MAMMALS and REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS
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National Park Service Bryce Canyon U.S. Department of the Interior Bryce Canyon National Park CHECKLISTS OF MAMMALS and REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS Utah Prairie Dog Short-horned Lizard Great Basin Rattlesnake Mountain Lion Mule Deer Field Checklist of the A H ___ Silver-haired Bat Lasionycteris noctivagans U M Mammals of Bryce Canyon National Park ___ Hoary Bat Lasiurus cinereus* UK M This list contains species which have been observed in Bryce Canyon ___ California Myotis Myotis californicus U M National Park or the surrounding area. Some rare or unconfirmed species are noted by an (*). Please submit observations of these ___ Western Small-footed Myotis Myotis ciliolabrum U M species, including written details and/or photographs, to: ___ Long-eared Myotis Myotis evotis U M Resource Management Division ___ Little Brown Myotis Myotis lucifugus U M Bryce Canyon National Park ___ Fringed Myotis Myotis thysanodes U M P.O. Box 640201 Bryce Canyon, UT 84764-0201 ___ Long-legged Myotis Myotis volans U M ___ Yuma Myotis* Myotis yumanensis N M ___ Western Pipistrelle* Pipistrellus hesperus UK M Abundance (A) Molossidae C Common ___ Big Free-tailed Bat* Nyctinomops macrotis N M Certain to be seen in suitable habitats U Uncommon ___ Brazilian Free-tailed Bat* Tadarida brasiliensis N M Present but not certain to be seen HARES & RABBITS O Occasional ___ Desert Cottontail Sylvilagus audubonii N J/S Seen a few times during the season ___ Mountain Cottontail Sylvilagus nuttallii U P/F R Rare ___ Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus N P Seldom found in the park UK Unknown ___ Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus U M Abundance Unknown ___ White-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus townsendii N P/S N Not Applicable SQUIRRELS Weak or unconfirmed evidence ___ Cliff Chipmunk Neotamias dorsalis U J/C ___ Least Chipmunk Neotamias minimus C M Habitat (H) ___ Uinta Chipmunk Neotamias umbrinus C M ___ Yellow-bellied Marmot Marmota flaviventris U C J Utah Juniper/Pinyon Pine Woodland Lower elevations (below the rim). ___ White-tailed Antelope Squirrel Ammospermophilus leucurus N J P Ponderosa Pine Forest ___ Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel Spermophilus lateralis C M Mainly between 7,500 and 8,500 feet elevation. ___ Rock Squirrel Spermophilus variegatus U M S Black Sagebrush Meadows ___ Utah Prairie Dog Cynomys parvidens C S Mainly between 7,500 and 8,500 feet elevation. ___ Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus U F F White Fir Forest ___ Northern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus UK F Southern end of the park above 8,500 feet. C Cliffs POCKET GOPHERS Cliffs and breaks along the rim. ___ Northern Pocket Gopher Thomomys talpoides U P/S W Water POCKET MICE & KANGAROO RATS Primarily found in areas outside the park. ___ Great Basin Pocket Mouse Perognathus parvus UK J V Vicinity ___ Ord’s Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys ordii UK V Not usually found within the park. M Multiple habitats BEAVER ___ American Beaver Castor canadensis N W RATS & MICE ___ Western Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys megalotis U N A H ___ Brush Mouse Peromyscus boylii U J SHREWS ___ Canyon Mouse Peromyscus crinitus U J ___ Masked Shrew Sorex cinereus N M ___ Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus C M ___ Merriam’s Shrew Sorex merriami U J/S ___ Piñon Mouse Peromyscus truei U J ___ Montane Shrew Sorex monticolus U S/W ___ Northern Grasshopper Mouse Onychomys leucogaster N M ___ Dwarf Shrew Sorex nanus U P/F ___ Bushy-tailed Woodrat Neotoma cinerea U J/C ___ American Water Shrew Sorex palustris N W ___ Desert Woodrat Neotoma lepida ? J ___ Crawford’s Desert Shrew Notiosorex crawfordi crawfordi N J/S ___ House Mouse Mus musculus N M BATS ___ Long-tailed