| Species |
Distribution |
Seasonal
Occurrence |
Abundance |
Remarks |
| Order
INSECTIVORA |
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Family
Soricidae |
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Merriam
Shrew
(Sorex merriami) |
Sitewide |
Resident |
Uncommon |
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| Order
CHIROPTERA |
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Family
Vespertilionidae |
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California
Myotis
(Myotis californicus) |
Sitewide |
Unknown |
Unknown |
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Little
Brown Myotis
(Myotis lucifugus) |
Sitewide |
Unknown |
Unknown |
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Townsend's
Big-eared Bat
(Corynorhinus townsendii) |
Sitewide |
Unknown |
Unknown |
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| Order
LAGOMORPHA |
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Family
Leporidae |
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White-tailed
Jack Rabbit
(Lepus townsendii) |
Sitewide |
Resident |
Uncommon |
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Black-tailed
Jack Rabbit
(Lepus californicus) |
Sitewide |
Resident |
Abundant |
Cyclic
population |
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Mountain
Cottontail
(Sylvilagus nattallii) |
Sitewide |
Resident |
Abundant |
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Pygmy
Rabbit
(Brachylagus idahoensis) |
Sagebrush
/Grassland |
Resident |
Abundant |
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| Order
RODENTIA |
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Family
Sciuridae |
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Yellow-bellied
Marmot
(Marmota flaviventris) |
Sitewide |
Resident |
Uncommon |
Rocky
areas |
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Townsend's
Ground Squirrel
(Spermophilus townsendii) |
Sitewide |
Resident |
Common |
Estivates
- likely to be observed only in April-June |
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Least
Chipmunk
(Tamias minimus) |
Sitewide |
Resident |
Common |
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Family
Geomyidae |
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Northern
Pocket Gopher
(Thomomys talpoides) |
Sitewide |
Resident |
Uncommon |
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Family
Heteromyidae |
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Great
Basin Pocket Mouse
(Perognathus parvus) |
Sitewide |
Resident |
Common |
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Ord's
Kangaroo Rat
(Dipodomys ordii) |
Sitewide |
Resident |
Common |
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Family
Castoridae |
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Beaver
(Castor canadensis) |
Aquatic |
Summer
Winter |
Uncommon
Uncommon |
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Family
Cricetidae |
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Western
Harvest Mouse
(Reithrodontomys megalotis) |
Sitewide |
Resident |
Common |
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Deer
Mouse
(Peromyscus maniculatus) |
Sitewide |
Resident |
Abundant |
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Northern
Grasshopper Mouse
(Onychomys leucogaster) |
Sitewide |
Resident |
Uncommon |
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Bushy-tailed
Woodrat
(Neotoma cinerea) |
Sitewide |
Resident |
Common |
Basalt
outcroppings |
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Meadow
Vole
(Microtus pennsylvanicus) |
Sitewide |
Resident |
Uncommon |
Cyclic |
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Montane
Vole
(Microtus montanus) |
Sitewide |
Resident |
Common |
Cyclic |
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Sagebrush
Vole
(Lagurus curtatus) |
Sitewide |
Resident |
Uncommon |
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Muskrat
(Ondatra zibethicus) |
Aquatic |
Summer
Winter |
Uncommon
Uncommon |
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Family
Muridae |
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Norway
Rat
(Rattus norvegicus) |
Agricultural |
Resident |
Uncommon |
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House
Mouse
(Mus musculus) |
Agricultural
Facilities |
Resident |
Uncommon |
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Family
Erythizontidae |
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Porcupine
(Erethizon dorsatum) |
Riparian
Juniper |
Summer
Winter |
Uncommon
Uncommon |
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| Order
CARNIVORA |
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Family
Canidae |
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Coyote
(Canis latrans) |
Sitewide |
Resident |
Common |
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Family
Mustelidae |
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Long-tailed
Weasal
(Mustela frenata) |
Sitewide |
Resident |
Common |
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Badger
(Taxidea taxus) |
Sitewide |
Resident |
Common |
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Spotted
Skunk
(Spilogale gracilis) |
Sitewide |
Resident |
Uncommon |
Usually
near basalt outcroppings |
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Family
Felidae |
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Mountain
Lion
(Felis concolor) |
Sitewide |
Transient1 |
Rare |
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Bobcat
(Lynx rufus)2 |
Sitewide |
Resident |
Uncommon |
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| Order
ARTIODACYLA |
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Family
Cervidae |
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Elk
(Cervus elaphus) |
Sitewide |
Resident |
Common |
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Mule
Deer
(Odocoileus
hemionus) |
Sitewide |
Resident |
Uncommon |
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Moose
(Alces alces) |
Sitewide |
Transient2 |
Rare |
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Family
Antilocapridae |
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Pronghorn
(Antilocapra americana) |
Sitewide |
Resident |
Abundant |
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Family
Bovidae |
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Mountain
Sheep
(Ovis canadensis) |
Sagebrush/
Grassland |
Unknown |
Accidental |
Only
reported from northern portion of INL |
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POSSIBLE
OCCURRENCE |
| Order
CHIROPTERA |
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Family
Vespertilionidae |
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Small-footed
Myotis
(Myotis subulatus) |
Sitewide |
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Yuma
Myotis
(Mytois yumanensis) |
Sitewide |
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Long-legged
Myotis
(Myotis volans) |
Sitewide |
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Fringed
Myotis
(Mytois thysanodes) |
Sitewide |
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Long-eared
Myotis
(Myotis evotis) |
Sitewide |
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Silver-haired
Bat
(Lasionycteris noctivagans) |
Sitewide |
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Western
Pipistrel
(Pipistrellus hesperus) |
Sitewide |
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Big
Brown Bat
(Eptesicus fascus) |
Sitewide |
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Hoary
Bat
(Nycteris cinerea) |
Sitewide |
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Pallid
Bat
(Antrozous pallidus) |
Sitewide |
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| Order
CARNIVORA |
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Family
Procyonidae |
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Racoon
(Procyon lotor) |
Agricultural
Riparian |
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Family
Mustelidae |
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Short-tailed
Weasel (Ermine)
(Mustela erminea) |
Agricultural
Riparian |
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Striped
Skunk
(Mephitis mephitis) |
Agricultural
Riparian |
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Family
Canidae |
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Red
Fox
(Vulpes vulpes) |
Agricultural
Riparian |
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1 Occurs on the INL for a relatively short time,
usually during seasonal migration or dispersal
2 Jones et al. (1979) list this species as Felis rufus
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