Genetic Sampling of Palmer's Chipmunks in the Spring Mountains, Nevada
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Mammals of the California Desert
MAMMALS OF THE CALIFORNIA DESERT William F. Laudenslayer, Jr. Karen Boyer Buckingham Theodore A. Rado INTRODUCTION I ,+! The desert lands of southern California (Figure 1) support a rich variety of wildlife, of which mammals comprise an important element. Of the 19 living orders of mammals known in the world i- *- loday, nine are represented in the California desert15. Ninety-seven mammal species are known to t ':i he in this area. The southwestern United States has a larger number of mammal subspecies than my other continental area of comparable size (Hall 1981). This high degree of subspeciation, which f I;, ; leads to the development of new species, seems to be due to the great variation in topography, , , elevation, temperature, soils, and isolation caused by natural barriers. The order Rodentia may be k., 2:' , considered the most successful of the mammalian taxa in the desert; it is represented by 48 species Lc - occupying a wide variety of habitats. Bats comprise the second largest contingent of species. Of the 97 mammal species, 48 are found throughout the desert; the remaining 49 occur peripherally, with many restricted to the bordering mountain ranges or the Colorado River Valley. Four of the 97 I ?$ are non-native, having been introduced into the California desert. These are the Virginia opossum, ' >% Rocky Mountain mule deer, horse, and burro. Table 1 lists the desert mammals and their range 1 ;>?-axurrence as well as their current status of endangerment as determined by the U.S. fish and $' Wildlife Service (USWS 1989, 1990) and the California Department of Fish and Game (Calif. -
Cliff Chipmunk Tamias Dorsalis
Wyoming Species Account Cliff Chipmunk Tamias dorsalis REGULATORY STATUS USFWS: No special status USFS R2: No special status USFS R4: No special status Wyoming BLM: No special status State of Wyoming: Nongame Wildlife CONSERVATION RANKS USFWS: No special status WGFD: NSS3 (Bb), Tier II WYNDD: G5, S1 Wyoming Contribution: LOW IUCN: Least Concern STATUS AND RANK COMMENTS Cliff Chipmunk (Tamias dorsalis) has no additional regulatory status or conservation rank considerations beyond those listed above. NATURAL HISTORY Taxonomy: There are six recognized subspecies of Cliff Chipmunk, but only T. d. utahensis is found in Wyoming 1-5. Global chipmunk taxonomy remains disputed, with some arguing for three separate genera (i.e., Neotamias, Tamias, and Eutamias) 6-8, while others support the recognition of a single genus (i.e., Tamias) 9. Cliff Chipmunk was briefly referred to as N. dorsalis 10 but has recently been returned to the currently recognized genus Tamias, along with all other North American chipmunk species 11. Description: Cliff Chipmunk is a medium-large chipmunk that can be easily identified in the field by its mostly smoke gray upperparts, indistinct dorsal stripes (with the exception of one dark stripe along the spine), brown facial stripes, long bushy tail, stocky body, short legs, and white underbelly 2-5. This species exhibits sexual size dimorphism, with females averaging larger than males 2, 3. Adults weigh between 55–90 g with total length ranging from 208–240 mm 4. Tail, hind foot, and ear length range from 81–110 mm, 30–33 mm, and 17–21 mm, respectively 4. Within its Wyoming distribution, Cliff Chipmunk is easy to distinguish from Yellow-pine Chipmunk (T. -
Mammal Pests
VERTEBRATE PEST CONT ROL HANDBOOK - MAMMALS Mammal Pests Introduction This section contains methods used to control field rodents and rabbits and is a guide for agricultural commissioner personnel engaged in this work. Most pest mammals are discussed with specific control options. Rodenticides are often recommended. Before rodenticides are used, acceptance tests should be made to indicate the degree of bait acceptance that can be expected. If bait acceptance is good, most of the bait will be quickly consumed by rodents during a 24-hour period. If acceptance is poor, toxic bait should not be used. Too frequent application of acute toxic baits, like zinc phosphide, may cause bait and poison shyness. Unlike insecticides, which are generally applied to the crop itself, rodent baits are commonly placed in rodent burrows or applied to trails or areas where rodents naturally feed. Rodent baits should not be applied in any manner that will contaminate food or feed crops. This would include any application method which would cause the bait to lodge in food plants. Fumigants are applied directly into the rodent burrow and are sealed in by covering the burrow opening with a shovelful of dirt. Identifying Rodents Causing Damage to Crops One of the keys to controlling rodent damage in crops is prompt and accurate determination of which species is causing the damage. To make a positive species identification, survey the area of reported damage and look for signs of rodent activity such as: trails, runs, tracks and tail marks, droppings, burrows, nests and food caches. Also look for cuttings of grass or plant material in trails, runs or near burrow entrances. -
Tamias Ruficaudus Simulans, Red-Tailed Chipmunk
