.WESTERN PIPISTRELLE, Pipistrellus hesperus. Roosts in . LONG-TAILED POCKET MOUSE, Perognathus formosus COYOTE, Canis latrans. From salt flats into mountains; rock crevices. mohavensis. Grapevine Mountains. common around mesquite thickets. .TOWNSEND'S BIG-EARED BAT, Plecotus townsendii. DESERT POCKET MOUSE, Perognathus penicillatus. Mes­ . KIT FOX, Vulpes velox. Common through most of Death Found in abandoned mine tunnels and shafts from 3000 to 6000 quite Flat. Valley; nocturnal; Sand Dunes and Furnace Creek. feet. .CHISEL-TOOTHED KANGAROO RAT, Dipodomys . GRAY FOX, Urocyon cinereoargenteus. East side of .HOARY BAT, Lasiurus cinereus. Roosts in trees; found microps. Harrisburg Flat in dry, sandy soil with sparse vegeta­ Grapevine Mountains. around well watered areas. tion. RINGTAIL, Bassariscus astutus. Nocturnal; rocky terrain in _ PALLID BAT, Antrozous pallidus. Roosts in crevices in caves. PANAMINT KANGAROO RAT, Dipodomys panamintinus. the arid brush and tree areas. Northern Panamint Mountains between 6000 and 7000 feet BRAZILIAN FREE-TAILED BAT, Tadarida brasiliensis. BADGER, Taxidea taxus. Low desert into mountains; Day­ Roosts in caves, crevices, and buildings. .MERRIAM'S KANGAROO RAT, Dipodomys merriami. light Pass. Dry, sandy soil on the valley floor. .NUTTALL'S COTTONTAIL, Sylvilagus nuttalli. Surrounding . SPOTTED SKUNK, Spilogale putorius. Mountains sur­ mountains. .DESERT KANGAROO RAT, Dipodomys deserti. Dry rounding Death Valley. locations on valley floor, especially around mesquite. _ DESERT COTTONTAIL, Sylvilagus audobonii. Mesquite . MOUNTAIN LION, Fells concolor. Surrounding mountains. thickets on valley floor. .WESTERN HARVEST MOUSE, Reithrodontomys megalotis. Well watered areas: Salt Creek, Furnace Creek, . BOBCAT, Lynx rufus. From sea level into mountains. - BLACK-TAILED JACKRABBIT, Lepus californicus. Near Hanaupah Canyon, Wildrose. valley floor and in mountains. BURRO, Equus assinus. Introduced in the 1880's; Panamint, -CACTUS MOUSE, Peromyscus eremicus. Higher Cottonwood, and Grapevine Mountains. Fishes. Amphibians. Reptiles. _PANAMINT CHIPMUNK, Eutamius panamintinus. elevations in Grapevine and Cottonwood Mountains. Pinyon-juniper belt of Panamint and Grapevine Mountains. HORSE, Equus caballus. Introduced; Hunter Mountain, Cot­ And Mammals of Death Valley _ DEER MOUSE, Peromyscus maniculatis. Valley floor and tonwood Basin, Pinto Peak, Grapevine Mountains WHITE-TAILED ANTELOPE SQUIRREL, Ammosperm- mountains. National Monument ophilus leucurus. Mesquite hummocks of valley floor to over MULE DEER, Odocoileus hemionus. Along eastern and 6000 feet in mountains; common along roadsides. .CANYON MOUSE, Peromyscus crinitus. Surrounding western boundaries of the Monument in Panamint, Cottonwood, Death Valley National Monument covers over 3200 mountains and rocky canyons. and Grapevine Mountains. square miles of western desert terrain. The habitat varies from CALIFORNIA GROUND SQUIRREL, Spermophilus the salt pan below sea level to the sub-alpine conditions found beecheyi. Hunter Mountain area of Cottonwood Mountains. _ BRUSH MOUSE, Peromyscus boylii. Northern Panamint DESERT BIGHORN SHEEP, Ovis canadensis nelsoni. on the summit of Telescope Peak, which rises to 11,049 feet. Mountains. Throughout Death Valley at all elevations; inaccessible ridges Vegetation zones include creosote bush, desert holly, and mes­ _ ROUND-TAILED GROUND SQUIRREL, Spermophilus and canyons, usually near water. quite at the lower elevations and range up through shadscale, tereticaudus. Low desert; mesquite thickets near Furnace _ PINON MOUSE, Peromyscus truei. Rocky areas in pinyon- blackbrush, Joshua tree, pinyon-juniper, to limber pine and Creek; common along roadsides. juniper belt bristlecone pine woodlands. Annual precipitation varies from 1.64 inches below sea level to over 15 inches in the higher MOHAVE GROUND SQUIRREL, Spermophilus mohaven- _ SOUTHERN GRASSHOPPER MOUSE, Onychomys torridus. mountains that surround the valley. The salt pan is devoid of sis. Inhabits gentle slopes in the Wingate Wash area. Throughout Death Valley below SS00 feet vegetation, and the rest of the valley floor and lower slopes have sparse cover, yet where water is available, an abundance of PANAMINT POCKET GOPHER, Thomymus umbrinus _ DESERT WOODRAT, Neotoma lepida. From salt marshes vegetation is usually present Natural ponds, springs, and small scapterus. Panamint and Grapevine Mountains. into surrounding mountains. streams provide habitats for five species of fish; a sixth intro­ duced species lives in the irrigation ditches at Furnace Creek. _ PYGMY POCKET GOPHER, Thomymus umbrinus _BUSHY-TAILED WOODRAT. Neotoma cinerea. Pinyon- oreocus. Higher elevations in surrounding mountains; up to juniper area of northern Panamint mountains. A