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Mammals at Starr Ranch

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ORDER NAME
Family Name
Species - Common namesSpecies - Scientific name
MARSUPIALIA
Didelphidae
Virginia opossum ÝDidelphis marsupialis
INSECTIVORA
Soricidae
Ornate shrewSorex ornatus
Desert shrewNotiosorex crawfordi
Talpidae
Broad-footed moleScapanus latimanus
CHIROPTERA
Vespertilionidae
Yuma myotisMyotis yumanensis
California myotisM. californicus
Hoary batLasiurus cinereus
Big brown batEptesicus fuscus
Pallid batAntrozous pallidus
CARNIVORA
Canidae
CoyoteCanis latrans
Red fox ** ÝVulpes vulpes
Gray foxUrocyon cinereoargenteus
Procyonidae
Ringtail cat **Bassariscus astutus
RaccoonProcyon lotor
Mustelidae
Badger **Taxidea taxus
Striped skunkMephitis mephitis
Long-tailed weaselMustela frenata
Felidae
Mountain lionFelis concolor
BobcatLynx rufus
ARTIODACTYLA
Cervidae
Mule deerOdocoileus hemionus
RODENTIA
Sciuridae
California ground squirrelSpermophilus beecheyi
Western gray squirrelSciurus griseus
Geomyidae
Botta's pocket gopherThomomys bottae
Heteromyidae
San Diego pocket mousePerognathus fallax
Little pocket mouseP. longimembris
California pocket mouseP. californicus
Pacific kangaroo ratDipodomys agilis
Cricetidae
Western harvest mouseReithrodontomys megalotis
Cactus mousePeromyscus eremicus
Parasitic mouseP. californicus
Deer mouseP. maniculatus
Brush mouseP. boylii
Desert wood ratNeotoma lepida
Dusky-footed wood ratN. fuscipes
Arvicolidae
California voleMicrotus californicus
Muridae
House mouse ÝMus musculus
LAGOMORPHA
Leporidae
Brush rabbitSylvilagus bachmani
Audubon's cottontailS. audubonii

** not seen in ten years
*** possible
Ý Non-native species

Major Sources

  • Bontrager, D.R., 1975. Unpublished Report: An Ecological Survey of the Mammals of the Starr Ranch Audubon Sanctuary, Orange County, California, 69 pp.
  • Starr Ranch Staff