Mammals of the Intermountain West

Mammals of the Intermountain West......Page 2
Contents......Page 6
Checklist......Page 12
Preface......Page 17
Acknowledgments......Page 21
The Intermountain West—The Region and Its Boundaries......Page 25
Colorado Plateau......Page 29
Rocky Mountains......Page 30
Great Basin......Page 32
Snake River Plains......Page 35
Beginnings......Page 36
Characteristics......Page 38
Dominant Patterns: Climatic and Vegetation Influences......Page 41
The Landscape......Page 43
Insular Biogeography......Page 44
Effects of Rivers and Lakes......Page 45
How to Use this Book......Page 47
References......Page 48
New World Opossums—Family Didelphidae......Page 51
Virginia Opossum (Didelphis Virginiana)......Page 52
References......Page 53
Shrews—Family Soricidae......Page 54
Masked Shrew (Sorex Cinereus)......Page 55
Preble\'s Shrew (Sorex Preblei)......Page 56
Vagrant Shrew (Sorex Vagrans)......Page 57
Dusky or Montane Shrew (Sorex Monticolus)......Page 58
Dwarf Shrew (Sorex Nanus)......Page 60
Water Shrew (Sorex Palustris)......Page 61
Trowbridge\'s Shrew (Sorex Trowbridgii)......Page 63
Merriam\'s Shrew (Sorex Merriami)......Page 64
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex (Microsorex) Hoyi)......Page 65
Desert Shrew (Notiosorex Crawfordi)......Page 66
Broad-Footed or California Mole (Scapanus Latimanus)......Page 68
References......Page 69
The Bats—Order Chiroptera......Page 71
California or Waterhouse\'s Leaf-Nosed Bat (Macrotus Californicus)......Page 72
Evening Bats—Family Vespertilionidae......Page 73
California Myotis (Myotis Californicus)......Page 74
Western Small-footed Myotis (Myotis Ciliolabrum)......Page 75
Yuma Myotis (Myotis Yumanensis)......Page 76
Little Brown Bat (Myotis Lucifugus)......Page 77
Long-Legged Myotis (Myotis Volans)......Page 79
Fringed Myotis (Myotis Thysanodes)......Page 80
Long-Eared Myotis (Myotis Evotis)......Page 81
Silver-Haired Bat (Lasionycteris Noctivagans)......Page 82
Western Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus Hesperus)......Page 83
Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus Fuscus)......Page 84
Red Bat (Lasiurus Borealis)......Page 86
Hoary Bat (Lasiurus Cinereus)......Page 88
Spotted Bat (Euderma Maculatum)......Page 90
Allen\'s Big-Eared Bat (Idionycteris Phyllotis)......Page 92
Townsend\'s Big-Eared Bat (Plecotus Townsendii)......Page 93
Pallid Bat (Antrozous Pallidus)......Page 95
Free-Tailed Bats—Family Molossidae......Page 97
Brazilian Free-Tailed Bat (Tadarida Brasiliensis)......Page 98
Big Free-Tailed Bat (Tadarida Macrotis)......Page 100
References......Page 101
Pikas—Family Ochotonidae......Page 103
Pika (Ochotona Princeps)......Page 104
Pygmy Rabbit (Sylvilagus (Brachylagus) Idahoensis)......Page 106
Nuttall\'s or Mountain Cottontail (Sylvilagus Nuttallii)......Page 109
Desert or Audubon\'s Cottontail (Sylvilagus Audubonii)......Page 111
Snowshoe Hare (Lepus Americanus)......Page 115
White-Tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus Townsendii)......Page 118
Black-Tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus Californicus)......Page 119
References......Page 122
The Rodents—Order Rodentia......Page 124
Least Chipmunk (Tamias Minimus)......Page 125
Yellow-Pine Chipmunk (Tamias Amoenus)......Page 127
Townsend\'s Chipmunk (Tamias Townsendii)......Page 129
Cliff Chipmunk (Tamias Dorsalis)......Page 130
Hopi Chipmunk (Tamias Rufus) and Colorado Chipmunk (Tamias Quadrivittatus)......Page 133
Panamint Chipmunk (Tamias Panamintinus)......Page 135
Uinta Chipmunk (Tamias Umbrinus)......Page 136
Yellow-Bellied Marmot or Rockchuck (Marmota Flaviventris)......Page 137
White-Tailed Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus Leucurus)......Page 140
Townsend\'s Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus Townsendii)......Page 143
Wyoming Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus Elegans)......Page 145
Uinta Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus Armatus)......Page 148
Belding\'s Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus Beldingi)......Page 150
Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus Tridecemlineatus)......Page 153
Spotted Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus Spilosoma)......Page 155
Rock Squirrel (Spermophilus Variegatus)......Page 157
California Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus Beecheyi)......Page 159
Round-Tailed Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus Tereticaudus)......Page 161
Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus Lateralis)......Page 162
White-Tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys Leucurus)......Page 164
Utah Prairie Dog (Cynomys Parvidens)......Page 169
Gunnison\'s Prairie Dog (Cynomys Gunnisoni)......Page 171
Abert\'s Squirrel (Sciurus Aberti)......Page 172
Red Squirrel or Chickaree (Tamiasciurus Hudsonicus)......Page 174
Douglas\' Squirrel (Tamiasciurus Douglasii)......Page 177
Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys Sabrinus)......Page 179
Pocket Gophers—Family Geomyidae......Page 181
Northern Pocket Gopher (Thomomys Talpoides)......Page 182
