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Wildlife of Lory State Park

Lory State Park's 2,492 acres are situated 7 miles west of Fort Collins in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The park borders Horsetooth Reservoir and reaches 7,015 feet at its highest point. The park contains a gradual gradation of ecosystems from grasslands and riparian areas into ...more ↓

Mountain Cottontail 1
Sylvilagus nuttallii
Black-tailed Jackrabbit 2
Lepus californicus
White-tailed Jackrabbit 3
Lepus townsendii
Abert's Squirrel 4
Sciurus aberti
Southwestern Red Squirrel 5
Tamiasciurus fremonti
American Red Squirrel 6
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Least Chipmunk 7
Neotamias minimus
Colorado Chipmunk 8
Neotamias quadrivittatus
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel 8
Callospermophilus lateralis
Yellow-bellied Marmot 9
Marmota flaviventris
American Beaver 10
Castor canadensis
Northern Pocket Gopher 11
Thomomys talpoides
North American Porcupine 12
Erethizon dorsatum
House Mouse 13
Mus musculus
Heather Vole 14
Phenacomys intermedius
Muskrat 15
Ondatra zibethicus
Long-tailed Vole 16
Microtus longicaudus
Montane Vole 17
Microtus montanus
Southern Red-backed Vole 18
Myodes gapperi
Deer Mouse 19
Peromyscus maniculatus
Bushy-tailed Wood Rat 20
Neotoma cinerea
Meadow Jumping Mouse 21
Zapus hudsonius
Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse 22
Zapus hudsonius preblei
Mule Deer 23
Odocoileus hemionus
White-tailed Deer 24
Odocoileus virginianus
Elk 25
Cervus canadensis
Big Brown Bat 26
Eptesicus fuscus
Silver-haired Bat 27
Lasionycteris noctivagans
Hoary Bat 28
Lasiurus cinereus
Townsend's Big-eared Bat 8
Corynorhinus townsendii
Little Brown Bat 29
Myotis lucifugus
Western Small-footed Myotis 30
Myotis ciliolabrum
Miller's Myotis 31
Myotis evotis
Fringed Myotis 32
Myotis thysanodes
Long-legged Myotis 33
Myotis volans
American Black Bear 34
Ursus americanus
Common Raccoon 35
Procyon lotor
Ringtail 36
Bassariscus astutus
Long-tailed Weasel 37
Neogale frenata
American Marten 38
Martes americana
Pacific Marten 39
Martes caurina
American Badger 40
Taxidea taxus
Striped Skunk 41
Mephitis mephitis
Western Spotted Skunk 17
Spilogale gracilis
Bobcat 42
Lynx rufus
Mountain Lion 43
Puma concolor
Coyote 44
Canis latrans
Red Fox 45
Vulpes vulpes
Gray Fox 46
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Masked Shrew 18
Sorex cinereus
Dusky Shrew 47
Sorex monticolus
Dusky Shrew 47
Sorex monticola
American Water Shrew 48
Sorex palustris
Johnny Darter 49
Etheostoma nigrum
Brook Trout 50
Salvelinus fontinalis
Common Shiner 51
Luxilus cornutus
Fathead Minnow 52
Pimephales promelas
Northern Redbelly Dace 53
Chrosomus eos

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