Animals:

Common
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Scientific
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Mammals
Common Name Scientific Name
antelope, prong- Antilocapra
horned americana (Ord)
badger Taxidea taxus
(Shreber)
bats *
free-tailed Tadarida spp (3)
mastif Eumops spp (2)
plain-nosed Myotis spp (9)
bear, black Euarctos
americanus
(Pallas)
beaver Castor canadensis
Kuhle
bobcat Lynx rufus
(Shreber)
chipmunk Eutamias spp (4)
coati (or Nasua narica
coatimundi) (Linnaeus)
coyote Canis latrans Say
deer
mule (or black- Odocoileus
tailed) hemionus
(Rafinesque)
white-tailed (or O. virginianus
eastern) (Zimmermann)
elk Cervus
canadensis
(Erxleben)
fox
gray Urocyon
cinereoargenteus
(Shreber)
Kit Vulpes macrotis
Merriam
gopher, pocket Thomomys spp
(3)
javelina Pecari tajacu
(Linnaeus)
mountain lion Felis concolor
Linnaeus
mouse (most
common)
cactus Peromyscus
eremicus (Baird)
pinyon P. truei (Shufeldt)
**
pocket Perognathus spp
(10)
muskrat Ondatra zibethica
(Linnaeus)
otter, river Lutra canadensis
(Shreber)
prairie dog, Cynomys
Gunnison's gunnisoni
porcupine Erethizon
dorsatum
Linnaeus
rabbit
cottontail Sylvilagus spp (3)
jack Lepus spp (2)
raccoon Procyon lotor
(Linnaeus)
rat
kangaroo Dipodomys spp
(5)
pack Neotoma albigula
Hartley
wood Neotoma spp (4)
ringtail Bassariscus
astutus
(Lichenstein)
sheep, bighorn Ovis canadensis
Shaw
shrew
 desert Notiosorex
crawfordi (Coues)
vagrant (and Sorex spp (4)
others)
skunk
hog-nosed Conepatus
mesoleucus
Lichenstein
hooded Mephitis
macroura
(Lichenstein)
striped M. mephitis
(Shreber)
spotted Spilogale putorius
(Linnaeus)
squirrel
Abert's Sciurus aberti
Woodhouse
Kaibab Sub S. aberti
Apache S. apache J.A.
Allen
Arizona gray S. arizonensis
(Coues)
red Tamiasciurus
hudsonicus
ground Citellus spp (7)
vole
long-tailed Microtus
longicaudus
Merriam
Mexican M. Mexicanus
(Saussure)
montane M. montanus
(Peale)

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Birds
Common Name Scientific Name
Dove
Mourning Zenaida
macroura
(Linnaeus)
White-winged Z. asiatica
(Linnaeus)
Eagle
Bald Haliaeetus
leucocephalus
(Linnaeus)
Golden Aquila chrysaetos
(Linnaeus)
Gnatcatcher, Polioptila
Blue-gray caerulea
(Linnaeus)
Grosbeak, Blue Guiraea caerulea
(Linnaeus)
Grouse, Blue (or Dendragapus
Dusky) obscurus (Say)
Hawk
Cooper's Accipiter cooperii
(Bonaparte)
Red-tailed (or Buteo jamaicensis
Common) (Gmelin)
Jay, Rocky (also Gray or
Mountain Canada)
Perisoreus
canadensis
(Linnaeus)
Kestrel, Falco sparverius
American Linnaeus
Owl
Elf Micrathene
whitneyi (Cooper)
Great-Horned Bubo virginianus
(Gmelin)
Pelican
Brown Pelecanus
occidentalis
Linnaeus
White P.
erythrorhynchos
Gmelin
Pigeon, Band- Columba fasciata
tailed Say
Pipit, Water (or Anthus spinoletta
American) (Linnaeus)
Pheasant Phasianus
colchicas
Quail
Bobwhite Colinus
virginianus
Gambel's (or Lophortyx
Desert) Gambelii Gambel
Scaled Callipepla
squamata
(Vigors)
Roadrunner Geococcyx
californianus
(Lesson)
Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus
Yellow-bellied varius (Linnaeus)
Sparrow
Chipping Spizella passerina
(Bechstein)
Vesper Pooecetes
gramineus
(Gmelin)
Titmouse, Plain Parus inornatus
Gambel
Turkey, Wild Meleagris
gallopavo
Linnaeus
Vulture, Turkey Carthartes aura
(Linnaeus)
Warbler, Lucy's Vermivora luciae
(Cooper)
Woodpecker
Acorn Melanerpes
formicivorus
(Swainson)
Gila Centurus
uropygialis Baird
Wren, Cactus Campylorhynchus
brunneicapillus
(Lafresnaye)

Amphibians and
Reptiles
Common Name Scientific Name
frog, canyon Hyla arenicolor
treefrog Cope
lizard
banded gecko Coleonyx
variegatus Baird
desert iguana Dipsosaurus
dorsalis Baird
and Girard
Gila monster Heloderma
suspectum Cope
side-blotched Uta stansburiana
lizard Baird and Girard
whiptail lizard Cnemidophorus
spp (6)
salamander, tiger Ambystoma
tigrinum Green
snake
blind snake, Leptotyphlops
western humilis Baird and
Girard
 bullsnake (or Pituophis
gopher snake) melanoleucus
Daudin
burrowing snake, Chilomeniscus
banded cinctus Cope
coral snake, Micruroides
Arizona euryxanthus
Kennicott
garter snake, Thamnophis
checkered marcianus Baird
and Girard
glossy snake Arizona elegans
Kennicott
leaf-nosed snake, Phyllorhynchus
saddled browni Stejneger
leaf-nosed snake, P. decurtatus
spotted Cope
long-nosed snake Rhinocheilus
lecontei Baird
and Girard
shovel-nosed Chionactis
snake, Sonora palarostris
Kaluber
shovel-nosed C. occipitalis
snake, western Hallowell
whipsnake (or Masticophis
coachwhip) flagellum Shaw
whipsnake, M. taeniatus
striped Hallowell
toad
Colorado River Bufo alvarius
toad Girard
Great Plains toad B. cognatus Say
spadefoot toad, Scaphiopus
Couch's couchi Baird
spadefoot toad, S. (Spea)
western hammondi Baird
tortoise, desert Gopherus
agassizi Cooper

Notes

*. 14 other species
of bats reported
in Arizona

**. 7 other
Peromyscus
species are
known in
Arizona.

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