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 ↓

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

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