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Vertebrate Fauna
The Monarch Area has abundant wildlife. In addition to the large,
well-known mammals, such as deer, elk, bear, and mountain lion, there are
many smaller mammals, such as the pygmy shrew and the redback vole.
The table below lists the common mammals seen by residents and visitors.
To see photos of these animals, use the Image
Search Engine at Google and search for the common name or the genus
and species.
As is the case throughout Western United States and
elsewhere in the world, there has been a drastic decline in the amphibian
population.
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Common Name |
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Genus |
Species |
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silver-haired bat |
Bat |
Lasionycteris |
noctivagans |
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long-eared myotis |
Bat |
Myotis |
evotis |
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pygmy shrew |
Insectivore |
Microsorex |
hoyi |
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black bear |
Carnivore |
Ursus |
americanus |
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coyote |
Carnivore |
Canis |
latrans |
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mountain lion |
Carnivore |
Felis |
concolor |
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lynx |
Carnivore |
Lynx |
canadensis |
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bobcat |
Carnivore |
Lynx |
rufus |
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raccoon |
Carnivore |
Procyon |
lotor |
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striped skunk |
Carnivore |
Mephitis |
mephitis |
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mink |
Carnivore |
Mustela |
vison |
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longtail weasel |
Carnivore |
Mustela |
frenata |
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shorttail weasel |
Carnivore |
Mustela |
erminea |
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elk |
Ungulate |
Cervus |
canadensis |
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mule deer |
Ungulate |
Odocoileus |
hemionus |
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whitetail deer |
Ungulate |
Odocoileus |
virginianus |
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yellowbelly marmot |
Rodent |
Marmota |
flaviventris |
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red squirrel |
Rodent |
Tamiasciurus |
hudsonicus |
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least chipmunk |
Rodent |
Eutamias |
minimus |
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porcupine |
Rodent |
Erethizon |
dorsatum |
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mountain cottontail |
Rodent |
Sylvilagus |
nuttalli |
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beaver |
Rodent |
Castor |
canadensis |
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northern pocket gopher |
Rodent |
Thomomys |
tadpoides |
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deer mouse |
Rodent |
Peromyscus |
maniculatus |
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bushytail woodrat |
Rodent |
Neotoma |
cinerea |
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meadow vole |
Rodent |
Microtus |
pennsylvanicus |
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boreal redback vole |
Rodent |
Clethrionomys |
gapperi |
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Amphibians |
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spotted frog |
Frog |
Rana |
pretiosa |
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western toad |
Toad |
Bufo |
boreas |
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Reptiles |
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common garter snake |
Snake |
Thamnophis |
sirtalis |
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western terrestrial garter snake |
Snake |
Thamnophis |
elegans |
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