Inventory of Vertebrates

The following list is an inventory of all vertebrate species found at HREC with the exception of class Aves (for birds, see bird list).

Class

Order

Family

Species

Mammalia

Didelphimorphia (Marsupials)

Didelphidae

Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)

 

Insectivora (Shrews and Moles)

Soricidae

Trowbridge's Shrew (Sorex trowbridgii)

 

 

 

Vagrant Shrew (Sorex vagrans)

 

 

Talpidae

Broad-footed Mole (Scapanus latimanus)

 

Chiroptera (Bats)

Vespertilionidae

Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus)

 

 

 

California Myotis (Myotis californicus)

 

 

 

Fringed Myotis (Myotis thysanodes)

 

 

 

Hairy-winged Myotis (Myotis volans)

 

 

 

Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus)

 

 

 

Little Brown Myotis (Myotis lucifugus)

 

 

 

Long-eared Myotis (Myotis evotus)

 

 

 

Pallid Bat (Antrozous pallidus)

 

 

 

Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)

 

 

 

Western Big-eared Bat (Plecotus townsendii)

 

 

 

Western Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus hesperus)

 

 

 

Western Red Bat (Lasiurus blossevillii)

 

 

 

Yuma Myotis (Myotis yumanensis)

 

 

Molossidae

Brazilian Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)

 

Lagomorpha (Rabbits, Hares, and Pikas)

Leporidae

Black-tailed Hare (Lepus californicus)

 

 

 

Brush Rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani)

 

Rodentia (Squirrels, Rats, Mice, and Relatives)

Sciuridae

California Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi)

 

 

 

Sonoma Chipmunk (Eutamias sonomae)

 

 

 

Western Gray Squirrel (Sciurus griseus)

 

 

Erethizontidae

North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)

 

 

Geomyidae

Botta’s Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae)

 

 

Heteromyidae

Heerman’s Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys heermanni)

 

 

Muridae

Brush Mouse (Peromyscus boylei)

 

 

 

California Vole (Microtus californicus)

 

 

 

Common Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)

 

 

 

Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)

 

 

 

Dusky-footed Woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes)

 

 

 

Pinyon Mouse (Peromyscus truei)

 

 

 

Western Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis)

 

 

 

House Mouse (Mus musculus) *

 

 

 

Norway Rat (Rattus norvegicus) *

 

Carnivora (Carnivores)

Canidae

Coyote (Canis latrans)

 

 

 

Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)

 

 

 

Red Fox (Vulpes fulva)

 

 

Ursidae

Black Bear (Ursus americanus)

 

 

Procyonidae

Raccoon (Procyon lotor)

 

 

 

Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus)

 

 

Mustelidae

Badger (Taxidea taxus)

 

 

 

Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata)

 

 

 

North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)

 

 

Mephitidae

Striped Skunk (Mephitus mephitus)

 

 

 

Western Spotted Skunk (Spilogale gracilis)

 

 

Felidae

Bobcat (Lynx rufus)

 

 

 

Mountain Lion (Felis concolor)

 

Artiodactyla (Pigs, Deer, and Relatives)

Suidae

Feral Pig (Sus scrofa) *

 

 

Cervidae

Black-tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus)

 

 

 

Tule Elk (Cervus canadensis nannodes)

Amphibia

Caudata (Salamanders)

Dicamptodontidae

Pacific Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus)

 

 

Salamandridae

California Newt (Taricha torosa)

 

 

 

Red-bellied Newt (Taricha rivulaaris)

 

 

 

Rough-skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa)

 

 

Plethodontidae

Arboreal Salamander (Aneides lugubris)

 

 

 

Black Salamander (Aneides flavipunctatus)

 

 

 

California Slender Salamander (Batgrachoseps attenuatus)

 

 

 

Ensatina (Ensatina escholtzi)

 

Salientia (Frogs and Toads)

Bufonidae

Western Toad (Bufo boreas)

 

 

Hylidae

Pacific Treefrog (Hyla regilla)

 

 

Ranidae

Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)

 

 

 

Foothill Yellow-legged Frog (Rana boylei)

 

 

 

Red-legged Frog (Rana aurora)

Reptilia

Testudines (Turtles)

Emydidae

Western Pond Turtle (Clemmys marmorata)

 

Squamata (Lizards and Snakes)

Iguanidae

Sagebrush Lizard (Sceloporus graciosus)

 

 

 

Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)

 

 

Scincidae

Western Skink (Eumeces skitonianus)

 

 

Teiidae

Western Whiptail (Cnemidophorus tigris)

 

 

Anguidae

Northern Alligator Lizard (Gerrhonotus coeruleus)

 

 

 

Southern Alligator Lizard (Gerrhonotus multicarinatus)

 

 

Colubridae

Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)

 

 

 

Common Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getulus)

 

 

 

Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer)

 

 

 

Racer (Coluber constrictor)

 

 

 

Ringneck Snake (Diadophis pnuctatus)

 

 

 

Sharp-tailed Snake (Contia tenuis)

 

 

 

Striped Racer (Masticophis lateralis)

 

 

 

Western Aquatic Garter Snake (Thamnophis couchi)

 

 

Viperidae

Western Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)

Osteichthyes (Bony Fish)

Clupeiformes (Herring-like fishes, Tarpons, Salmonids, & Relatives)

Salmonidae

Rainbow Trout (Salmo gairdneri)

 

Cypriniformes (Cyprinids)

Cyprinidae

California Roach (Gesoerikeycas symmetrucus)

 

 

 

Sacramento Pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus grandis)

 

 

Catostomidae

Sacramento Sucker (Catostomus occidentalis)

 

Cyprinodontiformes

Poeciliidae

Mosquito Fish (Gambusia affinis)

 

Perciformes (Perchlike Fishes)

Centrarchidae

Black Crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus)

 

 

 

Green Sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus)

 

 

 

Northern Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides)

 

 

 

Sacramento Perch (Archoplites interruptus)

 

Scorpaeniformes

Cottidae

Riffle Sculpin (Cottus gulosus)

* Non-native species