Desert Big horn Sheep Spotted Bat Black Tailed Jackrabbit Western Spotted Skunk Scientific name: Scientific name: Scientific name: Scientific name: Ovis Canadensis nelson Euderma maculatum Lepus californicus Spilogale gracilis Description: Description: Description: Description: The most conspicuous feature is that the The spotted bat is black with very large Long ears, up to 8 inches long. Big feet, It is distinguished from it’s larger cousins horns continue to grow. Both male and fe- pink ears. Conspicious white spots mark long hind legs and bushy black tail. Distinc- by its shorter stripes and spots across its male have horns, but the male is much lar- each shoulder, the rump and the base of tive long ears with black tips and a black back. It has an ambling gate and does a ger. The horns are permanent and consist of each ear. strip that runs from its rump up its tail. Their spectacular headstand to spray back over its a sheath of keratin coering a boney core. fur color allows for great camouflage. head. Life span: Life span: Life span: Life Span: Unknown 6 - 8 years 1 - 5 years 1 - 3 years Habitat: Habitat and range: Habitat and Range: Habitat and Range: Spotted bats can be found in wetland, These rabbits are common in Nevada’s Mountainous, rocky and brushy areas are Typical terrain is rough, rocky and steep, riparian, rock, cliff, desert, shrubland, grass- deserts and foothill landscapes. They live in preferred. It is found throughout Western broken up by washes and canyons. This land, or wooded habitats near a permanent the extreme environments of the desert North America. It is the only skunk found in helps fight predation. They live in areas with water source. They roost in caves, rocks, and where temperatures are hot in the day and Southern Nevada. hot dry summers. They are located in moun- occasionally mines. They can be found from cold at night and there isn’t a lot of rain. tain ranges throughout the southwest. Be- Biritish Columbia through the western Food: sides Nevada, they are found in California, United States. They prefer open areas where they can see Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Texas predators approaching. They can be found in It will eat small mammals, fish, amphibi- and Mexico. Food: the Western U.S. from Washington to south ans, birds, eggs and even insects, but it is California and east to Nebraska and Texas. also fond of ripe corn and fruit. Food: These bats forage for insects, primarily moths, high in the are off the ground. Food: They are herbivores, mainly eating In summer, alfalfa, clover and others. In grasses, forbs and shrubs. winter, woody and dried vegetation.
Pika Sierra Mountain Beaver Coyote Pronghorn Antelope Scientific name: Scientific name: Scientific name: Scientific name: Ochotona princeps Aplodontia rufa Californica Canis latrans Antelocapra americana Description: Description: Description: Description: This creature looks like a combination of a Thought to be the most primitive living The coyote resembles a medium-sized The body is distinctly marked with white rabbit and a mouse, with large ears but no rodent, this beaver is a bit different than the shepherd-collie dog. Distinguishing charac- on the underside and rump. The back is tail. traditional beaver. This chunky, grizzled gray teristics are pointed ears and nose, and a brown with shades of cinnamon and the rodent looks a lot like a tail-less muskrat. It long bushy tail. The legs are generally slim- males have a black cheek patch, muzzle and Life span: mer than a dogs. forhead. Both female and male have horns. has a small, one inch furred tail. The eyes The males horns reach about 12 inches with are small and the ears are small and Life span: 6 - 7 years rounded. two branches. 5 - 7 years Habitat and range: Life span: Life Span: Habitat and Range: Pika are well adapted to harsh habitat, 5 - 6 years 5 - 10 years but spend most of the year burrowed under- From the low desert valleys to the alpine ground away from the cold. They are usually Habitat and Range: Habitat and Range: around rocks. ridges, coyotes are found in about any type Mountain beavers inhabit moist forest of habitat where they can find food. They They prefer gentle rolling or flat, wide- They are distributed through Western habitats with ample vegetative ground have perhaps the most varied habitat of any open topography. Low sagebrush and north- North America animal in Nevada. They can be found across ern desert shrubs are preferred. Historically cover, and live underground. North America in, including Alaska. they extended to Mexico but with cattle Food: ranges they are mostly found in Nevada. Populations are found in Nevada, Califor- Food: They are herbivores, eating grass. nia, Oregon, Washington and British Colom- Food: bia. In Nevada, rabbits, rodents and carrion make up the bulk of their diet, while deer They will eat over 150 different species of Food: and antelope fawns are occasional. In other grasses, forbs and succulent plants. They are herbivores and forage for plants, areas, their diet includes insects and plant trees and shrubs. material.
