Animals of Mountain Nature Network
Sorted by Common Name
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Badger | Taxidea taxus |
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Bat, Big Brown | Eptesicus fuscus |
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Bat, Little Brown | Myotis lucifugus |
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Bear, Black | Ursus americanus |
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Bear, Grizzly | Ursus arctos |
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Beaver | Castor canadensis |
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Bobcat | Felis rufus |
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Caribou/Reindeer | Rangifer tarandus |
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Chipmunk, Least | Eutamias minimus |
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Chipmunk, Yellow Pine | Eutamias amoenus |
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Cougar | Felis concolor |
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Coyote | Canis latrans |
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Deer, Mule | Odocoileus hemionus |
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Deer, White-tailed | Odocoileus virginianus |
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Elk/Wapiti | Cervus elaphus |
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Fisher | Martes pennanti |
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Fox, Red | Vulpes vulpes |
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Goat, Mountain | Oreamnos americanus |
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Gopher, Northern Pocket | Thomomys talpoides |
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Ground Squirrel, Columbian | Spermophilus columbianus |
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Ground Squirrel, Golden-mantled | Spermophilus lateralis |
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Ground Squirrel, Richardson's | Spermophilus richardsonii |
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Hare, Snowshoe | Lepus americanus |
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Lynx, Canada | Felis lynx |
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Marmot, Hoary | Marmota caligata |
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Marmot, Yellow-bellied | Marmota flaviventris |
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Marten, American (Sable) | Martes americana |
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Mink, American | Mustela vison |
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Moose | Alces alces |
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Mouse, Deer | Peromyscus maniculatus |
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Mouse, Western Jumping | Zapus princeps |
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Muskrat | Ondatra zibethicus |
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Otter, River | Lontra canadensis |
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Pika | Ochotona princeps |
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Porcupine | Erethizon dorsatum |
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Pronghorn | Antilocapra americana |
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Raccoon | Procyon lotor |
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Rat, Bushy-tailed Wood | Neotoma cinerea |
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Sheep, Bighorn | Ovis canadensis |
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Shrew, Masked | Sorex cinereus |
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Shrew, Northern Water | Sorex palustris |
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Shrew, Pygmy | Microsorex hoyi |
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Skunk, Striped | Mephitis mephitis |
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Squirrel, Northern Flying | Glaucomys sabrinus |
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Squirrel, Red | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus |
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Vole, Meadow | Microtus pennsylvanicus |
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Vole, Richardson's Water | Arvicola richardsoni |
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Vole, Southern Red Backed | Clethrionomys gapperi |
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Weasel, Least | Mustela nivalis |
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Weasel, Long-tailed | Mustela frenata |
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Weasel, Short-tailed (Ermine) | Mustela erminea |
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Wolf, Gray | Canis lupus |
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Wolverine | Gulo gulo |
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