Mammals Of Cold Canyon
This list was compiled based on observations and live-trapping by Ron Cole, Dirk Van Vuren, and other faculty members at UC Davis. In all but one case (marked with an asterix), this list is entirely based on confirmed identifications.
| ORDER/Family | Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| MARSUPIALIA | MARSUPIALS |
|
| Didelphiidae | Virginia Opossum |
Didelphis virginiana |
| INSECTIVORA | INSECTIVORES |
|
| Talpidae | Broad-handed Mole |
Scapanus latimanus |
| Soricidae | Trowbridge shrew |
Sorex trowbridgei |
Vagrant shrew |
Sorex vagrans |
|
Ornate shrew |
Sorex ornatus |
|
| CHIROPTERA | BATS |
|
| Vespertilionidae | Yuma myotis |
Myotis yumanensis |
Long-eared myotis |
Myotis evotis |
|
Long-legged myotis |
Myotis volans |
|
California myotis |
Myotis californicus |
|
Western pipistrel |
Pipistrellus hesperus |
|
Big brown bat |
Eptesicus fuscus |
|
Red bat |
Lasiurus borealis |
|
Hoary bat |
Lasiurus cinereus |
|
Lump-nosed bat |
Plecotus townsendi |
|
Pallid bat |
Antrozous pallidus |
|
| Molossidae | Brazilian free-tailed bat |
Tadarida brasiliensis |
| CARNIVORA | CARNIVORES |
|
| Ursidae | Black bear |
Ursus americanus |
| Procyonidae | Ringtail |
Bassariscus astutus |
Raccoon |
Procyon lotor |
|
| Mustelidae | Long-tailed weasel |
Mustela frenata |
Mink |
Mustela vison |
|
Badger |
Taxidea taxus |
|
| Mephitidae | Striped skunk |
Mephitus mephitus |
Spotted skunk |
Spilogale putorius |
|
| Canidae | Coyote |
Canis latrans |
Gray fox |
Urocyon cinereoargenteus |
|
|
Red fox |
Vulpes vulpes* |
|
|
Domestic dog |
Canis familiaris* |
|
| Felidae | House cat |
Felis catus |
Bobcat |
Lynx rufus |
|
Mt. Lion |
Puma concolor |
|
| RODENTIA | RODENTS |
|
| Sciuridae | California ground squirrel |
Spermophilus beecheyi |
Sonoma chipmunk |
Eutamias sonomae |
|
Western Gray squirrel |
Sciurus griseus |
|
| Geomyidae | Botta's pocket gopher |
Thomomys bottae |
| Heteromyidae | California pocket mouse |
Perognatus californicus* |
San Joaquin pocket mouse |
Perognatus inornatus |
|
California kangaroo rat |
Dipodomys californicus |
|
| Creticidae | Deer mouse |
Peromyscus maniculatus |
Brush mouse |
Peromyscus boylei |
|
Pinyon mouse |
Peromyscus truei |
|
|
Harvest mouse |
Reithrodontomys megalotis |
|
Dusky-footed wood rat |
Neotoma fuscipes |
|
| Muridae (Arvicolinae) | California vole |
Microtus californicus |
| Muridae (Murinae) | House mouse |
Mus musculus |
| LAGOMORPHA | RABBITS |
|
| Leporidae | Black-tailed hare |
Lepus californicus |
Audubon cottontail |
Sylvilagus auduboni |
|
Brush rabbit |
Sylvilagus bachmani |
|
| ARTIODACTYLA | EVEN-TOED HOOFED MAMMALS |
|
| Suidae | Feral hog |
Sus scrofa |
| Cervidae | Mule deer |
Odocoileus hemionus |
| *Not Confirmed |