Denver-Boulder Metro Area: Wildlife

This guide contains mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and mollusks that can be found in the Denver-Boulder Metro Area, including Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson Counties.

American Black Bear ¹
Ursus americanus

Common Raccoon ²
Procyon lotor

Ringtail ³
Bassariscus astutus

North American River Otter ⁴
Lontra canadensis

Long-tailed Weasel ⁵
Neogale frenata

American Mink ⁶
Neogale vison

Short-tailed Weasel ⁷
Mustela erminea

Black-footed Ferret ⁸
Mustela nigripes

American Stoat ⁹
Mustela richardsonii

American Marten ¹⁰
Martes americana

Pacific Marten ¹¹
Martes caurina

American Badger ¹²
Taxidea taxus

Striped Skunk ¹³
Mephitis mephitis

Western Spotted Skunk ¹⁴
Spilogale gracilis

Eastern Spotted Skunk ¹⁵
Spilogale putorius

Domestic Cat ¹⁶
Felis catus

Canada Lynx ¹⁷
Lynx canadensis

Bobcat ¹⁸
Lynx rufus

Mountain Lion ¹⁹
Puma concolor

Domestic Dog ²⁰
Canis familiaris

Coyote ²¹
Canis latrans

Swift Fox ²²
Vulpes velox

Red Fox ²³
Vulpes vulpes

Gray Fox ²⁴
Urocyon cinereoargenteus

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Denver-Boulder Metro Area: Wildlife

American Black Bear 1 Ursus americanus

Common Raccoon 2 Procyon lotor

Ringtail 3 Bassariscus astutus

North American River Otter 4 Lontra canadensis

Long-tailed Weasel 5 Neogale frenata

American Mink 6 Neogale vison

Short-tailed Weasel 7 Mustela erminea

Black-footed Ferret 8 Mustela nigripes

American Stoat 9 Mustela richardsonii

American Marten 10 Martes americana

Pacific Marten 11 Martes caurina

American Badger 12 Taxidea taxus

Striped Skunk 13 Mephitis mephitis

Western Spotted Skunk 14 Spilogale gracilis

Eastern Spotted Skunk 15 Spilogale putorius

Domestic Cat 16 Felis catus

Canada Lynx 17 Lynx canadensis

Bobcat 18 Lynx rufus

Mountain Lion 19 Puma concolor

Domestic Dog 20 Canis familiaris

Coyote 21 Canis latrans

Swift Fox 22 Vulpes velox

Red Fox 23 Vulpes vulpes

Gray Fox 24 Urocyon cinereoargenteus