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Wildlife of Boulder County

Boulder County is comprised of 740 square miles of land nestled along the front range of Colorado just 30 miles northwest of Denver. Its proximity to the mountains, diverse landscapes, and various designated open spaces make the county ideal for observing local and even migrating wildlife. ...more ↓

Long-legged Myotis
Myotis volans
Little Brown Bat 1
Myotis lucifugus
Fringed Myotis 2
Myotis thysanodes
Miller's Myotis 3
Myotis evotis
Big Brown Bat 4
Eptesicus fuscus
Western Red Bat 4
Lasiurus blossevillii
Hoary Bat 5
Lasiurus cinereus
Silver-haired Bat 6
Lasionycteris noctivagans
American Black Bear 7
Ursus americanus
Common Raccoon 8
Procyon lotor
Ringtail 9
Bassariscus astutus
American Badger 10
Taxidea taxus
American Marten 11
Martes americana
Short-tailed Weasel 12
Mustela erminea
Black-footed Ferret 13
Mustela nigripes
Long-tailed Weasel 14
Mustela frenata
Striped Skunk 15
Mephitis mephitis
Eastern Spotted Skunk 16
Spilogale putorius
Canada Lynx 17
Lynx canadensis
Bobcat 18
Lynx rufus
Mountain Lion 19
Puma concolor
Coyote 20
Canis latrans
Swift Fox 21
Vulpes velox
Red Fox 22
Vulpes vulpes
Gray Fox 23
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Cervus 24
Mule Deer 25
Odocoileus hemionus
White-tailed Deer 26
Odocoileus virginianus
Bighorn Sheep 27
Ovis canadensis
Pronghorn 28
Antilocapra americana
American Water Shrew 29
Sorex palustris
Dwarf Shrew
Sorex nanus
American Pygmy Shrew 30
Sorex hoyi
Dusky Shrew 31
Sorex monticolus
Merriam's Shrew 31
Sorex merriami
North American Least Shrew 32
Cryptotis parva
Western Spotted Skunk
Spilogale gracilis

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