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Townsend
Townsend's Big-eared Bat
Corynorhinus townsendii (Plecotus townsendii)
Has huge ears and a pair of glandular lumps on either side of the nose. The...
Trowbridge
Trowbridge's Shrew
Sorex trowbridgii
Small shrew with nearly uniform, dark fur, whitish feet, and bicolored tail. This is the only...
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Vagrant Shrew
Sorex vagrans
Has small, pigmented medial tines on upper incisors that are usually separated from the pigmented tips...
Virginia Opossum
Cody Pope/CCSA
Virginia Opossum
Didelphis virginiana
Unique with white head and long, scaly, prehensile tail. A medium-sized, rather ponderous-looking mammal with a...
Western Harvest Mouse
Western Harvest Mouse
Reithrodontomys megalotis
Small mouse with a relatively long, bicolored tail. Fur is bristly and relatively short. Feet are...
Western Mastiff Bat
Western Mastiff Bat
Eumops perotis
The largest bat in North America is darker than Underwood's Bonneted Bat, and lacks long guard...
Western Spotted Skunk
Western Spotted Skunk
Spilogale gracilis
A small spotted skunk with large white spots on the face, back, and tail. Faster, more...
Yuma Myotis
Yuma Myotis
Myotis yumanensis
Medium-sized Myotis with short ears (extend less than 2mm beyond nose when bent forward), and an...