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Order Artiodactyla | Even-Toed Ungulates | Habitat |
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Whitetail Deer | Odocoileus virginianus | Coniferous forests, meadows, creek and river bottoms |
Mule Deer | Odocoileus hemionus | Open forests, meadows, often at high elevations |
Rocky Mountain Elk | Cervus elaphus | Open forests, meadows |
Shiras Moose | Alces alces | Coniferous forests, lakes, slow streams, marshy areas |
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep | Ovis canadensis | Open mountainous areas |
Rocky Mountain Goat | Oreamnos americanus | High peaks and meadows |
Order Rodentia | Rodents | Habitat |
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Porcupine | Erethizon dorsatum | Coniferous forests |
Beaver | Castor canadensis | Streams, lakes |
Northern pocket gopher | Thomomys talpoides | Meadows |
Yellow-bellied marmot | Marmota flaviventris | Open rocky foothills, talus slopes |
Hoary marmot | Marmota caligata | Rocky areas, alpine meadows |
Least chipmunk | Eutamias minimus | High open forests, brushy, rocky areas, alpine meadows |
Yellow pine chipmunk | Eutamias amoenus | Open forests, brushy, rocky areas |
Red-tailed chipmunk | Eutamias ruficaudus | Open forest, brushy, rocky areas |
Golden-mantled ground squirrel | Spermophilus lateralis | High open forests, rocky areas |
Columbian ground squirrel | Spermophilus columbianus | Open woodlands, grasslands, alpine meadows |
Thirteen-lined ground squirrel | Spermophilus tridecemlineatus | Grasslands |
Richardson ground squirrel | Spermophilus richardsoni | Grasslands |
Northern flying squirrel | Glaucomys sabrinus | Coniferous forests, nocturnal |
Red squirrel | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | Coniferous forests |
Western jumping mouse | Zapus princeps | Grasslands, alpine meadows |
Bushy-tailed wood rat | Neotoma cinerea | Rocky areas, old buildings |
Deer mouse | Peromyscus maniculatus | Forests, grasslands, alpine meadows |
Muskrat | Ondatra zibethicus | Streams, lakes, marshy areas |
Northern bog lemming | Synaptomys borealis | Coniferous forests |
Red-backed vole | Clethrionomys gapperi | Coniferous forests |
Montane heather vole | Phenacomys intermedius | Coniferous forests, alpine meadows |
Water vole | Arvicola richardsoni | High elevation stream and lake edges |
Long-tailed vole | Microtus longicaudus | Coniferous forests, grasslands |
Meadow vole | Microtus pennsylvanicus | Open forests, meadows, along streams, marshy areas |
Order Lagomorpha | Pikas, Rabbits and Hares | Habitat |
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Pika | Ochotona princeps | Rockslides |
Snowshoe hare | Lepus americanus | Coniferous forests |
White-tailed jackrabbit | Lepus townsendii | Grasslands |
Order Carnivora | Carnivores | Habitat |
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Bobcat | Lynx rufus | Open forests, brushy areas |
Lynx | Lynx lynx | Coniferous forests |
Mountain Lion | Felis concolor | Coniferous forests |
Raccoon | Procyon lotor | Open forests, stream bottoms |
Black Bear | Ursus americanus | Forests, slide areas, alpine meadows |
Grizzly Bear | Ursus arctos | Forests, slide areas, alpine meadows |
Red Fox | Vulpes vulpes | Grasslands, open forest |
Coyote | Canis latrans | Forests, grasslands |
Gray Wolf | Canis lupus | Coniferous forests |
Striped skunk | Mephitis mephitis | Open forests, grasslands |
Badger | Taxidea taxus | Grasslands |
River otter | Lontra canadensis | Rivers, lakes |
Wolverine | Gulo gulo | Coniferous forests, alpine meadows |
Least weasel | Mustela nivalis | Open forests, grasslands |
Short-tailed weasel | Mustela erminea | Coniferous forests, meadows |
Long-tailed weasel | Mustela frenata | Open forests, meadows |
Mink | Mustela vison | Creek and lake edges |
Marten | Martes americana | Coniferous forests |
Fisher | Martes pennanti | Coniferous forests |
Order Chiroptera | Bats | Habitat |
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Little brown bat | Myotis lucifugus | Coniferous forests, often around buildings, caves, nocturnal |
Long-legged bat | Myotis volans | Coniferous forests, meadows, nocturnal |
Big brown bat | Eptesicus fuscus | Coniferous forests, often around buildings, caves, nocturnal |
Silver-haired bat | Lasionycteris noctivagans | Coniferous forests, meadows, nocturnal |
Hoary bat | Lasiurus cinereus | Coniferous forests, mostly nocturnal |
Order Insectivora | Shrews | Habitat |
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Pygmy shrew | Sorex hoy | Dry, open coniferous forests |
Masked shrew | Sorex cinereus | Coniferous forests, meadows, ponds and stream edges |
Vagrant shrew | Sorex vagrans | Moist forests and grasslands, marsh and stream edges |
Montane shrew | Sorex monticolus | Higher elevation coniferous forests |
Northern water shrew | Sorex palustris | Stream edges |