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Order Insectivora: Insectivores
Family Soricidae: Shrews |
Desert Shrew (Notiosorex crawfordi)
Merriam’s Shrew (Sorex merriami)
Inyo Shrew (Sorex tenellus) |
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Order Chiroptera: Bats
Family Vespertilionidae
Family Molossidae: Free-tail Bats |
Mexican Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)
California Leaf-nosed Bat (Macrotus californicus)
Pallid Bat (Antrozous pallidus)
Spotted Bat (Euderma maculatum)
Townsend's Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii)
Canyon Bat [Western Pipistrelle} (Pipistrellus hesperus)
Western Yellow Bat (Lasiurus xanthinus)
plus about 15 more species! |
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Order Lagomorpha
Family Leporidae, Bunnies |
Desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii)
Mountain Cottontail (Sylvilagus nuttallii)
Species not around Las Vegas:
Brush Rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani) |
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Order Lagomorpha
Family Leporidae, Hares |
Black-tailed Jack Rabbit (Lepus californicus) |
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Order Lagomorpha
Family Ochotonidae, Pika |
American Pika (Ochotona princeps) |
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Order Rodentia: Rodents
Family Castoridae: Beaver |
Beaver (Castor canadensis) |
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Order Rodentia: Rodents Family Geomyidae, Pocket Gophers |
Valley pocket gopher (Thomomys bottae) |
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Order Rodentia: Rodents
Family Heteromyidae, Pocket Mice |
Long-tailed Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus formosus)
Desert Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus penicillatus)
Spiny Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus spinatus)
Little Pocket Mouse (Perognathus longimembris)
Great Basin Pocket Mouse (Perognathus mollipilosus) |
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Order Rodentia: Rodents
Family Heteromyidae, Kangaroo Rats, Kangaroo Mice |
Merriam's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys merriami)
Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys microps)
Desert Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys deserti)
Ord's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ordii)
Panamint Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys panamintinus)
Dark Kangaroo Mouse (Microdipodops megacephalus) |
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Order Rodentia: Rodents
Family Muridae
Subfamily Sigmodontinae, Grasshopper Mice |
Southern Grasshopper Mouse (Onychomys torridus) |
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Order Rodentia: Rodents
Family Muridae
Subfamily Sigmodontinae, Harvest Mice |
Western Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis) |
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Order Rodentia: Rodents
Family Muridae
Subfamily Sigmodontinae, Deer Mice and related species |
Deer Mice (Peromyscus spp.)
Cactus Deermouse (Peromyscus eremicus)
Canyon Deermouse (Peromyscus crinitus)
Brush Deermouse (Peromyscus boylii)
North American Deermouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
Pinyon Deermouse (Peromyscus truei)
Species not around Las Vegas:
Hispid Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus) |
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Order Rodentia: Rodents
Family Muridae
Subfamily Sigmodontinae, Woodrats |
Desert Woodrat (Neotoma lepida) |
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Order Rodentia: Rodents
Family Muridae
Subfamily Arvicolinae, Voles |
Sagebrush Vole (Lemmiscus curtatus)
Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) |
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Order Rodentia: Rodents
Family Myocastoridae, Nutria |
Species not around Las Vegas:
Coypu or Nutria (Myocastor coypus) |
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Order Rodentia: Rodents
Family Muridae
Subfamily Murinae, Old-world Mice and Rats |
Black Rat (Rattus rattus)
Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus)
House mouse (Mus musculus) |
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Order Rodentia: Rodents Family Sciuridae: Squirrels,
Ground Squirrels |
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis)
Rock Squirrel (Otospermophilus variegatus)
Round-tailed Ground Squirrel (Xerospermophilus tereticaudus)
Species not around Las Vegas:
California Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi)
Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris)
Belding's Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus beldingi)
Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
Gunnison's Prairie Dog (Cynomys gunnisoni)
Utah Prairie Dog (Cynomys parvidens)
Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels (Callospermophilus saturatus) |
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Order Rodentia: Rodents Family Sciuridae: Squirrels,
Antelope Squirrels |
White-tailed Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus leucurus)
Harris' Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus harrisii) |
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Order Rodentia: Rodents Family Sciuridae: Squirrels,
