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Philmont Mammals PHILMONT AREA MAMMALS Northern Pocket Gopher (Thomomys talpoides) CF LAGOMORPHA INSECTIVORA Ochotonidae – Pikas Heteromyidae – Pocket Mice & Kangaroo Rats Soricidae – Shrews Pika (Ochotona princes) OT Silky Pocket Mouse (Perognathus flavus) GL, DS Masked Shrew (Sorex cinereus) CF Hispid Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus hispidus) GL Merriam Shrew (Sorex merriam) CF Leporidae – Hares & Rabbits Ord’s Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ordii) GL, DS Montane Shrew (Sorex monticolus) CF Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus auduboni) WL, GL. Dwarf Shrew (Sorex nanus) CF DS Castoridae – Beavers Northern Water Shrew (Sorex palustris) CF Mountain Cottontail (Sylvilagus nuttalli) CF, WL, Beaver (Castor canadensis) OT Desert Shrew (Notiosorex crawfordi) GL, DS DS Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus) CF Muridae – Typical Rats & Mice CHIROPTERA Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) WL, Western Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys Vespertilionidae – Typical Bats GL, DS megalotis) GL, DS Cave Myotis (Myotis velifer) DS White-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii) GL Plains Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys Yuma Myotis Myotis yumanensis WL, GL, DS montanus) GL Little Brown Myotis (Myotis lucifigus) CF, WL RODENTIA Brush Mouse (Peromyscus boylii) WL Long-eared Myotis (Myotis evotis) CF Sciuridae – Squirrels White-footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) GL Fringed Myotis (Myotis thysanodes) CF, WL,GL Least Chipmunk (Tamias minimus) CF Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) CF, WL, Long-legged Myotis (Myotis volans) CF Colorado Chipmunk (Tamias quadrivittatus) CF, GL, DS California Myotis (Myotis californicus ) WL, GL, WL Rock Mouse (Peromyscus nasutus) CF, WL DS Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris) OT Piñon Mouse (Peromyscus truei) WL Small-footed Myotis (Myotis ciliolabrum) CF, Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel(Spermophilus Northern Grasshopper Mouse (Onychomys WL, GL lateralis) CF leucogaster) GL Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) Spotted Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus spilosoma) White-throated Woodrat (Neotoma albigula) WL, CF,WL GL GL, DS Western Pipistrel (Pipistrellus hesperus) WL, GL, Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus Bushy-tailed Woodrat (Neotoma cinerea) CF, WL DS tridecimlineatus) GL Mexican Woodrat (Neotoma mexicana) CF, WL Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) CF, WL Rock Squirrel (Spermophilus variegates) OT Southern Plains Woodrat (Neotoma micropus) GL Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus) CF, WL Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) Boreal Red-backed Vole (Clethrionomys gapperi) Townsend’s Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus GL CF townsendii ) OT White-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys gunnisoni) Mountain Phenacomys (Phenacomys intermedius) Pallid Bat (Antrozous pallidus) GL, DS WL, GL CF Abert’s Squirrel (Sciurus aberti) CF Long-tailed Vole (Microtus longicaudus) CF Molossidae – Freetail Bats Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) CF Mountain Vole (Microtus montanus) CF Mexican Freetail Bat (Tadarida braziliensis) WL, Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) CF, OT GL,DS Geomyidae – Pocket Gophers Muskrat (Ondatra zibethica) OT Big Freetail Bat (Nyctinomops macrotis) WL, GL, Valley Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae) CF, House Mouse (Mus musculus) GL, OT DS WL, GL, DS Page 1 – Philmont Area Mammals Zapodidae – Jumping Mice PERISSODACTYLA Western Jumping Mouse (Zapus princeps) CF Equidae – Horses Burro (Equus asinus) Erethizontidae – Porcupines Horse (Equus caballus) Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) CF, WL ARTIODACTYLA CARNIVORA Cervidae – Deer & Elk Canidae – Dogs Elk (Cervus elaphus) CF, WL, GL Coyote (Canis latrans) WL, GL, DS Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) CF, WL, GL, Swift Fox (Vulpes velox) GL, DS DS Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) CF, WL, GL White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) CF, Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) CF, WL WL, GL Ursidae – Bears Antilocapridae – Pronghorn Black Bear (Ursus americanus) CF, WL Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana ) GL, DS Procyonidae – Raccoons Bovidae – Cattle & Sheep Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) WL, GL Bison (Bos bison) GL Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor) OT Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) CF, WL, GL, DS, OT Mustelidae – Weasels Marten (Martes americana) CF HABITATS Short-tailed Weasel (Mustela erminea) CF CF conifer, WL woodland, GL grassland, DS Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata) CF desert, OT other Mink (Mustela vison) OT Badger (Taxidea taxus) GL, DS May 2007 – S. Mtspg. Spotted Skunk (Spilogale gracilis) WL, GL, DS Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis) CF, WL, GL, DS Hog-nosed Skunk (Conepatus mesoleucus) WL, GL, DS Northern River Otter (Lutra canadensis) OT Felidae – Cats Mountain Lion (Felis concolor) CF, WL, GL, DS Bobcat (Lynx rufus) CF, WL, GL Page 2 – Philmont Area Mammals .
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