Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument - Animals (U.S. National Park Service)

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Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

Animals

animals includes:
Amphibians Birds Fish		Insects, Spiders, Centipedes, Millipedes Mammals Reptiles

Photo of a Lesser Goldfinch picking seeds from a sunflower.

NPS Photo by Barry Nielsen

Lesser goldfinch

The extreme range in elevation in the Gila National Forest and the many corresponding vegetation types provide for a diverse fauna which includes 30 species of fish, 11 species of amphibians, 44 species of reptiles, and 84 species of mammals. The relative abundance of the species listed in this website ranges from common to rare to extipated and includes species listed as of endangered, threatened, or sensitive status according to the federal government.

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Animals

Arizona Alligator Lizard

Photograph of an Arizona Alligator lizard

Black-tailed Rattlesnake

Photograph of a Black-tailed Rattlesnake

Bobcat

Bobcat crossing the road

Bullfrog

Bullfrog watching from reeds

Common Garter snake

Common Garter snake

Damsel fly

Photograph of a Damsel fly

Elk

Gray-headed Junco

Photograph of a gray-headed Junco

Hummingbird

photograph of a common huminbird

Javalina

Javalina rooting in park

Lesser Goldfinch

Photograph of lesser Goldfinch

Mule Deer

A group of mule deer near the road


			Did You Know? The Mogollon people were named for the Mogollon Mountains. These mountains, in turn, were named for Don Juan Ignacio Flores Mogollón, the Spanish Governor, from 1712 to 1715, of what is now New Mexico.

Last Updated: May 01, 2007 at 12:32 EST