Kangaroo ratMammals of the DSC

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Mammal specimen collection

ORDER Family Species Common Name
ARTIODACTYLA Cervidae Odocoileus hemionus Mule Deer
ARTIODACTYLA Bovidae Ovis canadensis Desert Bighorn
CARNIVORA Canidae Canis latrans Coyote
CARNIVORA Canidae Urocyon cinereoargenteus Common Gray Fox
CARNIVORA Canidae Vulpes macrotis Kit Fox
CARNIVORA Felidae Puma concolor Cougar
CARNIVORA Felidae Felis rufus Bobcat
CARNIVORA Mephitidae Mephitis mephitis Striped Skunk
CARNIVORA Mephitidae Spilogale gracilis Western Spotted Skunk
CARNIVORA Mustelidae Taxidea taxus American Badger
CARNIVORA Procyonidae Bassariscus astutus Ringtail
CARNIVORA Procyonidae Procyon lotor Northern Raccoon
CHIROPTERA Molossidae Eumpos perotis Western Mastiff Bat
CHIROPTERA Molossidae Tadarida brasiliensis Brazilian Freetailed Bat
CHIROPTERA Vespertilionidae Antrozous pallidus Pallid Bat
CHIROPTERA Vespertilionidae Euderma maculatum Spotted Bat
CHIROPTERA Vespertilionidae Eptesicus fuscus Big Brown Bat
CHIROPTERA Vespertilionidae Lasiurus cinereus Hoary Bat
CHIROPTERA Vespertilionidae Myotis californicus California Myotis
CHIROPTERA Vespertilionidae Myotis cilioabrum Western Small-footed Bat
CHIROPTERA Vespertilionidae Myotis evotis Long-eared Myotis
CHIROPTERA Vespertilionidae Myotis thysanodes Fringed Myotis
CHIROPTERA Vespertilionidae Myotis volans Long-legged Myotis
CHIROPTERA Vespertilionidae Myotis yumanensis Yuma Myotis
CHIROPTERA Vespertilionidae Pipistrellus hesperus Western Pipistrelle
CHIROPTERA Vespertilionidae Corynorhinus townsendii Townsend's Big-eared Bat
SORICOMORPHA Soricidae Notiosorex crawfordi Crawford's Gray Shrew
LAGOMORPHA Leporidae Lepus californicus Blacktail Jackrabbit
LAGOMORPHA Leporidae Sylvilagus audubonii Desert Cottontail
RODENTIA Cricetidae Neotoma lepida Desert Woodrat
RODENTIA Cricetidae Onychomys torridus Southern Grasshopper Mouse
RODENTIA Cricetidae Peromyscus boylii Bush Mouse
RODENTIA Cricetidae Peromyscus crinitus Canyon Mouse
RODENTIA Cricetidae Peromyscus eremicus Cactus Mouse
RODENTIA Cricetidae Peromyscus maniculatus Deer Mouse
RODENTIA Cricetidae Peromyscus truei Pinyon Mouse
RODENTIA Cricetidae Reithrodontomys megalotis Western Harvest Mouse
RODENTIA Geomyidae Thomomys bottae Botta's Pocket Gopher
RODENTIA Heteromyidae Chaetodipus formosus Long Tailed Pocket Mouse
RODENTIA Heteromyidae Chaetodipus penicillatus Desert Pocket Mouse
RODENTIA Heteromyidae Chaetodipus spinatus Spiny Pocket Mouse
RODENTIA Heteromyidae Dipodomys deserti Desert Kangaroo Rat
RODENTIA Heteromyidae Dipodomys merriami Merriam Kangaroo Rat
RODENTIA Heteromyidae Perognathus longimembris Little Pocket Mouse
RODENTIA Heteromyidae Dipodomys panamintinus Panamint Kangaroo Rat
RODENTIA Muridae Mus musculus House Mouse
RODENTIA Sciuridae Ammospermophilius leucurus White-tail Antelope Squirrel
RODENTIA Sciuridae Spermophilus tereticaudus Round-Tailed Ground Squirrel

Names based on: California's Wildlife Volume Ill: Mammals; CA Department of Fish and Game, 1990