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Southeast Colorado Mammal List
Some of the mammals listed here such as the jackrabbit and prairie dog
are easy to spot and others can be elusive, with patience and timing you
might be rewarded by deer or coyotes. For a printable list
click here. Legend:
X (Not known to occur),
U (Uncommon),
C (Common),
R (Rare),
K (Known)
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Baca |
Bent |
Crowley |
Kiowa |
Otero |
Prowers |
| American Badger |
Taxidea taxus |
U |
C |
U |
C |
U |
C |
| American Beaver |
Castor canadensis |
C |
C |
C |
K |
C |
C |
| American Elk |
Cervus elaphus |
C |
R |
X |
R |
R |
R |
| Big Brown Bat |
Eptesicus fuscus |
C |
K |
K |
K |
C |
K |
| Big Free-tailed Bat |
Nyctinomops macrotis |
K |
X |
X |
X |
X |
K |
| Bighorn Sheep |
Ovis canadensis |
C |
R |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Black Bear |
Ursus americanus |
U |
R |
X |
R |
R |
X |
| Black-footed Ferret |
Mustela nigripes |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Black-tailed Jackrabbit |
Lepus californicus |
C |
U |
U |
C |
U |
C |
| Black-tailed Prairie Dog |
Cynomys ludovicianus |
C |
C |
C |
C |
K |
C |
| Bobcat |
Lynx rufus |
R |
C |
R |
R |
R |
C |
| Brazilian Free-tailed Bat |
Tadarida brasiliensis |
K |
X |
X |
X |
K |
X |
| Brush Mouse |
Peromyscus boylii |
C |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Common Hog-nosed Skunk |
Conepatus mesoleucus |
U |
X |
U |
X |
U |
X |
| Common Muskrat |
Ondatra zibethicus |
K |
C |
C |
K |
C |
C |
| Common Porcupine |
Erethizon dorsatum |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
| Coyote |
Canis latrans |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
| Deer Mouse |
Peromyscus maniculatus |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
| Desert Cottontail |
Sylvilagus audubonii |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
| Desert Shrew |
Notiosorex crawfordi |
R |
X |
X |
X |
R |
X |
| Eastern Mole |
Scalopus aquaticus |
K |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Eastern Spotted Skunk |
Spilogale putorius |
X |
K |
X |
K |
X |
R |
| Eastern Woodrat |
Neotoma floridana |
X |
K |
K |
K |
K |
K |
| Ermine |
Mustela erminea |
X |
K |
X |
K |
X |
X |
| Fox Squirrel |
Sciurus niger |
X |
K |
K |
K |
K |
C |
| Fringed Myotis |
Myotis thysanodes |
R |
X |
X |
X |
K |
X |
| Gray Fox |
Urocyon cinereoargenteus |
R |
R |
X |
K |
R |
K |
| Hispid Cotton Rat |
Sigmodon hispidus |
C |
C |
K |
C |
K |
C |
| Hispid Pocket Mouse |
Chaetodipus hispidus |
C |
K |
K |
K |
K |
C |
| Hoary Bat |
Lasiurus cinereus |
C |
K |
K |
X |
C |
C |
| House Mouse |
Mus musculus |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
| Little Brown Myotis |
Myotis lucifugus |
K |
K |
K |
K |
K |
K |
| Long-tailed Weasel |
Mustela frenata |
X |
K |
X |
K |
X |
U |
| Mexican Woodrat |
Neotoma mexicana |
C |
X |
X |
X |
C |
C |
| Mink |
Mustela vison |
X |
K |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Mountain Lion |
Felis concolor |
R |
R |
R |
K |
R |
K |
| Mule Deer |
Odocoileus hemionus |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
| Nine-banded Armadillo |
Dasypus novemcinctus |
R |
K |
X |
K |
X |
X |
| Northern Grasshopper Mouse |
Onychomys leucogaster |
C |
C |
C |
K |
C |
C |
| Northern River Otter |
Lutra canadensis |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Northern Rock Mouse |
Peromyscus nasutus |
C |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Ord's Kangaroo Rat |
Dipodomys ordii |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
| Pallid Bat |
Antrozous pallidus |
C |
K |
K |
X |
C |
X |
| Pinyon Mouse |
Peromyscus truei |
C |
X |
X |
X |
C |
C |
| Plains Harvest Mouse |
Reithrodontomys montanus |
U |
K |
K |
K |
K |
U |
| Plains Pocket Gopher |
Geomys bursarius |
C |
C |
K |
C |
K |
C |
| Pronghorn |
Antilocapra americana |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
| Raccoon |
Procyon lotor |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
| Red Bat |
Lasiurus borealis |
K |
K |
R |
R |
R |
R |
| Red Fox |
Vulpes vulpes |
U |
C |
C |
U |
C |
C |
| Rock Squirrel |
Spermophilus variegatus |
C |
X |
X |
X |
C |
X |
| Silky Pocket Mouse |
Perognathus flavus |
C |
C |
C |
K |
C |
C |
| Silver-haired Bat |
Lasionycteris noctivagans |
C |
K |
X |
X |
C |
K |
| Southern Plains Woodrat |
Neotoma micropus |
C |
C |
X |
X |
C |
C |
| Spotted Ground Squirrel |
Spermophilus spilosoma |
U |
U |
U |
K |
U |
U |
| Striped Skunk |
Mephitis mephitis |
U |
C |
U |
C |
C |
C |
| Swift Fox |
Vulpes velox |
U |
C |
U |
U |
U |
U |
| Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel |
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus |
C |
C |
K |
C |
C |
C |
| Townsend's Big-eared Bat |
Plecotus townsendii |
U |
X |
X |
X |
U |
X |
| Virginia Opossum |
Didelphis virginiana |
X |
R |
X |
K |
R |
C |
| Western Harvest Mouse |
Reithrodontomys megalotis |
C |
K |
K |
K |
C |
C |
| Western Pipistrelle |
Pipistrellus hesperus |
K |
K |
X |
X |
C |
X |
| Western Small-footed Myotis |
Myotis ciliolabrum |
C |
K |
X |
K |
C |
X |
| Western Spotted Skunk |
Spilogale gracilis |
U |
K |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| White-footed Mouse |
Peromyscus leucopus |
C |
C |
K |
K |
C |
C |
| White-tailed Deer |
Odocoileus virginianus |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
| White-throated Woodrat |
Neotoma albigula |
C |
K |
X |
X |
C |
C |
| Yellow-faced Pocket Gopher |
Cratogeomys castanops |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
| Yuma Myotis |
Myotis yumanensis |
C |
C |
C |
X |
C |
K |
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