Conservation Assessment for the Red-Tailed Chipmunk (Tamias ruficaudus simulans) in Washington Jennifer Gervais May 2015 Oregon Wildlife Institute Disclaimer This Conservation Assessment was prepared to compile the published and unpublished information on the red-tailed chipmunk (Tamias ruficaudus simulans). If you have information that will assist in conserving this species or questions concerning this Conservation Assessment, please contact the interagency Conservation Planning Coordinator for Region 6 Forest Service, BLM OR/WA in Portland, Oregon, via the Interagency Special Status and Sensitive Species Program website at http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/sfpnw/issssp/contactus/ U.S.D.A. Forest Service Region 6 and U.S.D.I. Bureau of Land Management Interagency Special Status and Sensitive Species Program Executive Summary Species: Red-tailed chipmunk (Tamias ruficaudus) Taxonomic Group: Mammal Management Status: The red-tailed chipmunk is considered abundant through most of its range in western North America, but it is highly localized in Alberta, British Columbia, and Washington (Jacques 2000, Fig. 1). The species is made up of two fairly distinct subspecies, T. r. simulans in the western half of its range, including Washington, and T. r. ruficaudus in the east (e.g., Good and Sullivan 2001, Hird and Sullivan 2009). In British Columbia, T. r. simulans is listed as Provincial S3 or of conservation concern and is on the provincial Blue List (BC Conservation Data Centre 2014). The Washington Natural Heritage Program lists the red-tailed chipmunk’s global rank as G2, “critically imperiled globally because of extreme rarity or because of some factor(s) making it especially vulnerable to extinction,” and its state status as S2 although the S2 rank is uncertain. -
USGS DDS-43, Status of Terrestrial Vertebrates
DAVID M. GRABER National Biological Service Sequoia and Kings Canyon Field Station Three Rivers, California 25 Status of Terrestrial Vertebrates ABSTRACT The terrestrial vertebrate wildlife of the Sierra Nevada is represented INTRODUCTION by about 401 regularly occurring species, including three local extir- There are approximately 401 species of terrestrial vertebrates pations in the 20th century. The mountain range includes about two- that use the Sierra Nevada now or in recent times according thirds of the bird and mammal species and about half the reptiles to the California Wildlife Habitat Relationships System and amphibians in the State of California. This is principally because (CWHR) (California Department of Fish and Game 1994) (ap- of its great extent, and because its foothill woodlands and chaparral, pendix 25.1). Of these, thirteen are essentially restricted to mid-elevation forests, and alpine vegetation reflect, in structure and the Sierra in California (one of these is an alien; i.e. not native function if not species, habitats found elsewhere in the State. About to the Sierra Nevada); 278 (eight aliens) include the Sierra in 17% of the Sierran vertebrate species are considered at risk by state their principal range; and another 110 (six aliens) use the Si- or federal agencies; this figure is only slightly more than half the spe- erra as a minor portion of their range. Included in the 401 are cies at risk for the state as a whole. This relative security is a function 232 species of birds; 112 species of mammals; thirty-two spe- of the smaller proportion of Sierran habitats that have been exten- cies of reptiles; and twenty-five species of amphibians (ap- sively modified. -
Life History Account for Uinta Chipmunk
California Wildlife Habitat Relationships System California Department of Fish and Wildlife California Interagency Wildlife Task Group UINTA CHIPMUNK Tamias umbrinus Family: SCIURIDAE Order: RODENTIA Class: MAMMALIA M065 Written by: J. Harris Reviewed by: H. Shellhammer Edited by: R. Duke Updated by: CWHR Program Staff, October 2014 DISTRIBUTION, ABUNDANCE, AND SEASONALITY The Uinta chipmunk occurs at high elevations in the Inyo and White Mts., and in the southern Sierra Nevada from northern Mono Co. to northeastern Tulare Co. Optimal habitat is open, subalpine conifer forest of whitebark, foxtail, limber, and bristlecone pines. Prefers exposed slopes and ridges near timberline. In the White Mts., occurs from 2560- 3450 m (8200-11,000 ft) (Hock 1963), and in the Sierra Nevada, from 2350-3280 m (7500-10,500 ft) (Johnson 1943). SPECIFIC HABITAT REQUIREMENTS Feeding: Feeds mainly on seeds and fruits, including pines, juniper, grasses, and forbs, as well as on fungi. Searches on the ground, in shrubs, trees, and snags. Stores food in underground caches. Cover: Uses scattered subalpine trees as refuges (Johnson 1943). Also uses brush and rocks for shelter. Reproduction: Uses burrows, snags, and logs for nesting. Water: Probably does not require water source other than food, but may use such sources if available. Pattern: Associated with sparse to open-canopy subalpine conifer habitats. SPECIES LIFE HISTORY Activity Patterns: Diurnal. Probably hibernates (Heller and Poulson 1970), with periods of dormancy lasting several days separated by arousals for feeding. Seasonal Movements/Migration: None. Home Range: In Nevada, home ranges measured 100 m (325 ft) in the longest dimension (Brown 1971). Territory: May defend nest area and concentrated food sources. -