network of roads and trails provides access to all 10,000 feet on Telescope Peak. of the vegetation zones. Be sure to check with a park ranger _ HOUSE MOUSE, Mus musculus. In and around human for travel details before venturing off main routes of travel. _ GREAT BASIN POCKET MOUSE, Perognathus parvus. dwellings. This list of 6 fishes, 5 amphibians, 36 reptiles, and 51 Grapevine Mountains. mammals represents observations and studies reported prima­ _ PORCUPINE, Erethizondorsatum. Grapevine, Panamint and _ LITTLE POCKET MOUSE, Perognathus longimembris. rily since 1933. Cottonwood Mountains. Art work by Kevin Emmerich Sage habitat at Harrisburg Flat. Printed* on Rocyckd Popor .WESTERN BRUSH LIZARD, Urosaurus graciosus grac­ .CALIFORNIA KING SNAKE, Lampropeltis getulus iosus. Low desert in and around creosote bush and mesquite. californiae. Panamint Mountains from Emigrant Canyon to FISHES Wildrose; Daylight Pass. REPTILES .SOUTHERN DESERT HORNED LIZARD, Phrynosoma platyrhinos calidiarum. sandy, gravelly areas; low desert to .WESTERN LONG-NOSED SNAKE, Rhinocheilus lecontei Dtswt Pupfish over 5000 feet lecontei. Nocturnal; Aguereberry Point, Towne Pass, Daylight Pass. AMARGOSA PUPFISH, Cyprlnodon nevadensis amargosa. .DESERT TORTOISE, Gopherus agassizii. Found in the flats Found in the Amargosa River northwest of Saratoga Springs. and surroundingfoothillsfrom 1500 to 3S00 feet; lives in burrows. .DESERT NIGHT LIZARD-,Xantusia vigilis vigilis. In and near A threatenend species. Joshua trees; under debris; near Dante's View, over 9000 feet in .WESTERN GROUND SNAKE, Sonora semiannulata. Sandy or fine gravel soil to over 4000 feet; Wildrose Canyon, Greenwater, .SARATOGA PUPFISH, Cyprlnodon nevadensis nevadensis. Panamint Mountains. Daylight Pass. Found in Saratoga Springs at the south end of Death Valley. .DESERTBANDEDGECKO.Coleonyxvarlegatus variegatus. Nocturnal; around springs and well watered places from valley .WESTERN SKINK, Eumeces skiltonianus skiltonianus. .MOJAVE SHOVEL-NOSED SNAKE, Chionactus occipitalis .DEVIL'S HOLE PUPFISH, Cyprlnodon diabolis. Found in floor to 3500 feet Moist areas with good cover in pinyon-juniper. occipitalis. Sandy areas of the low desert; sage flats. Devil's Hole, 37 miles east of Death Valley in western Nevada. An -WESTERN RED-TAILED SKINK, Eumeces gilbert) endangered species. .DESERT IGUANA, Dipsosaurus dorsalls. In and around mesquite hummocks and other similar locations with fine sandy rubricaudatus. Found in isolated populations in Hanaupah and .UTAH BLACK-HEADED SNAKE, Tantilla planiceps utah- Johnson Canyons in the Panamints. ensis. Nocturnal; Panamint Mountains. .SALT CREEK PUPFISH, Cyprlnodon sal in us. Found in Salt soil; in low canyons and washes up to 3000 feet; Sand Dunes, Westside Road, north of Furnace Creek Campground, Saratoga Creek in the central part of Death Valley. .GREATBASIN WHIPTAILCnemidophorustigristigris. Dry Springs. .CALIFORNIA LYRE SNAKE, Trimorphodont biscutatus sandy areas with sparse vegetation; rocky areas of upper washes; vandenburghi. From sea level to over 4000 feet in rocky areas. _COTTONBALL MARSH PUPFISH,Cyprinodon milleri. Found mesquite thickets and vegetated areas of Greenwater Valley and .CHUCKWALLA, Sauromalus obesus. Areas of large rocks in Cottonball Marsh on the west side of central Death Valley. A Harrisburg Hat _DESERT NIGHT SNAKE. Hypsiglena torquata. Many habitats threatened species. and boulders on alluvial fans and in canyons; throughout Death Valley up to 5000 feet; Towne Pass, Dante's View road, Titus from below sea level to over 5000 feet .PANAMINT ALLIGATOR LIZARD, Gerrhonotus pana- Canyon. .WESTERN MOSQUITORSH, Gambust* aflinis. Introduced mintinus. Panamint and Grapevine Mountains above 3500 feet .PANAMINT RATTLESNAKE, Crotalus mitchelli Stephens!. into Furnace Creek irrigation ponds and streams. .ZEBRA-TAILED LIZARD, Callisaurus draconoides. Sandy Below sea level to over 7000 feet usually in foothills and .WESTERN BLIND SNAKE. Lepotyphlops humilis. Noctur­ and gravelly areas near dunes and in washes; common on roads mountains. nal; under rocks, among roots on brush covered slopes; from in morning in spring, summer, and fall. below sea level to 4000 feet MOJAVE DESERT SIDEWINDER, Crotalus cerastes ceras­ -MOJAVE FRINGE-TOED UZARD, Uma scoparia. Sand dunes tes. Nocturnal; mesquite hummocks', from below sea level to .ROSY BOA, Lichanura trivigata. Low foothills and canyons AMPHIBIANS southeast of Saratoga Springs. 4500 feet. below 4500 feet; in sandy and gravelly habitats. .COLLARED UZARD, Crotaphytus collaris Among rocks in net spoow To** .WESTERN LEAF-NOSED SNAKE. Phyllorhyncusdecurtatus hilly areas and washes, on slopes; from 1000 to 5000 feet JNYO MOUNTAINS SLENDER SALAMANDER, Batracho- perldnr.'i. Nocturnal; sandy and gravelly