WFC 110L: (SKIN) Pacific Coast Mammals

Didelphis virginiana (Virgina Possum)

-introduced

-West of Sierra Nevada

Name, habitat, range

Sorex sonomae (Fog shrew)

-Moist, redwoods

-Coastal coniferous forests

-N CA

Name, habitat, range

-reddish

-can see ear

Sorex vagrans (Vagrant shrew)

-Grasses, willows, along streams

-N Ca, Sierra Nevada, coast

Name, habitat, range

-bicolored tail

Sorex palustris (Water shrew)

-streams, lakes

-Sierra Nevada, Cascade

Name, habitat, range

-cannot see ears

-fringe hairs on feet

Notiosorex tataticuli (Desert shrew)

-loose, sandy soil

-S CA

Name, habitat, range

-large ears

Scapanus latimanus (Broad-footed mole)

-CA except CV and SE

Name, range

-well furred tail

Scapanus townsendii (Townsend's mole)

-moist lowland

-NW CA coast

Name, habitat, range

-nearly naked tail

Neurotrichus gibbsii (American shrew mole)

-moist, coastal redwood

-NW coastal CA

Name, habitat, range

Macrotus californicus (California Leaf-nosed bat)

-arid; caves and manmade structures

-S CA

Name, habitat, range

Eumops perotis (Western mastiff bat)

-buildings, caves

-S CA

Name, habitat, range

-free tail

-large ears united across top

Tadarida brasiliensis (Mexican free-tail bat)

-CA

Name, range

-free tail

-ears not joined at base

Parastrellus hesperus (Western pipistrelle)

-open, arid areas at lower elevations

-S CA, CV, central coast

Name, habitat, range

Lasionycteris noctivagans (Silver-haired bat)

-temperate hardwood trees

-N CA

Name, habitat, range

Corynorhinus townsendii (Townsend's big-eared bat)

-desert scrub, pinyon-juniper

-CA

Name, habitat, range

Antrozous pallidus (Pallid bat)

-rocky montane, open lowland

-CA

Name, habitat, range

Eptesicus fuscus (Big brown bat)

-urban, rural areas

-CA

Name, habitat, range

Lasiurus cinereus (Hoary bat)

-wooded areas

-CA

Name, habitat, range

Lasiurus frantzii (Western red bat)

-streams, trees

-CA

Name, habitat, range

-reddish

Myotis

-general, coniferous forest, montane area

-CA

Genus, habitat, range

Euderma maculatum (Spotted bat)

-general

-E edge CA

Name, habitat, range

Orcinus orca (Orca)

Name

Phocoena phocoena (Porpoise)

Name

Physeter catodon (Sperm whale)

Name

-coast of CA, panoceanic

Eubalaena japonica (Right whale)

Name

Balaenoptera (Blue Whale)

Genus

Eschrichtius robustus (Gray Whale)

Name

Aplodontia rufa (Mountain Beaver)

-forest from sea level to timberline; deep soil

-Sierra Nevada, NW CA

Name, habitat, range

Castor canadensis (American beaver)

-riparian areas

-N CA

Name, habitat, range

Erethizon dorsatum (North American porcupine)

-coniferous forest

-CA except CV and SE

Name, habitat, range

Sciurus carolinensis (Eastern gray squirrel)

-urban parks

-introduced

Name, habitat, range

-white tipped tail hairs

-slightly orange line running down back

Sciurus griseus (Western gray squirrel)

-woodlands from sea level to 1500 m

-N and coastal CA, Sierra Nevada

Name, habitat, range

Sciurus niger (Eastern fox squirrel)

-parks, woodland, lower elevations

-introduced

Name, habitat, range

Tamiasciurus douglasii (Douglas's squirrel)

-coniferous forest

-Southern Sierra Nevada to Klamath Mountains

Name, habitat, range

Glaucomys oregonensis (Humboldt's flying squirrel)

-coniferous forest

-N CA coast, Klamath Cascade, Sierra Nevada

Name, habitat, range

Ammospermophilus leucurus (White-tailed antelope ground squirrel)

-arid regions

-Great Basin, Sonoran Mojave, Colorado desert

Name, habitat, range

Marmota flaviventris (Yellow-bellied marmot)

-rocky outcrops > 2000 m

-NE CA

Name, habitat, range

Otospermophilus beecheyi (California ground squirrel)

-loose soil

-CA except SE

Name, habitat, range

-spermophiline group

Urocitellus beldingi (Belding's ground squirrel)

-montane meadows to 3000 m, sagebrush flats

-Great Basin, Sierra Nevada

Name, habitat, range

Callospermophilus lateralis (Golden-mantled ground squirrel)

-coniferous forest, sagebrush flats

-NE CA

Name, habitat, range

Neotamias (Chipmunk)

-pine forest, sagebrush habitat

-NE CA

Genus, habitat, range

Neotamias senex (shadow chipmunk)

-dense thickets in coniferous forests

-Klamath, Cascades, Sierra Nevada

Genus, habitat, range

-black tipped

Thomomys (Pocket gopher)

-CA except high elevations, NE CA

Genus, range

Dipodomys deserti (Desert kangaroo rat)

-loose, dry, sand; arid regions

-SE CA

Name, habitat, range

Dipodomys merriami (Merriam's kangaroo rat)

-dunes, light, sandy soil

-SE CA

Name, habitat, range

Microdipodops megacephalus (Dark kangaroo mouse)

-sandy substrate

-NE edge of CA, western Great Basin

Name, habitat, range

Chaetodipus formosus (Long-tailed pocket mouse)

-gravel, rocky ground, desert

-SE CA

Name, habitat, range

Chaetodipus spinatus (Spiny pocket mouse)

-rocky slopes

-SE CA

Name, habitat, range

Perognathus (Pocket mouse)

