Colorado Wildlife Species List

Vocabulary flashcards matching scientific names to common names for Colorado wildlife species.

Sciurus Aberti

Abert's Squirrel

Ursus Americanus

American Black Bear

Ovis Canadensis

Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep

Mustela negripes

Black-footed ferret

Cynomys ludovicianus

Black-footed prairie dog

Lynx rufus

Bobcat

Pituophis catenifer

Bullsnake

Neotoma cinerea

Bushy-tailed Woodrat

Lynx canadensis

Canada Lynx

Campotonus sp.

Carpenter Ant

Canis latrans

Coyote

Oncorhyncus sp.

Cutthroat trout

Cervus canadensis

Elk

Scirus niger

Fox squirrel

Anas carolinensis

Green-winged teal

Neotamias minimus

Least chipmunk

Neotamias vison

Mink

Alces alces

Moose

Sylvilagus nuttallii

Mountain cottontail

Puma concolor

Mountain Lion

Dendroctonus ponderosae

Mountain pine beetle

Odocoileus hemionus

Mule deer

Ondatra zibethicus

Muskrat

Castor canadensis

North American beaver

Chrysemys picta

Painted turtle

Etheostoma spectible

Plains Orangethroat Darter

Crotalus viridis

Prairie rattlesnake

Zapus hudsonius preblei

Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse

Antilocapra americana

Pronghorn

Procyon lotor

Raccoon

Vulpes vulpes

Red fox

Aythya americana

Redhead

Lontra caadensis

River otter

Tympanuchus phasianellus

Sharp-tailed grouse

Mephitis mephitis

Striped skunk

Corynorhinus townsendii

Townsend's Big-eared bat

Limenitis archippus

Viceroy

Heterodon nasicus

Western/Plains Hognose Snake

Odocoileus virginianus

White-tailed deer

Lagopus leucura

White-tailed ptarmigan

Dreissena Polymorpha

Zebra mussel