Mammals of the Pinaleņo Mountains

Spotted Skunk Photo by RSMP (infrared camera)
Black Bear Photo by Ron Smallwood UAPD
Woodrat (Neotoma mexicana?) Photo by RSMP (infrared camera)

Distribution of species by vegetative community in the Pinaleņo Mountains.
( adapted from Mammals of Arizona, Hoffmeister, 1986, pp.28-29)

Code Biotic Community Code Biotic Community
1

Encinal and Mexican Oak-Pine Woodland

5 Mountain Meadow Grassland
2 Chaparral-Interior Chaparral 6 Spruce-Alpine Fir Forest
3 Juniper-Pinyon Woodland 7 Perennial Streams
4 Montane Conifer Forest 8 No information available

 

ORDER

FAMILY

SCIENTIFIC NAME

COMMON NAME

BIOTIC COMMUNITY

Insectivora

Soricidae

Sorex monticolus

dusky shrew

4, 6, 1

Notiosorex crawfordi

pygmy shrew

1, 3, 2

Chiroptera

Phyllostomatidae

Leptonycteris curasoae

lesser long-nosed bat

8

Choeronycteris mexicana

Mexican long-tongued bat

1

Vespertilionidae

Myotis velifer

cave myotis

1, 3, 2, 4

Myotis yumanensis

Yuma myotis

3, 1, 2, 7

Myotis auriculus

southwestern myotis

1, 4, 3

Myotis thysanodes

fringe-tailed myotis

1, 4, 3, 2

Myotis volans

long-legged myotis

4, 1, 3, 2

Myotis californicus

California myotis

1, 3, 2, 4

Myotis ciliolabrum

small-footed myotis

8

Pipistrellus hesperus

western pipistrelle

1, 3, 2, 4, 7

Lasiurus blosservillii

western red bat

1, 3

Eptesicus fuscus

big brown bat

4, 1, 3, 2, 6

Lasionycteris noctivagans

silver-haired bat

4, 3, 1, 2, 6

Plecotus townsendii

Townsend's big-eared bat

1, 4, 3, 2

Antrozous pallidus

pallid bat

1, 2, 4, 3

Molossidae

Tadarida mexicana braziliensis

Brazilian free-tailed bat

3, 1, 4, 2, 7

Carnivora

Ursidae

Ursus americanus

black bear

4, 3

Procyonidae

Procyon lotor

common raccoon

4, 1, 3, 2, 7

Nasua narica

white-nosed coati

1, 4

Bassariscus astutus

ringtail

3, 4, 1, 2

Mephitidae

Spilogale gracilis

western spotted skunk

3, 2, 1, 4

Mephitis mephitis

striped skunk

4, 3, 1, 2

Conepatus mesoleucus

common hog-nosed skunk

1, 3, 4

Mustelidae

Taxidea taxus

American badger

4, 1, 3, 2

Mustela frenata

long-tailed weasel

4, 6, 1, 3

Canidae

Vulpes macrotis

kit fox

1, 3

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

common gray fox

1, 3, 2, 4

Canis latrans

coyote

3, 2, 1

Canis lupus

gray wolf

extirpated

Felidae

Felis concolor azteca

mountain lion

4, 1, 3, 2

Lynx rufus baileyi

bobcat

4, 3, 1, 2

Rodentia

Sciuridae

Spermophilus spilosoma

spotted ground squirrel

3, 4, 1

Spermohilus variegatus

rock squirrel

3, 4, 2, 1

Ammospermophilus harrisii

Harris' antelope squirrel

2, 1, 3

Cynomys ludoviscianus

black-tailed prairie dog

extirpated

Tamias dorsalis

cliff chipmunk

8

Sciurus aberti

tassel-eared squirrel

4, 3, 6

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis

Mt. Graham red squirrel

4, 6

Heteromyidae

Thomomys bottae grahamensis

Mt. Graham pocket gopher

3, 4

Thomomys bottae mearnsi

western pocket gopher

3, 4, 2, 1

Perognathus flavus

silky pocket mouse

3, 1, 2

Chaetodipus baileyi

Bailey's pocket mouse

1, 2, 3

Chaetodipus penicillatus

Sonoran desert pocket mouse

1

Dipodomys ordii

Ord=s kangaroo rat

3, 1, 2

Dipodomys merriami

Merriam=s kangaroo rat

3, 1, 2

Muridae

Onychomys leucogaster

Northern grasshopper mouse

3, 2, 1

Onychomys torridus

Southern grasshopper mouse

1, 2

Reithrodontomys megalotis

western harvest mouse

3, 4, 2, 1

Baiomys taylori

pigmy mouse

1

Peromyscus maniculatus

deer mouse

3,4,1,2,6,5

Peromyscus leucopus

white-footed mouse

2, 1, 7

Peromyscus boylii

brush mouse

3, 4, 2, 1

Peromyscus ereminicus

cactus mouse

3, 2, 1

Sigmodon arizonae

Arizona cotton rat

1, 2

Sigmodon fulviventer

tawny-bellied cotton rat

1

Neotoma albigula

white-throated wood rat

3, 1, 2, 4

Neotoma mexicana

Mexican wood rat

4, 3, 1, 2, 5

Microtus longicaudus

long-tailed vole

4, 3, 2

Erethizontidae

Erethizon dorsatum

common porcupine

3, 4, 6, 1

Lagomorpha

Leporidae

Sylvilagus floridanus

eastern cottontail

1, 2, 3, 4

Sylvilagus audubonii

desert cottontail

3, 1, 4, 2

Artiodactyla

Tayassuidae

Tayassu tajacu

collared peccary

1, 2, 4

Cervidae

Odocoileus hemionus

desert mule deer

2, 3, 4, 1, 6

Odocoileus virginianus

white-tailed deer

1, 4, 2, 3

Cervus elaphus

elk

8

 

Code Vegetative Community Code Vegetative Community
1

Encinal and Mexican Oak-Pine Woodland

5 Mountain Meadow Grassland
2 Chaparral-Interior Chaparral 6 Spruce-Alpine Fir Forest
3 Juniper-Pinyon Woodland 7 Perennial Streams
4 Montane Conifer Forest 8 No information available




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