Wildlife of Paonia State Park

Paonia State Park sits on 1,507 acres of land and lies between Glenwood Springs to the North and Delta to the West. The Ruby Mountains and Ragged Wilderness flank the park's east side, while the Grand Mesa flanks the west. Paonia hosts a variety of vegetation communities including Gambel oak ...more ↓

Desert Cottontail ¹
Sylvilagus audubonii

Mountain Cottontail ²
Sylvilagus nuttallii

Snowshoe Hare ³
Lepus americanus

Black-tailed Jackrabbit ⁴
Lepus californicus

White-tailed Jackrabbit ⁵
Lepus townsendii

American Pika ⁶
Ochotona princeps

Least Chipmunk ⁷
Neotamias minimus

Uinta Chipmunk ⁸
Neotamias umbrinus

Rock Squirrel ⁹
Otospermophilus variegatus

Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel ¹⁰
Callospermophilus lateralis

Wyoming Ground Squirrel ¹¹
Urocitellus elegans

Yellow-bellied Marmot ¹²
Marmota flaviventris

American Beaver ¹³
Castor canadensis

Northern Pocket Gopher ¹⁴
Thomomys talpoides

North American Porcupine ¹⁵
Erethizon dorsatum

House Mouse ¹⁶
Mus musculus

Western Heather Vole ¹⁷
Phenacomys intermedius

Muskrat ¹⁸
Ondatra zibethicus

Long-tailed Vole ¹⁹
Microtus longicaudus

Montane Vole ²⁰
Microtus montanus

Meadow Vole ²¹
Microtus pennsylvanicus

Southern Red-backed Vole ²²
Myodes gapperi

Brush Mouse ²³
Peromyscus boylii

Deer Mouse ²⁴
Peromyscus maniculatus

Bushy-tailed Wood Rat ²⁵
Neotoma cinerea

Western Jumping Mouse ²⁶
Zapus princeps

Moose ²⁷
Alces alces

Mule Deer ²⁸
Odocoileus hemionus

White-tailed Deer ²⁹
Odocoileus virginianus

Elk ³⁰
Cervus canadensis

Bighorn Sheep ²⁶
Ovis canadensis

Mountain Goat ³¹
Oreamnos americanus

Pronghorn ³²
Antilocapra americana

Silver-haired Bat ³³
Lasionycteris noctivagans

Spotted Bat ³⁴
Euderma maculatum

Canyon Bat ³⁵
Parastrellus hesperus

Big Free-tailed Bat ³⁶
Nyctinomops macrotis

American Black Bear ³⁷
Ursus americanus

Common Raccoon ³⁸
Procyon lotor

Ringtail ³⁹
Bassariscus astutus

North American River Otter ⁴⁰
Lontra canadensis

Short-tailed Weasel ⁴¹
Mustela erminea

Long-tailed Weasel ⁴²
Mustela frenata

Black-footed Ferret ⁴³
Mustela nigripes

American Mink ⁴⁴
Neovison vison

American Marten ⁴⁵
Martes americana

Wolverine ⁴⁶
Gulo gulo

American Badger ⁴⁷
Taxidea taxus

Striped Skunk ⁴⁸
Mephitis mephitis

Western Spotted Skunk ⁴⁹
Spilogale gracilis

Canada Lynx ⁵⁰
Lynx canadensis

Bobcat ⁵¹
Lynx rufus

Mountain Lion ⁵²
Puma concolor

Coyote ⁵³
Canis latrans

Red Fox ⁵⁴
Vulpes vulpes

Gray Fox ⁵⁵
Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Masked Shrew ⁵⁶
Sorex cinereus

American Pygmy Shrew ⁵⁷
Sorex hoyi

Dusky Shrew ¹⁷
Sorex monticolus

American Water Shrew ⁵⁸
Sorex palustris

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Wildlife of Paonia State Park

Desert Cottontail 1 Sylvilagus audubonii

Mountain Cottontail 2 Sylvilagus nuttallii

Snowshoe Hare 3 Lepus americanus

Black-tailed Jackrabbit 4 Lepus californicus

White-tailed Jackrabbit 5 Lepus townsendii

American Pika 6 Ochotona princeps

Least Chipmunk 7 Neotamias minimus

Uinta Chipmunk 8 Neotamias umbrinus

Rock Squirrel 9 Otospermophilus variegatus

Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel 10 Callospermophilus lateralis

Wyoming Ground Squirrel 11 Urocitellus elegans

Yellow-bellied Marmot 12 Marmota flaviventris

American Beaver 13 Castor canadensis

Northern Pocket Gopher 14 Thomomys talpoides

North American Porcupine 15 Erethizon dorsatum

House Mouse 16 Mus musculus

Western Heather Vole 17 Phenacomys intermedius

Muskrat 18 Ondatra zibethicus

Long-tailed Vole 19 Microtus longicaudus

Montane Vole 20 Microtus montanus

Meadow Vole 21 Microtus pennsylvanicus

Southern Red-backed Vole 22 Myodes gapperi

Brush Mouse 23 Peromyscus boylii

Deer Mouse 24 Peromyscus maniculatus

Bushy-tailed Wood Rat 25 Neotoma cinerea

Western Jumping Mouse 26 Zapus princeps

Moose 27 Alces alces

Mule Deer 28 Odocoileus hemionus

White-tailed Deer 29 Odocoileus virginianus

Elk 30 Cervus canadensis

Bighorn Sheep 26 Ovis canadensis

Mountain Goat 31 Oreamnos americanus

Pronghorn 32 Antilocapra americana

Silver-haired Bat 33 Lasionycteris noctivagans

Spotted Bat 34 Euderma maculatum

Canyon Bat 35 Parastrellus hesperus

Big Free-tailed Bat 36 Nyctinomops macrotis

American Black Bear 37 Ursus americanus

Common Raccoon 38 Procyon lotor

Ringtail 39 Bassariscus astutus

North American River Otter 40 Lontra canadensis

Short-tailed Weasel 41 Mustela erminea

Long-tailed Weasel 42 Mustela frenata

Black-footed Ferret 43 Mustela nigripes

American Mink 44 Neovison vison

American Marten 45 Martes americana

Wolverine 46 Gulo gulo

American Badger 47 Taxidea taxus

Striped Skunk 48 Mephitis mephitis

Western Spotted Skunk 49 Spilogale gracilis

Canada Lynx 50 Lynx canadensis

Bobcat 51 Lynx rufus

Mountain Lion 52 Puma concolor

Coyote 53 Canis latrans

Red Fox 54 Vulpes vulpes

Gray Fox 55 Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Masked Shrew 56 Sorex cinereus

American Pygmy Shrew 57 Sorex hoyi

Dusky Shrew 17 Sorex monticolus

American Water Shrew 58 Sorex palustris