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NATIVE MAMMALS OF NEVADA (18 June 2002) |
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As of the date above, the following 128 native mammal taxa are known by the Nevada Natural Heritage Program to occur presently, historically, or temporarily, within the State of Nevada. The taxa included in this list reflect the taxonomic opinions and interpretations of the Nevada Natural Heritage Program, and may therefore differ from lists originating elsewhere. We welcome documentation for taxa that should be added to or removed from this list. Some of the following taxa are tracked on the at-risk animal tracking list or the watch-list of the Nevada Natural Heritage Program. Further information is available on-line for most of these taxa in our Detailed Rare Animal List, and for some taxa in other lists or reports, or as maps or images. General information is available for nearly all taxa on the NatureServe Explorer web site. This list may be printed from your browser on letter-size paper in portrait format with 0.5-inch side margins. Click on the heading at the top of a column for an explanation of that column. |
Scientific Name Common Name Srank Ammospermophilus leucurus white-tailed antelope squirrel S5 Antilocapra americana pronghorn S5 Antrozous pallidus pallid bat S3B Aplodontia rufa californica Mono Basin mountain beaver S1 Bassariscus astutus ringtail S4 Bison bison bison SX Brachylagus idahoensis pygmy rabbit S3? Canis latrans coyote S5 Canis lupus gray wolf SX Castor canadensis American beaver S5 Cervus elaphus Wapiti or elk S5 Chaetodipus formosus long-tailed pocket mouse S5 Chaetodipus penicillatus desert pocket mouse S2 Chaetodipus spinatus spiny pocket mouse S3 Corynorhinus townsendii Townsend's big-eared bat S3B Dipodomys californicus California kangaroo rat S2 Dipodomys deserti desert kangaroo rat S3S4 Dipodomys merriami Merriam's kangaroo rat S5 Dipodomys microps chisel-toothed kangaroo rat S5 Dipodomys ordii Ord's kangaroo rat S5 Dipodomys panamintinus Panamint kangaroo rat S4 Eptesicus fuscus big brown bat S5 Erethizon dorsatum common porcupine S4S5 Euderma maculatum spotted bat S1S2 Eumops perotis western mastiff bat S2 Felis concolor mountain lion S5 Glaucomys sabrinus northern flying squirrel S3 Gulo gulo North American wolverine SH Idionycteris phyllotis Allen's big-eared bat S1 Lasionycteris noctivagans silver-haired bat S3N Lasiurus blossevillii western red bat S? Lasiurus cinereus hoary bat S3? Lasiurus xanthinus western yellow bat S1 Lemmiscus curtatus sagebrush vole S5 Lepus americanus tahoensis Sierra Nevada snowshoe hare S3 Lepus californicus black-tailed jack rabbit S5 Lepus townsendii white-tailed jack rabbit S5 Lutra canadensis pacifica northwestern river otter S2S3 Lutra canadensis sonora southwestern otter SH Lynx canadensis North American lynx SX Lynx rufus bobcat S5 Macrotus californicus California leaf-nosed bat S2 Marmota flaviventris yellow-bellied marmot S5 Martes americana marten S2S3 Mephitis mephitis striped skunk S5 Microdipodops megacephalus albiventer Desert Valley kangaroo mouse S2 Microdipodops megacephalus nasutus Fletcher dark kangaroo mouse S2 Microdipodops pallidus pale kangaroo mouse S2 Microtus longicaudus long-tailed vole S5 Microtus montanus fucosus Pahranagat Valley montane vole S2 Microtus montanus nevadensis Ash Meadows montane vole SH Mustela erminea ermine S3 Mustela frenata long-tailed weasel S5 Mustela vison mink S4 Myotis californicus California myotis S3B Myotis ciliolabrum western small-footed myotis S3B Myotis evotis long-eared myotis S4B Myotis lucifugus little brown myotis S2 Myotis thysanodes fringed myotis S2B Myotis velifer cave myotis S1 Myotis volans long-legged myotis S4B Myotis yumanensis Yuma myotis S4B Neotoma albigula white-throated woodrat S? Neotoma cinerea bushy-tailed woodrat S5 Neotoma devia Arizona woodrat S? Neotoma lepida desert woodrat S5 Notiosorex crawfordi Crawford's desert shrew S3 Nyctinomops macrotis big free-tailed bat S1N Ochotona princeps American pika S3 Odocoileus hemionus mule deer S5 Ondatra zibethicus common muskrat S5 Onychomys leucogaster northern grasshopper mouse S5 Onychomys torridus southern grasshopper mouse S5 Ovis canadensis nelsoni desert bighorn sheep S4 Perognathus longimembris little pocket mouse S5 Perognathus parvus Great Basin pocket mouse S5 Peromyscus boylii brush mouse S3 Peromyscus crinitus canyon mouse S5 Peromyscus eremicus cactus mouse S5 Peromyscus maniculatus deer mouse S5 Peromyscus truei pinon mouse S5 Pipistrellus hesperus western pipistrelle S4 Procyon lotor raccoon S5 Reithrodontomys megalotis western harvest mouse S4 Scapanus latimanus broad-footed mole S3 Sciurus griseus griseus \western gray squirrel S4 Sigmodon arizonae plenus Arizona cotton rat SX Sorex merriami leucogenys Merriam's shrew S3 Sorex monticolus montane shrew S3 Sorex palustris water shrew S3 Sorex preblei Preble's shrew S2 Sorex tenellus Inyo shrew S2 Sorex trowbridgii Trowbridge's shrew S2 Sorex vagrans vagrant shrew S4 Spermophilus beecheyi California ground squirrel S5 Spermophilus beldingi Belding's ground squirrel S5 Spermophilus canus Colorado plateau ground squirrel S? Spermophilus elegans nevadensis Wyoming ground squirrel S4 Spermophilus lateralis golden-mantled ground squirrel S5 Spermophilus mollis Great Basin ground squirrel S? Spermophilus tereticaudus round-tailed ground squirrel S5 Spermophilus variegatus rock squirrel S5 Spilogale gracilis western spotted skunk S4 Sylvilagus audubonii desert cottontail S5 Sylvilagus nuttallii Nuttall's cottontail S5 Tadarida brasiliensis Brazilian free-tailed bat S4B Tamias amoenus celeris Humboldt yellow-pine chipmunk S2 Tamias dorsalis cliff chipmunk S5 Tamias minimus least chipmunk S5 Tamias palmeri Palmer's chipmunk S2 Tamias panamintinus Panamint chipmunk S4 Tamias quadrimaculatus long-eared chipmunk S4 Tamias senex Allen's chipmunk S3 Tamias speciosus lodgepole chipmunk S3 Tamias umbrinus nevadensis Hidden Forest Uinta chipmunk SH Tamiasciurus douglasii Douglas' squirrel S5 Taxidea taxus badger S4 Thomomys bottae abstrusus Fish Spring pocket gopher SH Thomomys bottae curtatus San Antonio pocket gopher SH Thomomys monticola mountain pocket gopher S3 Thomomys talpoides northern pocket gopher S5 Thomomys townsendii Townsend's pocket gopher S4S5 Urocyon cinereoargenteus gray fox S5 Ursus americanus black bear S4S5 Ursus arctos horribilis grizzly bear SX Vulpes macrotis kit fox S4 Vulpes vulpes necator Sierra Nevada red fox S3 Zapus princeps oregonus western jumping mouse S3 |
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