Rocky Mountain Fauna

A field guide for common rocky mountain wildlife like birds, animals and butterflies.

Big Brown Bat 1
Eptesicus fuscus
Masked Shrew 2
Sorex cinereus
Mountain Cottontail 3
Sylvilagus nuttallii
Snowshoe Hare 4
Lepus americanus
White-tailed Jackrabbit 5
Lepus townsendii
American Pika 6
Ochotona princeps
Northern Red-backed Vole 7
Clethrionomys rutilus
Deer Mouse 8
Peromyscus maniculatus
Columbian Ground Squirrel 9
Urocitellus columbianus
American Red Squirrel 10
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Woodrats 11
Neotoma
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel 12
Callospermophilus lateralis
Richardson's Ground Squirrel 13
Urocitellus richardsonii
American Badger 14
Taxidea taxus
Least Chipmunk 15
Neotamias minimus
Hoary Marmot 16
Marmota caligata
Yellow-bellied Marmot 17
Marmota flaviventris
Northern Flying Squirrel 18
Glaucomys sabrinus
North American Porcupine 19
Erethizon dorsatum
Eurasian Stoat 15
Mustela erminea
North American River Otter 20
Lontra canadensis
Muskrat 21
Ondatra zibethicus
American Beaver 22
Castor canadensis
American Mink 23
Neogale vison
Long-tailed Weasel 24
Neogale frenata
Red Fox 25
Vulpes vulpes
Striped Skunk 26
Mephitis mephitis
American Marten 27
Martes americana
Common Raccoon 28
Procyon lotor
Coyote 29
Canis latrans
Eurasian Lynx 30
Lynx lynx
Bobcat 31
Lynx rufus
Wolverine 32
Gulo gulo
Mountain Lion 23
Puma concolor
Gray Wolf 33
Canis lupus
Moose 34
Alces alces
American Black Bear 35
Ursus americanus
Grizzly Bear 36
Ursus arctos horribilis
Mountain Goat 37
Oreamnos americanus
American Elk 38
Cervus canadensis canadensis
Caribou 39
Rangifer tarandus
Mule Deer 40
Odocoileus hemionus
White-tailed Deer 29
Odocoileus virginianus
Pronghorn 41
Antilocapra americana
Bighorn Sheep 42
Ovis canadensis
American Bison 43
Bison bison
Common Garter Snake 44
Thamnophis sirtalis
Boreal Toad 45
Anaxyrus boreas boreas
Western Terrestrial Garter Snake 46
Thamnophis elegans
Bullsnake 47
Pituophis catenifer sayi
Northern Leopard Frog 48
Lithobates pipiens
Tiger Salamander 49
Ambystoma tigrinum
Western Chorus Frog 50
Pseudacris triseriata
Largemouth Bass 51
Micropterus nigricans
Rocky Mountain Cutthroat Trout 52
Oncorhynchus virginalis
Brook Trout 53
Salvelinus fontinalis
Rainbow Trout 54
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Brown Trout 55
Salmo trutta
Lake Trout 56
Salvelinus namaycush
Pine White 57
Neophasia menapia
Northern Pike 58
Esox lucius
Anise Swallowtail 59
Papilio zelicaon
Weidemeyer's Admiral 60
Limenitis weidemeyerii
Mourning Cloak 61
Nymphalis antiopa
Western Tiger Swallowtail 62
Papilio rutulus
Sara Orangetip 63
Anthocharis sara
Spring Azure 64
Celastrina ladon
Red Admiral 65
Vanessa atalanta
Viceroy 66
Limenitis archippus
Monarch 67
Danaus plexippus
Field Crescent 68
Phyciodes pulchella
Arctic Blue 69
Agriades glandon
Siva Juniper Hairstreak 14
Callophrys gryneus siva
Milbert's Tortoiseshell 70
Aglais milberti
Painted Lady 71
Vanessa cardui
White-tailed Ptarmigan 16
Lagopus leucura

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