Mammals

Species on this list have been documented within or very near the Granite Mountains Desert Research Center.  To learn more about the species, click on the scientific name, you will be taken to the Animal Diversity Web or to the NatureServe Explorer.  We have some photos available of the species found here, these can be viewed on the Granite Mountains Animal Photo Gallery.  Additional mammal photos may be viewed at the CalPhotos web site.

Currently, there are 45 mammal species confirmed to occur in the Granite Mountains, San Bernardino County, California.  Download a copy of Mammals of the Granite Mountains checklist or contact Center staff to have one sent to you.

Common NameScientific Name
ShrewsSoricidae
Desert ShrewNotiosorex crawfordi 
  
BatsVespertilionidae
Fringed MyotisMyotis thysanodes
Long-legged MyotisMyotis volans interior
California MyotisMyotis californicus stephensi
Western Small-footed MyotisMyotis ciliolabrum
Western Long-eared MyotisMyotis evotis
Western PipistrellePipistrellus hesperus hesperus
Big Brown BatEptesicus fuscus pallidus
Hoary BatLasiurus cinereus
Townsend Big-eared BatPlecotus townsendii
Pallid BatAntrozous pallidus pallidus
  
Free-tailed BatsMolossidae
Pocketed Free-tailed BatNyctinomops femorosaccus
Brazilian Free-tailed BatTadarida brasiliensis mexicana
  
Hares and RabbitsLeporidae
Desert CottontailSylvilagus audubonii arizonae
Black-tailed JackrabbitLepus californicus deserticola
  
SquirrelsSciuridae
Panamint ChipmunkTamias panamintinus panamintinus
White-tailed Antelope SquirrelAmmospermophilus leucurus leucurus
Rock SquirrelOtospermophilus variegatus
Round-tailed Ground SquirrelXerospermophilus tereticaudus
  
Pocket GophersGeomyidae
Botta Pocket GopherThomomys bottae providentialis
  
Kangaroo Rats & Pocket MiceHeteromyidae
Little Pocket MousePerognathus longimembris longimembris
Long-tailed Pocket MouseChaetodipus formosus mojavensis
Spiny Pocket MouseChaetodipus spinatus spinatus
Panamint Kangaroo RatDipodomys panamintinus caudatus
Desert Kangaroo RatDipodomys deserti deserti
Merriam Kangaroo RatDipodomys merriami merriami
  
New World Rats & MiceCricetidae
Cactus MousePeromyscus eremicus eremicus
Deer MousePeromyscus maniculatus sonoriensis
Canyon MousePeromyscus crinitus stephensi
Brush MousePeromyscus boylii rowleyi
Pinyon MousePeromyscus truei truei
Southern Grasshopper MouseOnychomys torridus plucher
Desert WoodratNeotoma lepida lepida
Dusky-footed WoodratNeotoma fuscipes
  
DogsCanidae
CoyoteCanis latrans mearnsi
Kit FoxVulpes macrotis arsipus
Gray FoxUrocyon cinereoargenteus scotti
  
RaccoonsProcyonidae
RingtailBassariscus astutus nevadensis
  
WeaselsMustelidae
American BadgerTaxidea taxus berlandieri
Western Spotted SkunkSpilogale gracilis
  
CatsFelidae
Mountain LionPuma concolor
BobcatLynx rufus baileyi
  
HorsesEquidae
Feral BurroEquus asinus
  
DeerCervidae
Mule DeerOdocoileus hemionus californica
  
SheepBovidae
Desert Bighorn SheepOvis canadensis nelsoni