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Mammals of the Southwest Mountains and Mesas

INDEX

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

Abert’s squirrel. See Tassel-eared squirrel.

Alpine Life Zone, xiv

Antelope. See Pronghorn.

Antilocapra americana, 4

Arizona gray squirrel, 36

Artiodactyla, 1

B

Bats, 121

Bear, black, 112

grizzly, 117

Beaver, 67

Bighorn, 2

Bison, 8

Bison bison, 8

Black bear, 112

Black-tailed deer, 11

Bobcat, 85

Buffalo. See Bison.

Bushy-tailed woodrat, 60

C

Canadian Life Zone, xiii

Canis latrans, 92

lupus, 89

Carnivores, 79

Castor canadensis, 67

Catamount. See Mountain lion.

Cervus canadensis, 16

Chickaree. See Spruce squirrel.

Chipmunks, western, 44

cliff, 45

Colorado, 44

gray-necked, 44

least, 45

Uinta, 44

Chiroptera, 79, 121

Citellus lateralis, 48

Classification of animals, xv

Cliff chipmunk, 45

Colorado chipmunk, 44

Cottontail, mountain, 26

Cougar. See Mountain lion.

Coyote, 92

Cynomys gunnisoni, 51

leucurus, 51

parvidens, 51

D

Deer

black-tailed, 11

mule, 10

fantail, Sonora, 11, 14

white-tailed, 13

Deermouse, 57

Douglas squirrel. See Spruce squirrel.

E

Elk, 16

Erethizon dorsatum, 72

Ermine. See Short-tailed weasel.

Euarctos americanus, 112

Eutamias cinereicollis, 44

dorsalis, 45

minimus, 45

quadrivittatus, 44

F

Felis concolor, 80

Field mouse. See Mountain vole.

Fox, red, 87

G

Glaucomys sabrinus, 42

Golden-mantled ground squirrel, 48

Gopher, northern pocket, 75

Gray-necked chipmunk, 44

Gray wolf, 89

Grizzly bear, 117

Ground squirrel, golden-mantled, 48

Gulo luscus, 95

H

Hare, snowshoe, 22

Hoofed animals, 1

I

Insectivores, 79

J

Jackrabbit, white-tailed, 24

K

Kaibab squirrel, 34

L

Lagomorphs, 21

hare, snowshoe, 22

jackrabbit, white-tailed, 24

cottontail, mountain, 26

pika, 28

Least chipmunk, 45

Lepus americanus, 22

townsendi, 24

Life zones, xiii

Alpine, xiv

Canadian, xiii

Lower Sonoran, xiii

Transition, xiii

Upper Sonoran, xiii

Lion, mountain, 80

Long-tailed weasel, 106

Lower Sonoran Life Zone, xiii

Lutra canadensis, 101

Lynx, 85

Lynx canadensis, 86

rufus, 85

M

Marmot, yellow-bellied, 53

Marmota flaviventris, 53

Marten, 97

126

Martes americana, 97

Meadow mouse. See Mountain vole.

Mephitis mephitis, 110

Microtus montanus, 58

Mink, 103

Mountain cottontail, 26

Mountain sheep. See Bighorn.

Mountain lion, 80

Mountain vole, 58

Mouse, western jumping, 59

white-footed. See Deermouse.

Field. See Mountain vole.

Meadow. See Mountain vole.

Mule deer, 10

Muskrat, 64

Mustela erminea, 105

frenata, 106

rixosa, 106

vison, 103

N

Neotoma cinerea, 60

Northern flying squirrel, 42

Northern pocket gopher, 75

O

Ochotona princeps, 28

Odocoileus couesi, 14

hemionus, 10

virginianus, 13

Ondatra zibethicus, 64

Otter, river, 101

Ovis canadensis, 2

P

Pack rat. See Bushy-tailed woodrat.

Painter. See Mountain lion.

Panther. See Mountain lion.

Peromyscus maniculatus, 57

Pika, 28

Pine squirrel, 39

Porcupine, 72

Prairie dog, white-tailed, 51

Pronghorn, 4

Puma. See Mountain lion.

R

Red fox, 87

Red squirrels. See Spruce squirrel.

River otter, 101

Rodents, 21

Sciurus aberti, 31

arizonensis, 36

kaibabensis, 34

S

Short-tailed weasel, 105

Shrew, vagrant, 119

Skunk, spotted, 108

striped, 110

Snowshoe hare, 22

Sonora fantail deer, 11, 14

Sorex vagrans, 119

Spilogale gracilis, 108

Spruce squirrel, 39

Squirrel, Abert’s. See Tassel-eared squirrel.

Arizona gray, 36

chickaree. See Spruce squirrel.

Douglas. See Spruce squirrel.

golden-mantled ground, 48

Kaibab, 34

flying, northern, 42

pine, 39

red. See Spruce squirrel.

spruce, 39

tassel-eared, 31

Sylvilagus nuttalli, 26

T

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, 39

Tassel-eared squirrel, 31

Thomomys talpoides, 75

Trade rat. See Bushy-tailed woodrat.

Transition Life Zone, xiii

U

Uinta chipmunk, 44

Upper Sonoran Life Zone, xiii

Ursus horribilis, 117

V

Vagrant shrew, 119

Vole, mountain, 58

Vulpes fulva, 87

W

Wapiti. See Elk.

Weasel, least, 106

long-tailed, 106

short-tailed, 105

Western jumping mouse, 59

White-footed mouse, 57

White-tailed deer, 13

White-tailed jackrabbit, 24

White-tailed prairie dog, 51

Wolf, gray, 89

Wolverine, 95

Woodchuck. See Yellow-bellied marmot.

Woodrat, bushy-tailed, 60

Y

Yellow-bellied marmot, 53

Z

Zapus princeps, 59

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