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Wildlife of Chatfield State Park

This guide identifies mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and fish of Chatfield State Park. Chatfield reservoir is one of the largest bodies of water along the Front Range open to public recreation. The park offers water enthusiasts the opportunity to enjoy fishing, boating, sailing, water-skiing, ...more ↓

Virginia Opossum 1
Didelphis virginiana
Desert Cottontail 2
Sylvilagus audubonii
Eastern Cottontail 3
Sylvilagus floridanus
Mountain Cottontail 4
Sylvilagus nuttallii
Black-tailed Jackrabbit 5
Lepus californicus
White-tailed Jackrabbit 6
Lepus townsendii
Fox Squirrel 7
Sciurus niger
Rock Squirrel 8
Otospermophilus variegatus
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel 9
Callospermophilus lateralis
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel 10
Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
Wyoming Ground Squirrel 11
Urocitellus elegans
Black-tailed Prairie Dog 12
Cynomys ludovicianus
Least Chipmunk 13
Tamias minimus
American Beaver 14
Castor canadensis
Plains Pocket Gopher 15
Geomys bursarius
Northern pocket gopher ssp. retrorsus 16
Thomomys talpoides retrorsus
Hispid Pocket Mouse 17
Chaetodipus hispidus
Northern pocket gopher ssp. infraluteus 18
Perognathus fasciatus infraluteus
Common Porcupine 19
Erethizon dorsatum
Norway Rat 20
Rattus norvegicus
House Mouse 21
Mus musculus
Muskrat 22
Ondatra zibethicus
Long-tailed Vole 23
Microtus longicaudus
Montane Vole 24
Microtus montanus
Meadow Vole 25
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Deer Mouse 26
Peromyscus maniculatus
Western Harvest Mouse 27
Reithrodontomys megalotis
Northern Grasshopper Mouse 28
Onychomys leucogaster
Bushy-tailed Wood Rat 29
Neotoma cinerea
Mexican Woodrat 17
Neotoma mexicana
Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse 30
Zapus hudsonius preblei
Mule Deer 31
Odocoileus hemionus
White-tailed Deer 32
Odocoileus virginianus
Elk 33
Cervus canadensis
American Elk 34
Cervus canadensis canadensis
Pronghorn 35
Antilocapra americana
Big Brown Bat 17
Eptesicus fuscus
Silver-haired Bat 36
Lasionycteris noctivagans
Eastern Red Bat 37
Lasiurus borealis
Hoary Bat 38
Lasiurus cinereus
Western Small-footed Myotis 39
Myotis ciliolabrum
American Black Bear 40
Ursus americanus
Common Raccoon 41
Procyon lotor
Long-tailed Weasel 42
Mustela frenata
American Mink 43
Neovison vison
American Badger 35
Taxidea taxus
Striped Skunk 44
Mephitis mephitis
Plains Spotted Skunk 45
Spilogale putorius interrupta
Bobcat 46
Lynx rufus
Mountain Lion 47
Puma concolor
Coyote 48
Canis latrans
Swift Fox 6
Vulpes velox
Red Fox 49
Vulpes vulpes
Gray Fox 50
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
North American Least Shrew 51
Cryptotis parva
Masked Shrew 52
Sorex cinereus
Merriam's Shrew 28
Sorex merriami
Dusky Shrew 28
Sorex monticolus
American Water Shrew 28
Sorex palustris

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