Guide to selected species of:
Marin County
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 California Sea Lion Zalophus californianus Unique with doglike face and brown color. Males are larger, darker, and have a thick neck...
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 California Vole Microtus californicus Medium-sized vole with tail of moderate length and belly fur that is pale with gray at...
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 Common Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus A gray fox with a black-tipped tail. Back is grizzled gray; sides are cinnamon-colored; belly is...
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 Common Raccoon Procyon lotor Well known for its dark mask and ringed tail. Grizzled pelage varies from gray to blackish....
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 Coyote Canis latrans Smaller than wolves, with a smaller nose pad (less than 25mm) but relatively larger ears. Upperparts...
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 Dall's Porpoise Phocoenoides dalli Unique blunt-faced porpoise boldly patterned with black and white. Fluke and dorsal fin also colored with...
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 Dusky-footed Woodrat Neotoma fuscipes Has sooty-colored hairs on the top of hind feet. Medium-sized woodrat with brownish-gray back, pale to...
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 Elk Cervus elaphus A large, tan-colored ungulate with a darker neck and white rump. In season, the male has...
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 Fallow Deer Dama dama (Cervus dama) Most animals are rust or tan-colored, with white rump patch and belly; winter pelage is darker...
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 Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus The world's second largest animal is a large whale with smooth gray skin and a V-shaped...
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 Fringed Myotis Myotis thysanodes Easily distinguished by long ears and distinct fringe of hairs along posterior edge of tail membrane....
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 Gray Whale Eschrichtius robustus Unique with mottled gray color and low rounded hump in place of dorsal fin. Narrow triangular...
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 Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina A wide-ranging grayish seal usually found hauled out on rocks. Color pattern may be dark with...
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 Hoary Bat Lasiurus cinereus Large, dark bat with grizzled fur that is frosted with white and marked with a yellow...
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 House Mouse Mus musculus Small, nearly unicolored grayish-brown mouse with dark underparts. Tail is dusky and unicolored. Most likely to...
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