Mammals of the San Pedro River

Kingdom:  Animalia

Phylum:  Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order

      Family

Scientific Name - Common Name

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Didelphimorphia

Didelphidae

Didelphis virginiana-Virginia opossum

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Chiroptera

Phyllostomidae

Leptonycteris yerbabuenae - Lesser long-nosed bat

Macrotus californicus - Californian leaf-nosed bat

Choeronycteris mexicana - Mexican long-tongued bat

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Vespertilionidae

 Myotis thysanodes - Fringed myotis

Myotis velifer - Cave myotis

Myotis californicus - Californian myotis

Myotis yumanensis - Yuma myotis

Corynorhinus townsendii - Townsend's big-eared bat

Pipistrellus hesperus - Pipistrelle

Eptesicus fuscus - Big brown bat

Euderma maculatum - Spotted bat

Idionycteris phyllotis - Allen's big-eared bat

Antrozous pallidus - Pallid bat

Lasiurus cinereus - Hoary bat

Lasiurus blossevillii - Western red bat

Lasiurus xanthinus - Western yellow bat

Lasionycteris noctivagans - Silver-haired bat

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Molossidae

Tadarida brasiliensis - Mexican free-tailed bat

Nyctinomops femorosaccus - Pocketed free-tailed bat

Eumops perotis - Greater western mastiff bat 

 

Mormoopidae

Mormoops megalophylla - Peter's ghost-faced bat

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Soricomorpha

Soricidae

Sorex palustris - Water shrew

Sorex monticolus - Dusky shrew

Notiosorex crawfordi - Desert shrew

Blarina brevicauda - Northern short-tailed shrew

 

Lagomorpha

Leporidae

Sylvilagus audubonii - Desert cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus - Eastern cottontail

Lepus alleni - Antelope jackrabbit

​Lepus californicus - Black-tailed jackrabbit

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Rodentia

Sciuridae

Sciurus aberti - Abert’s squirrel

Sciurus arizonensis - Arizona gray squirrel

Sciurus nayaritensis - Mexican fox squirrel

Cynomys ludovicianus - Black-tailed prairie dog

Cynomys gunnisoni - Gunnison’s prairie dog

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (grahamensis) - Red squirrel (Mount Graham)

Otospermophilus variegatus - Rock squirrel

Ictidomys tridecemlineatus - Thirteen-lined ground squirrel

Tamias minimus - Least chipmunk

Tamias dorsalis - Cliff chipmunk

Ammospermophilus harrisii - Harris’ antelope ground squirrel

Ammospermophilus leucurus - White-tailed antelope squirrel

Xerospermophilus tereticaudus - Round-tailed ground squirrel

Xerospermophilus spilosoma - Spotted ground squirrel

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Erethizontidae

Erethizon dorsatum - Porcupine

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Castoridae

Castor canadensis - Beaver

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Geomyidae

Thomomys bottae - Botta’s pocket gopher

Thomomys umbrinus - Southern pocket gopher

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Cricetidae

Microtus longicaudus - Long-tailed vole

Microtus mexicanus - Mexican vole

Myodes (Clethrionomys) gapperi - Red-backed vole

Baiomys taylori - Northern pygmy mouse

Peromyscus maniculatus - Deer mouse

Peromyscus leucopus - White-footed mouse

Peromyscus eremicus - Cactus mouse

Peromyscus boylii - Brush mouse

Onychomys torridus - Southern grasshopper mouse

Onychomys leucogaster - Northern grasshopper mouse

Reithrodontomys megalotis - Western harvest mouse

Sigmodon arizonae - Arizona cotton rat

Sigmodon ochrognathus - Yellow-nosed cotton rat

Neotoma albigula - White-throated woodrat

Neotoma lepida - Desert woodrat

Neotoma stephensi - Stephen’s woodrat

Neotoma mexicana - Mexican woodrat

Neotoma cinerea - Bushy-tailed woodrat

Ondatra zibethicus - Muskrat

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Muridae

Rattus rattus - Black rat

Rattus norvegicus - Norway or brown rat

Mus musculus - House mouse

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Dipodidae

Zapus hudsoni(c)us - Meadow jumping mouse

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Heteromyidae

Chaetodipus penicillatus - Desert pocket mouse

Chaetodipus intermedius - Rock pocket mouse

Chaetodipus baileyi - Bailey’s pocket mouse

Perognathus amplus - Arizona pocket mouse

Perognathus flavus - Silky pocket mouse

Dipodomys merriami - Merriam’s kangaroo rat

Dipodomys deserti - Desert kangaroo rat

Dipodomys ordii - Ord’s kangaroo rat

Dipodomys spectabilis - Banner-tailed kangaroo rat

 

Carnivora

Canidae

Vulpes macrotis - Kit fox

Vulpes vulpes - Red fox

Urocyon cinereoargenteus - Gray fox

Canis latrans - Coyote

Canis lupus (baileyi) - Gray wolf (Mexican)

Canis lupus familiaris - Domestic dog

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Mustelidae

Mustela nigripes - Black-footed ferret

Mustela frenata - Long-tailed weasel

Lontra canadensis - River otter

Neovison vison - American mink

Taxidea taxus - American badger

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Procyonidae

Procyon lotor - Northern raccoon

Bassariscus astutus - Ringtail

Nasua narica - White-nosed coati

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Ursidae

Ursus americanus - American black bear

Ursus arctos - Brown bear

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Mephitidae

Mephitis mephitis - Striped skunk

Mephitis macroura - Hooded skunk

Conepatus leuconotus - Hog-nosed skunk

Spilogale gracilis - Western spotted skunk

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Felidae

Puma concolor - Puma or Mountain lion

Lynx rufus - Bobcat

Panthera onca - Jaguar

Leopardus pardalis - Ocelot

Felis catus - Domestic cat

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Primates

Homonidae

Homo sapiens - Human

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Perissodactyla

Equidae

Equus ferus caballus - Domestic horse

Equus africanus asinus - Burro or Ass

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Artiodactyla

Cervidae

Odocoileus hemionus - Mule deer

Odocoileus virginianus - White-tailed deer

 

Antilocapridae

Antilocapra americana - Pronghorn

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Tayassuidae

Pecari tajacu - Javelina or Collared peccary

 

Suidae

Sus scrofa - Wild boar

 

Bovidae

Bison bison - Bison

Ovis canadensis - Bighorn sheep

Bos taurus - Domestic cattle

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