Occidental College Bioblitz: Mammals

When taking pictures of mammals, be sure to not get too close, but take a picture from a distance. Then proceed to walk closer to the mammal and take a closer picture. When it comes to squirrels, getting the color of the squirrel could be key in identifying the species.

All 9

Fox Squirrel ¹
Sciurus niger

Western Gray Squirrel ²
Sciurus griseus

Desert Cottontail ³
Sylvilagus audubonii

California Chipmunk ⁴
Tamias obscurus

Botta's Pocket Gopher ⁵
Thomomys bottae

Coyote ⁶
Canis latrans

Virginia Opossum ⁷
Didelphis virginiana

California Ground Squirrel ⁸
Otospermophilus beecheyi

Common Raccoon ⁹
Procyon lotor

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Occidental College Bioblitz: Mammals

Fox Squirrel 1 Sciurus niger

Western Gray Squirrel 2 Sciurus griseus

Desert Cottontail 3 Sylvilagus audubonii

California Chipmunk 4 Tamias obscurus

Botta's Pocket Gopher 5 Thomomys bottae

Coyote 6 Canis latrans

Virginia Opossum 7 Didelphis virginiana

California Ground Squirrel 8 Otospermophilus beecheyi

Common Raccoon 9 Procyon lotor