermountain west and southwestern regions, as well as northwestern Mexico. The Bureau of...
American pikas (Ochotona princeps) are mountain-dwelling mammals found in the mountains of western North America. They are smaller relatives of rabbits and hares. They have two different ways of foraging; they either directly consume food or they...
The western gray squirrel (Sciurus griseus ) is an arboreal rodent found along the western coast of the United States and Mexico. It is a tree squirrel.In some places, this species has also been known as the silver-gray squirrel, the California gray...
The cinnamon bear (Ursus americanus cinnamomum ) is both a highly variable color morph and a subspecies of the American black bear, native to the central, eastern, and western areas of the United States and Canada. Established populations are found...
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 Douglas squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) is a pine squirrel found in the Pacific Northwest of North America. It is sometimes known as the chickaree or Pine squirrel, although these names are also used for the American red squirrel. The Native...
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 desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii ), also known as Audubon's cottontail, is a New World cottontail rabbit, and a member of the family Leporidae. Unlike the European rabbit, they do not form social burrow systems, but compared with some...
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 North American red fox (Vulpes vulpes fulva ) is a North American subspecies of the red fox. It is the largest of the true foxes and one of the most widely distributed members of the order Carnivora, occurring in North America. It is listed as...
The rock squirrel (Otospermophilus variegatus ) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae and is native to Mexico and the Southwestern United States, including southern Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, West Texas, and the panhandle...
The desert kangaroo rat (Dipodomys deserti ) is a rodent species in the family Heteromyidae that is found in desert areas of southwestern North America. It is one of the large kangaroo rats, with a total length greater than 12 inches (30 cm) and a...
The round-tailed ground squirrel (Xerospermophilus tereticaudus ), known as "Ardillón cola redonda" in Spanish, live in the desert of the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico. They are called "ground squirrels" because they burrow in...
The Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis sierrae ) is subspecies of bighorn sheep unique to the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. A 2016 genetics study confirmed significant divergence between the three subspecies of North America's...
The white-tailed antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus leucurus ) is a diurnal species of ground squirrel, scientifically classified in the order Rodentia and family Sciuridae, found in arid regions of the southwestern United States and the Baja...
The Sierra Nevada red fox (Vulpes vulpes necator ), also known as the High Sierra fox, is a subspecies of red fox found in the Oregon Cascades and the Sierra Nevada. It is likely one of the most endangered mammals in North America. The High Sierra...
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 southern Rocky Mountain wolf (Canis lupus youngi ) is an extinct subspecies of gray wolf which was once distributed over southeastern Idaho, southwestern Wyoming, northeastern Nevada, Utah, western and central Colorado, northwestern Arizona (but...
The desert woodrat (Neotoma lepida ) is a species of pack rat native to desert regions of western North America.
Merriam's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami ) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. The species name commemorates Clinton Hart Merriam.
The coyote (Canis latrans ) is a species of canine native to North America. It is smaller than its close relative, the wolf, and slightly smaller than the closely related eastern wolf and red wolf. It fills much of the same ecological niche as the...
The Uinta chipmunk or hidden forest chipmunk (Neotamias umbrinus ), is a species of chipmunk in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the United States. Formerly known as Tamias umbrinus, phylogenetic studies have shown it to be sufficiently...
The Lodgepole chipmunk (Neotamias speciosus ) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in the U.S. state of California at elevations from 1,500 to 3,000 metres (4,900 to 9,800 ft). The Lodgepole chipmunk has a variety of common...
The cliff chipmunk (Neotamias dorsalis ) is a small, bushy-tailed squirrel that typically lives along cliff walls or boulder fields bordering Pinyon-juniper woodlands in the Western United States and Mexico (commonly spotted in northern Arizona to...
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...
Allen's chipmunk (Neotamias senex ) is a species of chipmunk. It is also known as the shadow chipmunk. It is native to the western United States, where it occurs in California, Nevada, and Oregon. It is a common species of the Sierra Nevada....
The Southeastern Spanish ibex or Beceite ibex (Capra pyrenaica hispanica ) is a goat that is endemic to Spain. The Southeastern Spanish ibex inhabits the Sierra Nevada, Sierra de las Nieves Natural Park, Sierra de Cazorla, Sierra de Grazalema,...
The dark kangaroo mouse (Microdipodops megacephalus ) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is found in California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Utah in the United States.