2005 WAP Information K-1
APPENDIX K 2005 WILDLIFE ACTION PLAN INFORMATION 2005 WAP Development and Review Process Public Involvement and Partnerships A series of public scoping meetings were held throughout the state in February, 2003. Presentations were made in Reno, Las Vegas, and Elko to introduce Nevadans to the concept and opportunity of the WAP. Over 100 invitations were sent out to agencies, NGOs, and, hunting, fishing, and environmental groups. Attendance to these initial presentations was very light, but the themes that emerged from the discussions were very useful in guiding the WAP development strategy. Attendees were supportive of an inclusive, collaborative approach to developing the Strategy, they advocated the integration of existing and ongoing planning efforts into the WAP, and they advocated the sharing and consolidation of data into comprehensive databases. The next step in collaborative planning for the WAP was taken in August, 2003 when NDOW commissioned a working group of active individuals from the conservation community to work on alternative funding for the Wildlife Diversity program. This working group met several times in the next two years and provided input and guidance into the process. WAP Development Team members attended a Rural Planning Conference on January 20, 2005, to introduce the Strategy to county planners and solicit their attendance and participation in the upcoming round of open houses across the state. Following the development of a series of draft analytical products, the WAP Development Team took the draft analysis on the road for a seven-city tour of Nevada to receive a second round of input. The meetings were held in open-house format in Reno, Carson City, Las Vegas, Tonopah, Ely, Elko, and Winnemucca between March 16 and 31, 2005. -
Life History Account for Panamint Chipmunk
California Wildlife Habitat Relationships System California Department of Fish and Wildlife California Interagency Wildlife Task Group PANAMINT CHIPMUNK Tamias panamintinus Family: SCIURIDAE Order: RODENTIA Class: MAMMALIA M064 Written by: J. Harris Reviewed by: H. Shellhammer Edited by: R. Duke DISTRIBUTION, ABUNDANCE, AND SEASONALITY The Panamint chipmunk occurs along the eastside of the southern Sierra Nevada, and in the desert ranges of southern Mono Co. south to San Bernardino Co. It is a common, yearlong resident of pinyon-juniper and juniper habitats, residing primarily in rocky outcrops in these habitats. Ranges from 1700-2700 m (5700-9000 ft) SPECIFIC HABITAT REQUIREMENTS Feeding: Primarily granivorous, but reported foods include pinyon and juniper fruits (Burt 1934), willow catkins (Hall 1946), seeds, fruits, green vegetation, arthropods, some lichens, bark, and carrion. Captive animals consumed 4-5.5 g of food per day (Hirshfeld 1975). Forages on ground, in shrubs, and trees. Probably caches. Cover: Uses rocks and ground burrows for shelter and nesting. Probably uses the shade of trees and rocks for thermoregulation. Reproduction: Uses rocks and ground burrows for nesting. Water: Does not require a source of water other than food, but will use water if available. Pattern: Primarily a rock dweller. Soil is thin in preferred habitat; fissured granite cliffs and ledges are abundant. Closely tied to presence of pinyon pine (Johnson 1940). SPECIES LIFE HISTORY Activity Patterns: Diurnal. This species is a facuItative hibernator, depending on temperature and snow cover. May also show reduced activity in hot summer months. Seasonal Movements/Migration: None reported. Home Range: No data found. Territory: Probably defends nest area. -
2014 Southern California Trip Report
Southern California Heteromyid Grandslam Trip Report September 13-22, 2014 Leaders: Fiona Reid and Vladimir Dinets Participants: Paul Carter, Steve Davis, Karen Baker, Phil Telfer, Charles Hood, and Steve Linsley Sea Otter (PT) Prequel. Before the trip, Vladimir and Phil went on a 3-day trip to the Sierra Nevada. We first drove to Lake Tahoe and stopped at Taylor Creek, where we found Long-eared, Yellow-pine and Least Chipmunks, California and Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrels, and Pine (formerly Douglas’) Squirrels. We went a bit up the lakeshore looking for Allen’s Chipmunks, and eventually saw one crossing the road above Emerald Bay. After nightfall we drove up to Sonora Pass looking for carnivores (a small population of Red Fox of the very rare Sierra subsp. has recently been discovered there), but saw only a Coyote and some Deer Mice. We stayed both nights in Bridgeport, where Yuma Myotis can be seen very well as they fly at dusk around Bridgeport Inn. Ten traps set on a rocky slope with piñons and junipers a few miles S of town got 5 Deer Mice and 1 Brush Mouse. Clearly, small mammal populations on the E side of the Sierra were not affected by the drought that decimated those on the W side. We also saw a roadkill Mink in that area. We explored N and S sides of Mono Lake well. The boardwalk at the N side had some Montane Voles near the end (both day and night), as well as Mountain Cottontails. At the southern side, night walks along the boardwalk and drives along a very special side road produced Pygmy Rabbit (we also saw another one on a roadside a few miles N of the lake), Ord’s Kangaroo Rat, Great Basin Pocket Mouse, Black-tailed Jackrabbit, and Desert Cottontail. -
