Hoofed Animals 1
Bighorn (mountain sheep) 2
Pronghorn (antelope) 4
Bison (buffalo) 8
Mule deer 10
White-tailed deer 13
Elk 16
Rodents (Including Lagomorphs) 21
Snowshoe hare 22
White-tailed jackrabbit 24
Mountain cottontail 26
Pika 28
Tassel-eared squirrel (Abert’s squirrel) 31
Kaibab squirrel 34
Arizona gray squirrel 36
Spruce squirrel, Pine squirrel (Douglas squirrel, chickaree) 39
Northern flying squirrel 42
Western chipmunks 44
Golden-mantled ground squirrel 48
White-tailed prairie dog 51
Yellow-bellied marmot (woodchuck) 53
Deermouse (white-footed mouse) 57
Mountain vole 58
Western jumping mouse 59
Bushy-tailed woodrat (pack rat) 60
Muskrat 64
Beaver 67
Porcupine 72
Northern pocket gopher 75
Carnivores (Including the Insectivores and Chiropterans) 79
Mountain lion 80
Bobcat 85
Red fox 87
Gray wolf 89
Coyote 92
Wolverine 95
Marten 97
River otter 101
Mink 103
Short-tailed weasel (ermine) 105
Spotted skunk 108
Striped skunk 110
Black bear 112
Grizzly bear 117
Vagrant shrew 119
Bats 121
References 123
Index 125
[Illustration: Life Zones]
ELEVATION PRECIPITATION
FEET DRY MOIST WET
14,000 ARCTIC-ALPINE _above
ZONE[1] timber-line;
small, mat-like
plants._
13,000 _pika_
12,000 _mountain sheep_
11,000 HUDSONIAN ZONE _spruce_ _red squirrel_
10,000 _fir_ _marten_
9,000 CANADIAN ZONE _quaking aspen_ _beaver_
_Douglas fir_,
_mule deer_
8,000 TRANSITION ZONE _tassel-eared
squirrel_
7,000 _ponderosa pine_,
_mountain lion_
6,000 UPPER SONORAN
ZONE[2]
_pinyon pine_ _deer mouse_
5,000 _juniper_ _bobcat_
_sagebrush_ _pronghorn_
4,000 LOWER SONORAN
ZONE[3]
3,000 _mesquite_,
_kangaroo rat_
2,000 _giant cactus_
1,000 _kit fox_
HOT WARM COLD
TEMPERATURE