Porcupines Erethizontidae Notes Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum

Dogs and Allies latrans ______Gray cinereoargenteus ______Bears Ursidae ______Black americanus ______Raccoons and Allies lotor ______Coati nasua ______Ringtail astutus ______Weasels, And Allies Long-tailed Mustela frenata ______Badger Taxidea taxus ______Western Spotted Spilogale gracilis ______Striped Skunk mephitis Mephitis macroura PLEASE RESPECT Hog-nosed Skunk Conepatus mesoleucus POPULATIONS BY NOT FEEDING, River Canadensis AND ALWAYS MAINTAINING

Cats A SAFE DISTANCE.

Mountain concolor AREAS ***** Felis rufus THE COLLECTION OF WILDLIFE CAN

Peccaries Tayassuidae RESULT IN REDUCTION OF LOCAL Collared Peccary Tayassu tajacu POPULATIONS, TRANSMITTAL OF Deer Cervidae Elk Cervus elaphus DISEASES, AND INTRODUCTION OF SEDONA, COTTONWOOD,

Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus NON-ENDEMIC , AND IS CAMPVERDE, AND RIMROCK White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus ILLEGAL FOR SOME SPECIES. Pronghorns Antilocapridae Pronghorn Antilocapra Americana PRODUCED BY:

Cattle, Sheep And Allies Bovidae John Felix, FS Volunteer Desert Bighorn Ovis canadensis Janie Agyagos, USFS Rocky Mountain Bighorn Ovis canadensis canadensis Last Edit: 2/2017 INTRODUCTION CHECKLIST Squirrels and Allies Sciuridae Common Name Scientific Name Cliff Chipmunk Eutamias dorsalis Harris’ Antelope Ground Squirrel Ammospermophilus harrisii Shrews Soricidae Rock Squirrel Spermophilus variegatus Merriam’s Shrew Sorex merriami Abert’s Squirrel Sciurus aberti Dusky Shrew Sorex monticolus Gray Squirrel Sciurus arizonensis Desert Shrew Notiosorex crawfordii

Vespertilionid Bats Vespertilionidae Pocket Gophers Geomyidae Yuma Myotis Myotis yumanensis Botta’s Pocket Gopher Thomomys bottae

Cave Myotis Myotis velifer Kangaroo Rats and Arizona Myotis Myotis occultus Pocket Mice Heteromyidae Long-eared Myotis Myotis evotis Arizona Pocket Mouse Perognathus amplus Southwestern Myotis Myotis auriculus Rock Pocket Mouse Perognathus intermedius Fringed Myotis Myotis thysanodes Bailey’s Pocket Mouse Perognathus baileyi Long-legged Myotis Myotis volans Hispid Pocket Mouse Perognathus hispidus California Myotis Myotis californicus Ord’s Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys ordii Small-footed Myotis Myotis ciliolabrum Beavers Castoridae Silver-haired Bat Lasionycteris noctivagans Beaver Castor Canadensis Canyon Bat Parastrellus hesperus

Big Brown Bat Eptesicus fuscus Mice and Rats Muridae Red Bat Lasiurus borealis The Verde Valley is defined geographically as the low Plains Harvest Mouse montanus -lying area surrounded by Mingus Mountain on the Allen’s Lappet-browed Bat Idionycteris phyllotis Western Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys megalotis west, the Mogollon Rim on the north and east, and Townsend’s Big-eared Bat Corynorhinus townsendii Cactus Mouse eremicus Squaw Peak and Pine Mountain on the South. The Verde Pallid Bat Antrozous pallidus Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus Valley is comprised of the towns of Cottonwood, Hoary Bat Lasiurus cinereus White-footed Mouse Peromyscus leucopus Cornville, Sedona, Lake Montezuma/Rimrock/ Free-Tailed Bats Molossidae Brush Mouse Peromyscus boylii McGuireville, and Camp Verde. American Free-tailed Bat Tadarida brasiliensis Pinyon Mouse Peromyscus truei The Verde Valley contains a variety of habitats Big Free-tailed Bat Nyctinomops macrotis Northern Onychomys leucogaster including mixed conifer, ponderosa pine, pinyon-juniper Pocketed Free-tailed Bat Nyctinomops femorosaccus Southern Grasshopper Mouse Onychomys torridus woodlands, , Sonoran desert scrub, semi- Mastiff Bat Eumops perotis White-throated Woodrat Neotoma albigula desert grassland, and riparian. This variety of habitats Rabbits and Hares Leporidae Stephens’ Woodrat Neotoma stephensi support complex assemblages of wildlife and plants. Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus Mexican Woodrat Neotoma mexicana

This checklist contains 76 species of mammals found Desert Cottontail Sylvilagus audubonii Mexican mexicanus within the Verde Valley. Please report sightings of Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus Ondatra zibethicus additional species to Janie Agyagos (928-203-7507). House Mouse Mus musculus