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Mammals
|
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| antelope, prong-horned | Antilocapra americana (Ord) |
| badger | Taxidea taxus (Shreber) |
| bats * | |
| free-tailed | Tadarida spp (3) |
| mastif | Eumops spp (2) |
| plain-nosed | Myotis spp (9) |
| bear, black | Euarctos americanus (Pallas) |
| beaver | Castor canadensis Kuhle |
| bobcat | Lynx rufus (Shreber) |
| chipmunk | Eutamias spp (4) |
| coati (or coatimundi) | Nasua narica (Linnaeus) |
| coyote | Canis latrans Say |
| deer | |
| mule (or black-tailed) | Odocoileus hemionus (Rafinesque) |
| white-tailed (or eastern) | O. virginianus (Zimmermann) |
| elk | Cervus canadensis (Erxleben) |
| fox | |
| gray | Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Shreber) |
| Kit | Vulpes macrotis Merriam |
| gopher, pocket | Thomomys spp (3) |
| javelina | Pecari tajacu (Linnaeus) |
| mountain lion | Felis concolor Linnaeus |
| mouse (most common) | |
| cactus | Peromyscus eremicus (Baird) |
| pinyon | P. truei (Shufeldt) ** |
| Perognathus spp (10) | |
| muskrat | Ondatra zibethica (Linnaeus) |
| otter, river | Lutra canadensis (Shreber) |
| prairie dog, Gunnison's | Cynomys gunnisoni |
| porcupine | Erethizon dorsatum Linnaeus |
| rabbit | |
| cottontail | Sylvilagus spp (3) |
| jack | Lepus spp (2) |
| raccoon | Procyon lotor (Linnaeus) |
| rat | |
| kangaroo | Dipodomys spp (5) |
| pack | Neotoma albigula Hartley |
| wood | Neotoma spp (4) |
| ringtail | Bassariscus astutus (Lichenstein) |
| sheep, bighorn | Ovis canadensis Shaw |
| shrew | |
| desert | Notiosorex crawfordi (Coues) |
| vagrant (and others) | Sorex spp (4) |
| skunk | |
| hog-nosed | Conepatus mesoleucus Lichenstein |
| hooded | Mephitis macroura (Lichenstein) |
| striped | M. mephitis (Shreber) |
| spotted | Spilogale putorius (Linnaeus) |
| squirrel | |
| Abert's | Sciurus aberti Woodhouse |
| Kaibab Sub S. | aberti |
| Apache | S. apache J.A. Allen |
| Arizona gray | S. arizonensis (Coues) |
| red | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus |
| ground | Citellus spp (7) |
| vole | |
| long-tailed | Microtus longicaudus Merriam |
| Mexican | M. Mexicanus (Saussure) |
| montane | M. montanus (Peale) |
Birds
| Common Name | Scientific Name | ||
| Dove | |||
| Mourning | Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus) | ||
| White-winged | Z. asiatica (Linnaeus) | ||
| Eagle | |||
| Bald | Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus) | ||
| Golden | Aquila chrysaetos (Linnaeus) | ||
| Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray | Polioptila caerulea (Linnaeus) | ||
| Grosbeak, Blue | Guiraea caerulea (Linnaeus) | ||
| Grouse, Blue (or Dusky) | Dendragapus obscurus (Say) | ||
| Hawk | |||
| Cooper's | Accipiter cooperii (Bonaparte) | ||
| Red-tailed (or Common) | Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin) | ||
| Jay, Rocky Mountain | (also Gray or Canada) Perisoreus canadensis (Linnaeus) | ||
| Kestrel, American | Falco sparverius Linnaeus | ||
| Owl | |||
| Elf | Micrathene whitneyi (Cooper) | ||
| Great-Horned | Bubo virginianus (Gmelin) | ||
| Pelican | |||
| Brown | Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus | ||
| White | P. erythrorhynchos Gmelin | ||
| Pigeon, Band-tailed | Columba fasciata Say | ||
| Pipit, Water (or American) | Anthus spinoletta (Linnaeus) | ||
| Pheasant | Phasianus colchicas | ||
| Quail | |||
| Bobwhite | Colinus virginianus | ||
| Gambel's (or Desert) | Lophortyx Gambelii Gambel | ||
| Scaled | Callipepla squamata (Vigors) | ||
| Roadrunner | Geococcyx californianus (Lesson) | ||
| Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied | Sphyrapicus varius (Linnaeus) | ||
| Sparrow | |||
| Chipping | Spizella passerina (Bechstein) | ||
| Vesper | Pooecetes gramineus (Gmelin) | ||
| Titmouse, Plain | Parus inornatus Gambel | ||
| Turkey, Wild | Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus | ||
| Vulture, Turkey | Carthartes aura (Linnaeus) | ||
| Warbler, Lucy's | Vermivora luciae (Cooper) | ||
| Woodpecker | |||
| Acorn | Melanerpes formicivorus (Swainson) | ||
| Gila | Centurus uropygialis Baird | ||
| Wren, Cactus | Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus (Lafresnaye) |
Amphibians and Reptiles
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| frog, canyon treefrog | Hyla arenicolor Cope |
| lizard | |
| banded gecko | Coleonyx variegatus Baird |
| desert iguana | Dipsosaurus dorsalis Baird and Girard |
| Gila monster | Heloderma suspectum Cope |
| side-blotched lizard | Uta stansburiana Baird and Girard |
| whiptail lizard | Cnemidophorus spp (6) |
| salamander, tiger | Ambystoma tigrinum Green |
| snake | |
| blind snake, western | Leptotyphlops humilis Baird and Girard |
| bullsnake (or gopher snake) | Pituophis melanoleucus Daudin |
| burrowing snake, banded | Chilomeniscus cinctus Cope |
| coral snake, Arizona | Micruroides euryxanthus Kennicott |
| garter snake, checkered | Thamnophis marcianus Baird and Girard |
| glossy snake | Arizona elegans Kennicott |
| leaf-nosed snake, saddled | Phyllorhynchus browni Stejneger |
| leaf-nosed snake, spotted | P. decurtatus Cope |
| long-nosed snake | Rhinocheilus lecontei Baird and Girard |
| shovel-nosed snake, Sonora | Chionactis palarostris Kaluber |
| shovel-nosed snake, western | C. occipitalis Hallowell |
| whipsnake (or coachwhip) | Masticophis flagellum Shaw |
| whipsnake, striped | M. taeniatus Hallowell |
| toad | |
| Colorado River toad | Bufo alvarius Girard |
| Great Plains toad | B. cognatus Say |
| spadefoot toad, Couch's | Scaphiopus couchi Baird |
| spadefoot toad, western | S. (Spea) hammondi Baird |
| tortoise, desert | Gopherus agassizi Cooper |
