Riverside Citizen Science - Mammals

Use this guide as a reference to mammal species documented to occur within the City of Riverside. Riverside Citizen Science seeks to engage our community in observing and documenting Riverside's natural environment. Observers are welcome to contribute to a growing database of biodiversity ...more ↓

Coyote 1
Canis latrans
Virginia Opossum 2
Didelphis virginiana
Agile Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys agilis
Stephens' Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys stephensi
Big Brown Bat
Eptesicus fuscus
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
House Mouse 3
Mus musculus
California Ground Squirrel 4
Otospermophilus beecheyi
Cactus Mouse 5
Peromyscus eremicus
Deer Mouse 6
Peromyscus maniculatus
Black Rat 7
Rattus rattus
Fox Squirrel 8
Sciurus niger
Desert Cottontail 4
Sylvilagus audubonii
Botta's Pocket Gopher 9
Thomomys bottae
Common Gray Fox 10
Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Edited by James M. Bryant, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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