Wyoming Pocket Gopher (Thomomys Clusius)......Page 184
Mountain Pocket Gopher (Thomomys Monticola)......Page 185
Botta\'s Pocket Gopher (Thomomys Bottae)......Page 186
Townsend\'s Pocket Gopher (Thomomys Townsendii)......Page 188
Pocket Mice, Kangaroo Mice, And Kangaroo Rats—Family Heteromyidae......Page 189
Olive-Backed Pocket Mouse (Perognathus Fasciatus)......Page 190
Plains Pocket Mouse (Perognathus Flavescens)......Page 191
Great Basin Pocket Mouse (Perognathus Parvus)......Page 192
Silky Pocket Mouse (Perognathus Flavus)......Page 194
Little Pocket Mouse (Perognathus Longimembris)......Page 195
Long-Tailed Pocket Mouse (Perognathus Formosus)......Page 196
Desert Pocket Mouse (Perognathus Penicillatus)......Page 197
Rock Pocket Mouse (Perognathus Intermedius)......Page 198
Dark Kangaroo Mouse (Microdipodops Megacephalus)......Page 199
Pale Kangaroo Mouse (Microdipodops Pallidus)......Page 201
Ord\'s Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys Ordii)......Page 202
Chisel-Toothed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys Microps)......Page 205
Panamint Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys Panamintinus)......Page 206
Banner-Tailed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys Spectabilis)......Page 207
Merriam\'s Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys Merriami)......Page 208
Desert Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys Deserti)......Page 210
Beaver (Castor Canadensis)......Page 211
Cricetid Rodents—Family Cricetidae......Page 214
Western Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys Megalotis)......Page 215
Cactus Mouse (Peromyscus Eremicus)......Page 217
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus Maniculatus)......Page 219
Canyon Mouse (Peromyscus Crinitus)......Page 221
Brush Mouse (Peromyscus Boylii)......Page 222
Piñon Mouse (Peromyscus Truei)......Page 224
Rock Mouse (Peromyscus Difficilis)......Page 225
Northern Grasshopper Mouse (Onychomys Leucogaster)......Page 227
Southern Grasshopper Mouse (Onychomys Torridus)......Page 229
White-Throated Woodrat (Neotoma Albigula)......Page 230
Desert Woodrat (Neotoma Lepida)......Page 232
Stephens\' Woodrat (Neotoma Stephensi)......Page 233
Mexican Woodrat (Neotoma Mexicana)......Page 235
Dusky-Footed Woodrat (Neotoma Fuscipes)......Page 236
Bushy-Tailed Woodrat (Neotoma Cinerea)......Page 238
Southern or Boreal Red-Backed Vole (Clethrionomys Gapperi)......Page 239
Heather Vole (Phenacomys Intermedius)......Page 242
Meadow Vole (Microtus Pennsylvanicus)......Page 243
Montane Vole (Microtus Montanus)......Page 246
California Vole (Microtus Californicus)......Page 247
Long-Tailed Vole (Microtus Longicaudus)......Page 249
Mexican Vole (Microtus Mexicanus)......Page 250
Water Vole (Microtus Richardsonii)......Page 251
Sagebrush Vole (Lemmiscus Curtatus)......Page 252
Muskrat (Ondatra Zibethicus)......Page 253
Western Jumping Mouse (Zapus Princeps)......Page 256
Porcupine (Erethizon Dorsatum)......Page 258
References......Page 261
The Carnivores—Order Carnivora......Page 268
Coyote (Canis Latrans)......Page 269
Gray or Timber Wolf (Canis Lupus)......Page 271
Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes)......Page 274
Kit Fox (Vulpes Macrotis)......Page 275
Gray Fox (Urocyon Cinereoargenteus)......Page 278
Black Bear (Ursus Americanus)......Page 284
Grizzly Bear (Ursus Arctos)......Page 286
Raccoons and Their Relatives—Family Procyonidae......Page 288
Ringtail or Cacomistle (Bassariscus Astutus)......Page 289
Raccoon (Procyon Lotor)......Page 291
Marten (Martes Americana)......Page 293
Fisher (Martes Pennanti)......Page 295
Ermine or Short-Tailed Weasel (Mustela Erminea)......Page 297
Long-Tailed Weasel (Mustela Frenata)......Page 307
Black-Footed Ferret (Mustela Nigripes)......Page 310
Mink (Mustela Vison)......Page 312
Wolverine (Gulo Gulo)......Page 314
Badger (Taxidea Taxus)......Page 316
Western Spotted Skunk (Spilogale Gracilis)......Page 318
Striped Skunk (Mephitis Mephitis)......Page 321
River Otter (Lutra Canadensis)......Page 323
Cats—Family Felidae......Page 325
Mountain Lion or Cougar (Felis Concolor)......Page 326
Lynx (Felis Lynx)......Page 328
Bobcat (Felis Rufus)......Page 330
References......Page 331
The Odd-Toed Hooved Mammals—Order Perissodactyla......Page 334
Horse (Equus Caballus)......Page 335
Burro (Equus Asinus)......Page 338
References......Page 342
The Even-Toed Hooved Mammals—Order Artiodactyla......Page 343
Elk or Wapiti (Cervus Elaphus)......Page 344
Mule Deer (Odocoileus Hemionus)......Page 347
White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus Virginianus)......Page 350
Moose (Alces Alces)......Page 352
Pronghorn—Family Antilocapridae......Page 355
Pronghorn (Antilocapra Americana)......Page 356
Bison (Bison Bison)......Page 358
Mountain Goat (Oreamnos Americanus)......Page 369
Mountain or Bighorn Sheep (Ovis Canadensis)......Page 371
References......Page 373
General References......Page 375
B......Page 379
C......Page 380
F......Page 381
K......Page 382
M......Page 383
P......Page 384
S......Page 385
T......Page 386
Z......Page 387