Joshua Tree NP/Mammal Checklist


Badgers, Skunks, Weasels	Habitat
American Badger Taxidea taxus berlandieri	low desert	U
Western Spotted Skunk Spilogale gracilis gracilis	rocky canyons, western part of the park	U
Long-tailed Weasel Mustela frenata latirosta	western part of the park	R
Bats more
California Desert Bat Myotis californicus stephensi	parkwide	C
Desert Long-legged Bat Myotis volans interior	pinyon-juniper woodlands	U F
Northern Fringed Bat Myotis thysanodes thysanodes	pinyon-juniper woodlands	U F
Western Pipistrelle Pipistrellus hesperus hesperus	parkwide	C
Desert Big Brown Bat Eptesicus fuscus pallidus	parkwide	C
Hoary Bat Lasiurus cinereus cinereus	trees	U
Western Yellow Bat Lasiurus xanthinus	palm oases	U
Spotted Bat Euderma maculatum	cliffs	R B
Western Big-eared Bat Corynorhinus townsendii townsendii	mines	C B
Pallid Bat Antrozous pallidus minor	parkwide	C S
Western Mastiff Bat Eumops perotis	cliffs	U B
California Leaf-nosed Bat Macrotus californicus	mines	U B
Bears
California Black Bear Ursus Americanus californianus	occasional migrant, western part of the park	U
Canids
Desert Coyote Canis latrans mearnsi	parkwide	C
Desert Kit Fox Vulpes macrotis arsipus	parkwide: usually found on desert flats	C
Desert Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus scottii	rocky canyons and outcrop areas, mostly western part	C
Cats
California Mountain Lion Felis concolor californica	mountains, but wide ranging	U
Desert Bobcat Lynx rufus baileyi	parkwide: mostly rocky canyons and outcrops	C
Ringtails
California Ringtail Bassariscus astutus ocatvus	rocky areas	U
Deer & Sheep
Southern Mule Deer (Blacktail) Odocoileus hemionus fuliginatus	mountains: western part of the park	C
Desert Bighorn Sheep Ovis canadensis nelsoni	mountains	U
Rabbits & Hares
Southern Desert Cottontail Sylvilagus audubonii arizonae	parkwide: brushy and rocky areas, especially washes and canyon bottoms	C
Desert Blacktail Jackrabbit Lepus californicus deserticola	parkwide: mostly mesas and flats	C
Rodents
Dusky Chipmunk Tamias obscurus davisi	pinyon-juniper woodlands	C
White-tailed Antelope Squirrel Ammospermophilus leucurus leucurus	parkwide	C
Western Mojave Ground Squirrel Spermophilus beecheyi parvulus	western part of the park, especially rocky areas	C
Mojave Round-tailed Ground Squirrel Spermophilus tereticaudus tereticaudus	low desert	C
Mojave Pocket Gopher Thomomys bottae mojavensis	loose deep soil, northern part of the park	C
Coachella Pocket Gopher Thomomys bottae rupestris	loose deep soil, southeastern part of the park	C
Eastern Spiny Pocket Mouse Chaetodipus spinatus spinatus	isolated populations in canyons and near springs	C
Pallid (San Diego) Pocket Mouse Chaetodipus fallax pallidus	open desert	C
Narrow-nosed (Desert) Pocket Mouse Chaetodipus penicillatus angustirostris	low desert: eastern part	C
Mojave Little Pocket Mouse Perognathus longimembris longimembris	parkwide	C
Mojave Long-tailed Pocket Mouse Chaetodipus formosus mohavensis	gravel or rocky ground, chiefly rocky washes, canyon mouths, and bajadas	C
Western Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys microps occidentalis	known only from the Stubbe Spring-Juniper Flat area	R
Merriam’s Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys merriami merriami	parkwide	C
Desert Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys deserti	low desert: sandy areas; eastern part	C
Desert Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys megalotis megalotis	known only from Keys View area	R
Desert Wood Rat Neotoma lepida lepida	parkwide: usually in rock outcrops or around larger plants	C
Eastern Dusky-footed Wood Rat Neotoma fuscipes simplex	high elevations, western part of the park	U
White-throated Wood Rat Neotoma albigula venusta	rocky areas	U
Southern Brush Mouse Peromyscus boylii rowleyi	Lost Horse Valley-Queen Valley	U
Desert Canyon Mouse Peromyscus crinitus stephensi	parkwide: rocky canyons	C
Cactus Mouse Peromyscus eremicus eremicus	parkwide: mesas, foothills, washes	C
Sonoran Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus sonoriensis	parkwide	U
Southern California Pinyon Mouse Peromyscus truei chlorus	pinyon-juniper woodlands	U
Desert Grasshopper Mouse Onychomys torridus pulcher	parkwide, except rocky or steep terrain	C
House Mouse Mus musculus domesticus	human areas	C
Shrews
Desert Shrew (Gray) Notiosorex crawfordi crawfordi	western part, known only from two locations	R