Chipmunks |
Charleston Mountain Chipmunk (Neotamias palmeri)
Cliff Chipmunk (Neotamias dorsalis)
Panamint Chipmunk (Neotamias panamintinus)
Uinta Chipmunk (Neotamias umbrinus)
Species not around Las Vegas:
Alpine Chipmunk (Neotamias alpinus)
Colorado Chipmunk (Neotamias quadrivittatus)
Hopi Chipmunk (Neotamias rufus)
Least Chipmunk (Neotamias minimus)
Lodgepole Chipmunk (Neotamias speciosus)
Olympic Chipmunk (Neotamias amoenus caurinus)
Siskiyou Chipmunk (Neotamias siskiyou)
Townsend's Chipmunk (Neotamias townsendii)
Yellow-pine Chipmunk (Neotamias amoenus) |
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Order Rodentia: Rodents Family Sciuridae: Squirrels,
Tree Squirrels |
Red Squirrel or Chickaree (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
Species not around Las Vegas:
Abert's Squirrel (Sciurus aberti)
Arizona Gray Squirrel (Sciurus arizonensis)
Douglas' Squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii)
Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)
Western Gray Squirrel (Sciurus griseus)
Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Mexican Fox Squirrel (Sciurus nayaritensis chiricahuae) |
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Order Rodentia: Rodents Family Erethizontidae, North American Porcupines |
North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsata) |
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Order Carnivora: Carnivores Family Canidae, Dogs |
Coyote (Canis latrans)
Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis)
Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
Species not around Las Vegas:
Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Mexican Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) |
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Order Carnivora: Carnivores
Family Procyonidae, Raccoons |
Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus)
Species not around Las Vegas:
White-nosed Coati (Nasua narica) |
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Order Carnivora: Carnivores
Family Mustelidae, Weasels |
American Badger (Taxidea taxus)
Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata)
Northern River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
Species not around Las Vegas:
Fisher (Martes pennanti)
Martin (Martes americana) |
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Order Carnivora: Carnivores
Family Mustelidae, Skunks |
Western Spotted Skunk (Spilogale gracilis)
Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
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Order Carnivora: Carnivores
Family Felidae, Cats |
Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
Mountain Lion (Puma concolor)
Feral Domestic Cat (Felis domesticus)
Species not around Las Vegas:
Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) |
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Order Carnivora: Carnivores
Family Ursidae (Bears) |
Species not around Las Vegas:
Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)
Black Bear (Ursus americanus) |
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Order Carnivora: Carnivores
Family Phocidae (Hair Seals, or Earless Seals) |
Species not around Las Vegas:
Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) |
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Order Carnivora: Carnivores
Family Otariidae (Eared Seals) |
Species not around Las Vegas:
California Sea Lion (Zalophus californicus)
Steller Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus) |
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Order: Sirenia
Family: Trichechidae (dugong and manatee) |
Species not around Las Vegas:
West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) |
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Order: Cingulata
Family: Dasypodidae |
Species not around Las Vegas:
Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) |
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Order Perissodactyla
Family Equidae
Odd-toed Ungulates, Horses |
Feral Horse (Equus caballus)
Feral ass (Equus asinus) |
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Order Artiodactyla
Family Tayassuidae (Peccary) |
Collared Peccary, Javelina (Pecari tajacu) |
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Order Artiodactyla
Family Cervidae
Even-toed Ungulates, Deer |
Elk (Wapiti) (Cervus elaphus)
Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
Species not around Las Vegas:
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginiana)
Carmen Mountains White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus carminis)
Coues White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus couesi) |
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Order Artiodactyla
Family Antilocapridae
Even-toed Ungulates, Pronghorn |
Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) |
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Order Artiodactyla
Family Bovidae
Even-toed Ungulates, Sheep |
Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)
American Bison (Bison bison)
Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus)
Species not around Las Vegas:
Dall's Sheep (Ovis dalli)
Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries)
Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus) |