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•Common: animal and/or evidence of animal observed daily, present
in large numbers.
•Fairly Common:
may be present in large numbers, but secretive or nocturnal and not often observed.
•Uncommon:
infrequently observed, can be in isolated populations.
•Rare: seldom
observed, unusual to encounter, present in small numbers.
•Extirpated:
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•Merriam’s Shrew - Sorex merriami: Unknown, may
occur in arid areas.
•Montane Shrew - Sorex monticolus: Uncommon, higher
elevations.
•Water Shrew - Sorex palustris: Uncommon, along
streams in canyons.
•Desert Shrew - Notiosorex crawfordi: Uncommon,
lower regions of Zion Canyon.
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•California
Myotis - Myotis californicus: Fairly common, lower elevations.
•Western Small-footed Myotis - Myotis ciliolabrum:
Fairly common, higher elevations.
•Long-eared Myotis - Myotis evotis: Uncommon,
parkwide.
•Little Brown Myotis - Myotis lucifugus: Unknown,
coniferous forests.
•Fringed Myotis - Myotis thysanodes: Uncommon,
parkwide.
•Long-legged Myotis - Myotis volans: Fairlycommon,
parkwide.
•Yuma Myotis - Myotis yumanensis: Fairlycommon,
parkwide, near water.
•Western Red Bat - Lasiurus blossevillii: Uncommon,
migrant, wooded areas.
•Hoary Bat - Lasiurus cinereus: Uncommon, migrant,
wooded areas.
•Silver-haired Bat - Lasionycteris nocti-vagans:
Fairly common, higher elevations.
•Western Pipistrelle - Pipistrellus hesperus:
Common, lower elevations.
•Big Brown Bat - Eptesicus fuscus: Fairly common,
lower elevations.
•Spotted Bat - Euderma maculatum: Uncommon,
parkwide.
•Townsend’s Big-eared Bat - Plecotus townsendii:
Uncommon, in canyons.
•Allen’s Big-eared Bat - Idionycteris phyllotis:
Unknown, likely to occur in forested areas.
•Pallid Bat - Antrozous pallidus: Fairly common, in
canyons, lower elevations.
•Brazilian Free-tailed Bat - Tadarida brasiliensis:
Fairly common, canyons-low desert.
•Big Free-tailed Bat- Nyctinomops macrotis:
Uncommon, canyons.
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Black-tailed
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•American
Pika - Ochotona princeps: Rare, high elevation talus.
•Desert Cottontail - Sylvilagus audubonii: Common,
below 5,000 ft elevation.
•Mountain Cottontail - Sylvilagus nuttallii:
Uncommon, above 5,000 ft elevation.
•Black-tailed Jackrabbit - Lepus californicus:
Fairly common, parkwide.
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Golden-mantled
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•Cliff
Chipmunk - Tamias dorsalis: Fairly common, middle elevations, near cliffs.
•Least Chipmunk - Tamias minimus: Fairly common, on
plateau in shrubby areas.
•Uinta Chipmunk - Tamias umbrinus: Fairly common, on
plateau in pine-fir zone.
•Yellow-bellied Marmot - Marmota flaviventris:
Uncommon, middle and upper elevations.
•White-tailed Antelope Squirrel - Ammo-spermophilus
leucurus: Common, lower elevations.
•Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel - Spermophilus
lateralis: Uncommon, higher elevations.
•Rock Squirrel - Spermophilus variegatus: Common,
rocky areas, parkwide.
•Red Squirrel - Tamiasciurus hudsonicus: Fairly
common, on plateau in pine-fir zone.
•Northern Flying Squirrel - Glaucomys sabrinus:
Uncommon, higher elevations.
•Botta’s Pocket Gopher - Thomomys bottae:
Fairly common, canyons and lower elevations.
•Northern Pocket Gopher - Thomomys talpoides: Fairly
common, upper elevations.
•Great Basin Pocket Mouse - Perognathus parvus:
Uncommon, middle and upper elevations.
•Little Pocket Mouse - Perognathus longimembris: Uncommon,
mid-high elevations.
•Long-tailed Pocket Mouse - Chaetodipus formosus:
Uncommon, lower elevations.
•Merriam’s Kangaroo Rat - Dipodomys merriami:
Fairly common, sandy areas, lower elevations.
•Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat - Dipodomys microps:
Unknown, sandy areas, lower elevations.
•Ord’s Kangaroo Rat - Dipodomys ordii:
Uncommon, sandy areas, middle elevations.
•American Beaver - Castor canadensis: Fairly common,
along water courses.
•Western Harvest Mouse - Reithro-dontomys megalotis:
Common, parkwide.
•Brush Mouse - Peromyscus boylii: Fairly common, low
and middle elevations.
•Canyon Mouse - Peromyscus crinitus: Fairly common,
low and middle elevations.
•Cactus Mouse - Peromyscus eremicus: Uncommon, low
and middle elevations.
•Deer Mouse - Peromyscus maniculatus: Fairly common,
parkwide.
•Piņon Mouse - Peromyscus truei: Fairly common,
piņon-juniper zone.
•Northern Grasshopper Mouse - Ony-chomys leucogaster:
Uncommon, middle elevations.
•Southern Grasshopper Mouse - Ony-chomys torridus:
Uncommon, lower elevations.
•Bushy-tailed Woodrat - Neotoma cinerea: Uncommon,
rocky areas.
•Desert Woodrat - Neotoma lepida: Fairly common, low
and middle elevations.
•House Mouse - Mus musculus : Uncommon, buildings.
Non-native.
•Long-tailed Vole - Microtus longicaudus: Fairly
common, grassy areas, upper elevations.
•Montane Vole - Microtus montanus: Fairly common,
grassy areas, upper elevations.
•Common Muskrat - Ondatra zibethicus: Uncommon,
along water courses in Zion Canyon.
•Common Porcupine - Erethizon dorsatum: Fairly
common, parkwide.
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•Coyote
- Canis latrans: - Fairly common, parkwide.
•Gray Wolf - Canis lupus: Extirpated
•Kit Fox - Vulpes velox: Rare, lower elevations.
•Red Fox - Vulpes vulpes: Rare, parkwide.
•Common Gray Fox -Urocyon cinereo-argenteus: Fairly
common, low and middle elevations.
•Black Bear - Ursus americanus: Rare migrant, high
country.
•Grizzly Bear - Ursus arctos: Extirpated
•Ringtail - Bassariscus astutus: Common, parkwide.
•Ermine - Mustela erminea: Uncommon, high
elevations.
•Raccoon - Procyon lotor: Uncommon, lower
elevations.
•Long-tailed Weasel - Mustela frenata: Uncommon,
parkwide.
•American Badger - Taxidea taxus: rare, parkwide.
•Western Spotted Skunk - Spilogale gracilis:
Uncommon, rocky areas, lower elevations.
•Striped Skunk - Mephitis mephitis: Common,
parkwide.
•Mountain Lion - Felis concolor: Fairly common,
parkwide.
•Bobcat - Lynx rufus: Uncommon, parkwide.
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Desert Bighorn
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•Elk - Cervus elaphus: Uncommon, higher
elevations.
•Mule Deer - Odocoileus hemionus: Common,
parkwide.
•Desert Bighorn - Ovis canadensis nelsoni:
Extirpated, reintroduced, uncommon, east side on steep rocky areas.
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