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Mammals of Beaver Creek

Scientific Name

    Artiodactyla
           Antilocapridae
               Antilocapra americana Ord.
           Cervidae
               Cervus canadensis (Erxl.) Reyn
               Odocoileus hemionus Raf.
               Odocoileus virginianus Coues & Kell
           Tayassuidae
               Tayassu tajacu L.
    Carnivora
           Canidae
               Canis latrans Say.
               Urocyon cineroargentus Schr.
           Felidae
               Lynx rufus Schr.
               Puma concolor L.
           Mephitidae
               Conepatus mesoleucus Lichtenstein
               Mephitis macroura Lich.
               Mephitis mephitis Schr.
               Spilogale putoris L.
           Mustelidae
               Mustela frenata Mears
               Taxidea taxus Schreber
           Procyonidae
               Bassariscus astutus Lichtenstein
               Procyon lotor L.
           Ursidae
               Ursus americanus Pall.
    Chiroptera
           Molossidae
               Tadarida brasiliensis St-Hil.
           Vespertillionidae
               Antrozous pallidus Le Conte
               Corynorhinus townsendii Cooper
               Eptesicus fuscus Palisot de Beauvois
               Myotis californicus Audobon and Bachman
               Myotis thysanodes Miller
               Pipistrellus hesperus H. Allen
    Insectivora
           Soricidae
               Notiosorex crawfordi Coves
    Lagomorpha
           Leporidae
               Lepus californicus Gray
               Sylvilagus audobonii Baird
    Rodentia
           Cricetidae
               Onychomys torridus Coves
               Peromyscus boylii Baird
               Peromyscus eremicus Baird
               Peromyscus leucopus Raf
               Peromyscus maniculatus Wag.
               Peromyscus truei Shufeldt
               Neotoma albigula Hartl.
               Neotoma lepida Thm.
               Neotoma mexicana Baird
               Reithrodontomys megalotis Baird
           Erethizontidae
               Erethizon dorsatum L.
           Geomyidae
               Thomomys bottae Eydoux and Gervais
               Thomomys talpoides Gold.
           Heteromyidae
               Chaetodipus intermedius Merriam
               Perognathus amplus Osgood
               Perognathus flavus Baird
           Muridae
               Microtus mexicanus Sassure
           Sciuridae
               Ammospermophilius harrisii Aud. & Bach.
               Ammospermophilius leucurus Merriam
               Eutamias minimus arizonensis How.
               Sciurus aberti Wood.
               Sciurus arizonensis Coues
               Spermophilus lateralis Say.
               Spermophilus variegatus Erxl.
               Tamias dorsalis Baird
               Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Mearns

Common Name

    Even-Toed Ungulates

               Pronghorn

               Canada Elk
               Mule Deer
               White-Tailed Deer

               Collared Peccary
    Carnivores

               Coyote
               Grey Fox

               Bobcat
               Cougar

               Wesertn Hog-Nosed Skunk
               Hooded Skunk
               Striped Skunk
               Eastern Spotted Skunk

               Long-Tailed Weasel
               American Badger

               Ringtail
               Northern Raccoon

               American Black Bear
    Bats

               Mexican Free-Tailed Bat

               Pallid Bat
               Townsend's Big Eared Bat
               Big Brown Bat
               California Myotis
               Fringed Myotis
               Western Pipistrelle
    Insectivores

               Desert Shrew
    Rabbits and Relatives

               Black Tailed Jackrabbit
               Audobon's Cottontail
    Rodents

               Southern Grasshopper Mouse
               Brush Mouse
               Cactus Mouse
               White Footed Mouse
               Deer Mouse
               Pinyon Mouse
               White Throated Woodrat
               Desert Woodrat
               Mexican Woodrat
               Western Harvest Mouse

               North American Porcupine

               Botta's Pocket Gopher
               Northern Pocket Gopher

               Rock Pocket Mouse
               Arizona Pocket Mouse
               Silky Pocket Mouse

               Mexican Vole

               Harris's Antelope Squirrel
               White-Tailed Antelope Squirrel
               Arizona Least Chipmunk
               Abert's Squirrel
               Arizona Grey Squirrel
               Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel
               Rock Squirrel
               Cliff Chipmunk
               Red Squirrel
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