-fine, sandy soil; desert

-SE CA; Great Basin

Genus, habitat, range

Zapus (Jumping mouse)

-moist habitat, montane forest, meadows, stream sides

-Klamath Range, Sierra Nevada, N coast of CA

Name, habitat, range

Ondatra zibethicus (Muskrat)

-swamps, wetland, marshes

-CA

Name, habitat, range

Phenacomys intermedius (Heather vole)

-montane forest, subalpine, alpine tundra

-high Sierra Nevada

Name, habitat, range

Lemmiscus curtatus (Sagebrush vole)

-sagebrush, grassland

-Great Basin

Name, habitat, range

Arborimus pomo (Sonoma red tree vole)

-fur trees, coniferous forest

-NW CA

Name, habitat, range

Clethrionomys californicus (California red-backed vole)

-forested riparian habitat

-N CA

Name, habitat, range

Microtus californicus (California vole)

-chaparral, oak woodland, grassland

-lowland CA, CV

Name, habitat, range

Microtus longicaudus (Long-tailed vole)

-woodland

-Sierra Nevada, Cascade, Klamath

Name, habitat, range

Neotoma cinerea (Bushy-tailed woodrat)

-coniferous forest, rocky outcrop

-N CA, Sierra Nevada, Great Basin

Name, habitat, range

Neotoma fuscipes (Dusky-footed woodrat)

-hardwood forest, shrubland

-N CA

Name, habitat, range

Onychomys leucogaster (Northern grasshopper mouse)

-sagebrush, grassland

-Great Basin

Name, habitat, range

Reithrodontomys megalotis (Western harvest mouse)

-bushy areas, dense grass

Name, habitat

Peromyscus (Deer mouse)

-generalist, < 2000 m, foothills

-CA, SE CA

Genus, habitat, range

Sigmodon hispidus (Hipsid cotton rat)

-grassy areas

-SE CA

Name, habitat, range

Mus musculus (House mouse)

-generalist

-invasive

Name, habitat, range

Rattus norvegicus (Brown rat)

-generalist, urban

-invasive

Name, habitat, range

Rattus rattus (Black rat)

-arboreal, generalist

-invasive

Name, habitat, range

Ochotoma princeps (Pika)

-rocky slopes

-Sierra Nevada, Cascades, Rocky Mountains

Name, habitat, range

Lepus californicus (Black-tailed jackrabbit)

-arid regions; desert, chaparral

-CA

Name, habitat, range

Sylvilagus bachmani (Brush rabbit)

-dense brush

-coastal CA, foothills

Name, habitat, range

Sylvilagus nuttallii (Mountain cottontail)

-high elevations

-Sierra Nevada

Name, habitat, range

Puma concolor (Mountain lion)

-CA except CV and low desert

Name, range

Lynx rufus (Bobcat)

-forest, mountains, chaparral, brushland

-CA except CV

Name, habitat, range

Canis latrans (Coyote)

-generalist

-CA

Name, habitat, range

Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Gray fox)

-deciduous woodland

-CA except NE and deep CV

Name, habitat, range

Vulpes vulpes (Red fox)

-generalist

-spotty N CA

Name, habitat, range

Vulpes macrotis (Kit fox)

-desert scrub, chaparral, grassland

-SE CA, central coast

Name, habitat, range

Canis lupus (Gray wolf)

-Mt. Lassen

Name, range

Ursus americanus (American Black Bear)

-vegetated forested mountain areas

-N CA, Sierra Nevada, eastern CA, central/southern coast

Name, habitat, range

Eumetopias jubatus (Steller sea lion)

-northern Channel Islands

Name, range

Zalophus californianus (California sea lion)

-Channel Islands to Baja California

Name, range

Mirounga angustirostris (Northern Elephant Seal)

-Baja CA to Farallon Islands

Name, range

Phoca vitulina (Harbor seal)

-CA coast

Name, range

Enhydra lutris (Sea otter)

-coastal central CA

Name, range

Lontra canadensis (Northern river otter)

-riparian

-high elevations to CV

Name, habitat, range

Gulo gulo (Wolverine)

-high mountain near tree line

-not in CA

Name, habitat, range

Martes caurina (Pacific marten)

-dense forest

-coastal N CA

Name, habitat, range

Pekania pennanti (Fisher)

-forest, mountain, lower elevations

-N CA, not in CV

Name, habitat, range

Mustela erminia (Stoat)

-mountainous forest, shrubland

-northern CA except CV

Name, habitat, range

Mustela frenata (Long-tailed weasel)

-generalist except desert

Name, habitat

Neovison vison (American Mink)

-waterways, riparian, marshes, lakes

-spotty N CA

Name, habitat, range

Taxidea taxus (American badger)

-open grassland, desert, sandy soil

-CA

Name, habitat, range

Mephitis mephitis (Striped skunk)

-near water

-CA

Name, habitat, range

Spilogale gracilis (Western spotted skunk)

-generalist except desert and high elevations

-CA except desert and high mountains

Name, habitat, range

Bassariscus astutus (Ringtail)

-brushy, woody areas, rocky ridges and cliffs, riparian areas

-CA except CV

Name, habitat, range

Procyon lotor (Northern raccoon)

-variable but needs water; prefers woodland

-coasta CA, NE CA

Name, habitat, range

Equus asinus (Burro)

-arid regions

-not native; SE CA

Name, habitat, range

Equus caballus (Mustang)

-grassland, open savannah

-not native

Name, habitat, range

Antilocapra americana (Pronghorn)

-grassland, sage scrub, chaparral, desert

-NE CA, spotty

Name, habitat, range

Ovis canadensis (Bighorn sheep)

-mountains, high desert elevations rocky cliffs

Name, habitat