List of Species Included in ACE-II Native and Harvest Species Richness Counts (Appendix C)
Appendix C. Species included in native and harvest species richness counts. Animal Species Included in the Range Analysis....... ............................ ................................. C-01 Animal Species with Range Models Not Included in the Analysis......................... ................. C-20 Animal Species without Range Models, therefore not Included in the Analysis......... ............ C-20 Fish Species Included in the Range Analysis.................................................................... ....... C-30 Fish with Ranges not Included in the Analysis because neither Native nor Harvest................ C-33 Native Plants Species Included in the Range Analysis............................................................. C-34 CWHR Species and ACEII hexagon analysis of ranges. Of the 1045 species in the current CWHR species list used in ACE-II, 694 had range models digitized for use. Of those, 688 are included in this hexagon analysis of the state of Cailfornia, with 660 of those classified as native to California. There were no additional species picked up offshore due to the use of hexagon centroid points. Animal species INCLUDED in this analysis. CODE COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME A001 CALIFORNIA TIGER SALAMANDER Ambystoma californiense NATIVE A002 NORTHWESTERN SALAMANDER Ambystoma gracile NATIVE A003 LONG-TOED SALAMANDER Ambystoma macrodactylum NATIVE A047 EASTERN TIGER SALAMANDER Ambystoma tigrinum INTROD A021 CLOUDED SALAMANDER Aneides ferreus NATIVE A020 SPECKLED BLACK SALAMANDER Aneides flavipunctatus NATIVE A022 -
Ecology and Growth of Tamias Palmeri and Testing of a Protocol to Monitor Habitat Relationships
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations 1-1-2002 Ecology and growth of Tamias palmeri and testing of a protocol to monitor habitat relationships Christopher Eric Lowrey University of Nevada, Las Vegas Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/rtds Repository Citation Lowrey, Christopher Eric, "Ecology and growth of Tamias palmeri and testing of a protocol to monitor habitat relationships" (2002). UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations. 1416. http://dx.doi.org/10.25669/iadb-5xwt This Thesis is protected by copyright and/or related rights. It has been brought to you by Digital Scholarship@UNLV with permission from the rights-holder(s). You are free to use this Thesis in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s) directly, unless additional rights are indicated by a Creative Commons license in the record and/ or on the work itself. This Thesis has been accepted for inclusion in UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Scholarship@UNLV. For more information, please contact [email protected]. INFORMATION TO USERS This manuscript has been reproduced from the microfilm master. UMI films the text directly from the original or copy submitted. Thus, some thesis and dissertation copies are in typewriter face, while others may be from any type of computer printer. The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. Broken or indistinct print colored or poor quality illustrations and photographs, print bleedthrough, substandard margins, and improper alignment can adversely affect reproduction. -
Revised Checklist of North American Mammals North of Mexico, 1986 J
University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Mammalogy Papers: University of Nebraska State Museum, University of Nebraska State Museum 12-12-1986 Revised Checklist of North American Mammals North of Mexico, 1986 J. Knox Jones Jr. Texas Tech University Dilford C. Carter Texas Tech University Hugh H. Genoways University of Nebraska - Lincoln, [email protected] Robert S. Hoffmann University of Nebraska - Lincoln Dale W. Rice National Museum of Natural History See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/museummammalogy Part of the Biodiversity Commons, Other Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Commons, Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology Commons, and the Zoology Commons Jones, J. Knox Jr.; Carter, Dilford C.; Genoways, Hugh H.; Hoffmann, Robert S.; Rice, Dale W.; and Jones, Clyde, "Revised Checklist of North American Mammals North of Mexico, 1986" (1986). Mammalogy Papers: University of Nebraska State Museum. 266. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/museummammalogy/266 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Museum, University of Nebraska State at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Mammalogy Papers: University of Nebraska State Museum by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Authors J. Knox Jones Jr., Dilford C. Carter, Hugh H. Genoways, Robert S. Hoffmann, Dale W. Rice, and Clyde Jones This article is available at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/museummammalogy/ 266 Jones, Carter, Genoways, Hoffmann, Rice & Jones, Occasional Papers of the Museum of Texas Tech University (December 12, 1986) number 107. U.S.