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 sambar (Rusa unicolor) is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The name "sambar" is also sometimes used to refer to the Philippine deer called the "Philippine sambar", and the Javan rusa called the "Sunda sambar".
The Mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa) is a rodent from North America. It should not be confused with true North American and Eurasian beavers, to which it is not closely related; instead its closest relatives are squirrels.
The spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera ) is a species of softshell turtle, one of the largest freshwater turtle species in North America. Both the common name, spiny softshell, and the specific name, spinifera (spine-bearing), refer to the...
The Desert rosy boa (Lichanura trivirgata) is a species of nonvenomous snake native to the American Southwest and Baja California and Sonora in Mexico. It is one of four species in the boa family native to the continental United States, the other...
Pond sliders (Trachemys scripta) are medium-sized, semiaquatic turtles found in North America. Their name 'slider' comes from the behavior of these turtles when startled. Groups of sliders often bask and sun on logs, branches, and vegetation at or...
The black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus ) is a locally abundant shorebird of American wetlands and coastlines. It is found from the coastal areas of California through much of the interior western United States and along the Gulf of Mexico as...
The Florida banded water snake (Nerodia fasciata pictiventris ), a subspecies of the banded water snake (southern water snake - Nerodia fasciata ), is a nonvenomous natricine colubrid native to the southeastern United States.
The California red-sided garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis ) is a subspecies of the common garter snake. This slender subspecies of natricine snake is indigenous to North America and is one of three recognized subspecies of Thamnophis...
The San Francisco garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia ) is a slender multi-colored subspecies of the common garter snake. Designated as an endangered subspecies since the year 1967, it is endemic to San Mateo County and the extreme...
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 Giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas ) is the largest species of garter snake. Relatively rare, it is a semi-aquatic venomous snake with a limited distribution in the wetlands of central California.
The salt marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris ), also known as the red-bellied harvest mouse, is an endangered rodent endemic to the San Francisco Bay Area salt marshes in California. The two distinct subspecies are both endangered and...
Oryzomys peninsulae, also known as the Lower California rice rat, is a species of rodent from western Mexico. Restricted to the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, it is a member of the genus Oryzomys of family Cricetidae. Only about...
Townsend's pocket gopher (Thomomys townsendii ) is a species of pocket gopher endemic to the northwestern United States.
The Panamint alligator lizard (Elgaria panamintina ) is a species of lizard in the Anguidae family.
The Mount Lyell shrew (Sorex lyelli ) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is named for Mount Lyell in Yosemite National Park, the area where the shrew has been most commonly found.
The fog shrew (Sorex sonomae ) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to northern California and Oregon in the United States.
The Inyo shrew (Sorex tenellus ) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae.
The tule shrew (Sorex ornatus juncensis ) is a possibly extinct subspecies of the ornate shrew (Sorex ornatus ). It was confined to the Baja California peninsula in Mexico.
Sorex ornatus sinuosus, the Suisun shrew or Suisun ornate shrew, is a subspecies of the ornate shrew that occurs in the tidal marshes of the northern shores of San Pablo and Suisun bays (northern arms of the San Francisco Bay, as far east as Grizzly...