Vole Microtus longicaudus U M Vespertilionidae ___ Montane Vole Microtus montanus U S ___ Townsend’s Big-eared Bat* Corynorhinus townsendii N M ___ Sagebrush Vole Lemmiscus curtatus U V ___ Big Brown Bat Eptesicus fuscus U M ___ Common Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus U V ___ Spotted Bat Euderma maculatum U M ___ Allen’s Big-eared Bat* Idionycteris phyllotis N M A H Field Checklist of the PORCUPINE Reptiles and Amphibians ___ North American Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum N M of Bryce Canyon National Park FOXES & COYOTE This list contains species which have been observed in Bryce Canyon National Park ___ Coyote Canis latrans R M or the surrounding area. Some rare or unconfirmed species are noted by ___ Kit Fox Vulpes macrotis N M an (*). Please submit observations of these species, including written details and/or photographs, to: ___ Red Fox Vulpes vulpes N M ___ Common Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus R M Resource Management Division Bryce Canyon National Park BEARS P.O. Box 640201 Bryce Canyon, UT 84764-0201 ___ American Black Bear Ursus americanus R M Abundance (A) Habitat (H) RACCOONS C Common A Above and below the rim. ___ Ringtail Bassariscus astutus R C Certain to be seen in suitable habitats ___ Northern Raccoon Procyon lotor UK M U Uncommon Present but not certain to be seen B Below the rim. WEASELS & ALLIES O Occasional ___ Ermine Mustela erminea N M S Swamp Canyon and near Seen a few times during the season ___ Long-tailed Weasel Mustela frenata R M R Rare springs. ___ American Badger Taxidea taxus R M Seldom found in the park ___ Western Spotted Skunk Spilogale gracilis N M N Not Applicable ___ Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis R M Weak or unconfirmed evidence CATS A H ___ Mountain Lion Puma concolor R M AMPHIBIANS ___ Bobcat Lynx rufus N M Salamanders DEER ___ Tiger Salamander* Ambystoma tigrinum UK S ___ Elk Cervus canadensis R M True Frog ___ Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus C M ___ Northern Leopard Frog Rana pipiens R S PRONGHORN ___ Pronghorn Antilocapra americana U P/S Spadefoot Toad SHEEP ___ Great Basin Spadefoot Toad Spea intermontana UK S ___ Desert Bighorn Sheep Ovis canadensis nelsonii R C Tree Frog ___ Western Chorus Frog Pseudacris triseriata N S Wildlife Safety Tips REPTILES • Treat wildlife with respect - you are a visitor in their North Amercan Spiny Lizards home. ___ Plateau Lizard Sceloporus tristichus R B • Never feed wild animals - even a chipmunk can inflict a painful ___ Common Sagebrush Lizard Sceloporus graciosus C B bite and possibly spread disease. ___ Side-blotched Lizard Uta stansburiana N B ___ Tree Lizard Urosaurus ornatus R B • Keep a safe distance - use binoculars or, for photography, telephoto lenses. ___ Greater Short-horned Lizard Phrynosoma hernandesi U A • When venturing into venomous snake territory wear boots and Skinks loose-fitting pants. Stay on trails, and watch where you place your __ Western Skink* Eumeces skiltonianus N B hands and feet – especially when sitting, climbing, or stepping on or over fences, large rocks, and logs. Whiptails __ Western Whiptail* Cnemidophorus tigris N B • Hang food, garbage and anything with strong odors (toothpaste, bug repellent, soap, etc.) at least 10 feet off the Colubrids ground and 6 feet from the trunk or use a bear-proof container. __ Striped Whipsnake* Masticophis taeniatus N B Never store food inside your tent. __ Gophersnake Pituophis catenifer U A • If a bear or Mountain Lion approaches you back away slowly. __ Terrestrial Gartersnake Thamnophis elegans U B Avoid direct eye contact with a bear but maintain eye contact with __ Nightsnake* Hypsiglena torquata R B a cat. In either case do not run. Raise your arms above your head to make yourself look larger than normal, make noise, and throw rocks or sticks. Pit Vipers __ Western Rattlesnake Crotalus oreganus U A __ Prairie Rattlesnake* Crotalus viridis UK B.