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Wildlife of Castlewood Canyon State Park

Castlewood Canyon State Park is located in central Douglas County, one of the fastest growing counties in the nation. It lies east of Interstate 25 and is equidistant between the two largest metropolitan areas within Colorado - Denver and Colorado Springs. The park lies at the intersection of ...more ↓

Desert Cottontail 1
Sylvilagus audubonii
Fox Squirrel 2
Sciurus niger
Least Chipmunk 3
Neotamias minimus
Rock Squirrel 4
Otospermophilus variegatus
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel 5
Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
Black-tailed Prairie Dog 6
Cynomys ludovicianus
American Beaver 7
Castor canadensis
Common Porcupine 8
Erethizon dorsatum
House Mouse 9
Mus musculus
Prairie Vole 10
Microtus ochrogaster
Meadow Vole 11
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Deer Mouse 12
Peromyscus maniculatus
Western Harvest Mouse 13
Reithrodontomys megalotis
White-throated Woodrat 13
Neotoma albigula
Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse 14
Zapus hudsonius preblei
Mule Deer 15
Odocoileus hemionus
Elk 16
Cervus canadensis
Pronghorn 17
Antilocapra americana
Big Brown Bat 18
Eptesicus fuscus
Silver-haired Bat 19
Lasionycteris noctivagans
Hoary Bat 20
Lasiurus cinereus
Western Small-footed Myotis 21
Myotis ciliolabrum
Miller's Myotis 22
Myotis evotis
Long-legged Myotis 23
Myotis volans
American Black Bear 24
Ursus americanus
Common Raccoon 25
Procyon lotor
Ringtail 26
Bassariscus astutus
Bobcat 27
Lynx rufus
Mountain Lion 28
Puma concolor
Coyote 29
Canis latrans
Red Fox 30
Vulpes vulpes
Donkey 31
Equus asinus

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