Mule Deer Wild horses Badger River Otter Scientific name: Scientific name: Scientific name: Scientific name: Ochotona princeps Aplodontia rufa Californica Canis latrans Antelocapra americana Description: Description: Description: Description: This creature looks like a combination of a Thought to be the most primitive living The coyote resembles a medium-sized The body is distinctly marked with white rabbit and a mouse, with large ears but no rodent, this beaver is a bit different than the shepherd-collie dog. Distinguishing charac- on the underside and rump. The back is tail. traditional beaver. This chunky, grizzled gray teristics are pointed ears and nose, and a brown with shades of cinnamon and the rodent looks a lot like a tail-less muskrat. It long bushy tail. The legs are generally slim- males have a black cheek patch, muzzle and Life span: mer than a dogs. forhead. Both female and male have horns. has a small, one inch furred tail. The eyes The males horns reach about 12 inches with are small and the ears are small and Life span: 6 - 7 years rounded. two branches. 5 - 7 years Habitat and range: Life span: Life Span: Habitat and Range: Pika are well adapted to harsh habitat, 5 - 6 years 5 - 10 years but spend most of the year burrowed under- From the low desert valleys to the alpine ground away from the cold. They are usually Habitat and Range: Habitat and Range: around rocks. ridges, coyotes are found in about any type Mountain beavers inhabit moist forest of habitat where they can find food. They They prefer gentle rolling or flat, wide- They are distributed through Western habitats with ample vegetative ground have perhaps the most varied habitat of any open topography. Low sagebrush and north- North America animal in Nevada. They can be found across ern desert shrubs are preferred. Historically cover, and live underground. North America in, including Alaska. they extended to Mexico but with cattle Food: ranges they are mostly found in Nevada. Populations are found in Nevada, Califor- Food: They are herbivores, eating grass. nia, Oregon, Washington and British Colom- Food: bia. In Nevada, rabbits, rodents and carrion make up the bulk of their diet, while deer They will eat over 150 different species of Food: and antelope fawns are occasional. In other grasses, forbs and succulent plants. They are herbivores and forage for plants, areas, their diet includes insects and plant trees and shrubs. material.
Black Bear Mountain Lion Scientific name: Scientific name: Ursus americanus Felis concolor Description: Description: May get to four feet tall at the shoulder and weigh 450 pounds. They are not always Also known as a cougar, panther or puma. An adult can stand 30 inches a the shoulder black. They also come in shades of cinnamon and brown. They have large ears, a long snout and measure up to 8 feet in length, and weigh up to 180 pounds. The short dense fur varies and round head that distinguishes them from grizzly and brown bears. from yellow to a tawny rusty brown or gray. The understide of the body is white and the tail is tipped in black. The rounded ears and sides of the nose are also black. They are much Life span: larger than bobcats and have a long tail, about one third of the total length. 30 + years Life span: Habitat and range: 12 - 15 years Mountainous areas and scrub lands, river and lake areas that have fish and fat-rich in- Habitat and Range: sects. These cats exist only in the Western Hemisphere and is North America’s second biggest The American black bear is the only bear species occurring naturally in Nevada. Ranges cat. Their habitat ranges from desert, chaparral and badlands to sub alpine mountains and includes mountainous areas and foothills of Lake Tahoe, the Sierra Nevada Mountains and tropical rain forests. They are usually most abundant where deer are plentiful. Their range nearby mountain ranges in extreme western Nevada. is from 10 to 370 square miles. Food: Food: Black bears are omnivorous. They will graze on grass and browse on berries and and Small mammals such as mice, ground squirrels, rabbits, skunks and porcupines make up blossoms, dig grubs, catch fish and small mammals. Prior to winter hibernation, black bears a large part of their diet. Where possible, deer are their primary prey species. seek to consume more than 20,000 calories a day.
Natural History:
Black bears are primarily nocturnal with daytime forays, usually solitary except femals with cubs. Black bears may range 15 miles or more a day. They can achieve 30 miles an hour in a sprint and are excellent climbers. Their eyesight is poor, hearing is good and smell is excellent.