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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Wildlife Portfolio of the Western National Parks |
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LIST OF ANIMALS AND PARK AREAS
IN THIS LIST the mammals appear first, followed by birds and reptiles. Within each of the three groups the species are arranged according to the scientific classification, using common names only. Each name is followed by the name of the principal western national parks and national monuments where that species may be most readily observed. Areas in which these animals are more commonly found are listed first.
| Mammals | |
| Species | Areas |
| Black Bear | Yosemite, Yellowstone, Sequoia, Glacier, Crater Lake, and Grand Teton National Parks. |
| Grizzly Bear | Yellowstone, Glacier, Grand Teton, and Mount McKinley National Parks. |
| Pine Marten | Glacier, Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Mount McKinley National Parks. |
| American Badger | Yellowstone, Crater Lake, Sequoia, Yosemite, and Rocky Mountain National Parks. |
| Alaska Red Fox | Mount McKinley National Park. |
| Gray Fox | Yosemite, Grand Canyon, and Sequoia National Parks. |
| Coyote | Yellowstone, Rocky Mountain, Yosemite, Sequoia, and Grand Canyon National Parks. |
| Mountain Lion | Yosemite, Sequoia, Glacier, and Zion National Parks. |
| Golden-mantled Marmot | Rocky Mountain and Yellowstone National Parks. |
| Fisher Ground Squirrel | Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and Yosemite National Parks. |
| Mantled Ground Squirrel | Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks. |
| Sierra Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel | Yosemite, Sequoia, Crater Lake, and Lassen Volcanic National Parks. |
| Nushagak Ground Squirrel | Mount McKinley National Park. |
| Antelope Ground Squirrel | Death Valley National Monument. |
| Chipmunk | Yosemite, Bryce Canyon, Mount Rainier, Rocky Mountain, and Yellowstone National Parks. |
| Northern Red Squirrel | Mount McKinley National Park. |
| Sierra Chickaree | Yosemite, Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and Lassen Volcanic National Parks. |
| Abert Squirrel | Grand Canyon National Park. |
| Kaibab Squirrel | Do. |
| Beaver | Yellowstone, Rocky Mountain, Glacier, Grand Teton, Mount McKinley, and Grand Canyon National Parks. |
| Yellow-haired Porcupine | Yellowstone, Mesa Verde, Glacier, and Crater Lake National Parks. |
| Pika | Rocky Mountain, Yosemite, Glacier, Yellowstone, and Mount Rainier National Parks. |
| While-tailed Jack Rabbit | Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks. |
| Black-tailed jack Rabbit | Lava Beds National Monument. |
| Cottontail Rabbit | Yellowstone and many other national parks. |
| Wapiti | Yellowstone, Glacier, Rocky Mountain, Olympic, and Grand Teton National Parks. |
| Rocky Mountain Mule Deer | Rocky Mountain, Glacier, Yellowstone, and Zion National Parks. |
| California Mule Deer | Sequoia, Yosemite, and Kings Canyon National Parks. |
| Shiras Moose | Yellowstone. Glacier, Mount McKinley, Grand Teton, and Isle Royale National Parks. |
| Stone's Caribou | Mount McKinley National Park and Katmai National Monument. |
| American Pronghorn | Yellowstone, Wind Cave, and Grand Canyon National Parks. |
| American Bison | Yellowstone, Wind Cave, and Platt National Parks. |
| Rocky Mountain Bighorn | Rocky Mountain, Yellowstone, and Glacier National Parks. (Grand Canyon National Park, Death Valley National Monument, and Boulder Dam National Recreational Area.)1 |
| 1Within the areas in parentheses may be seen forms closely related to the Rocky Mountain Bighorn. | |
| Dall Sheep | Mount McKinley National Park. |
| Rocky Mountain Goat | Glacier and Mount Rainier National Parks, and Glacier Bay National Monument. |
Birds | |
| White Pelican | Yellowstone National Park. |
| Trumpeter Swan | Do. |
| Ducks and Geese | Most national parks. |
| Sierra Grouse | Sequoia, Yosemite, Lassen Volcanic, and Crater Lake National Parks. |
| Alaska Ptarmigan | Mount McKinley National Park and Glacier Bay National Monument. |
| Valley Quail | Sequoia, Yosemite, and Lassen Volcanic National Parks. |
| Semipalmated Plover | Mount McKinley National Park. |
| Surfbird | Mount McKinley National Park. |
| Hudsonian Curlew | Do. |
| Wandering Tattler | Do. |
| American Hawk Owl | Do. |
| Alaska Jay | Do. |
| Long-crested Jay | Grand Canyon and Rocky Mountain National Parks. |
| Dipper | Yosemite, Glacier, Sequoia, Yellowstone, Mount McKinley, and Kings Canyon National Parks. |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon National Parks. |
| Leopard Lizard | Death Valley National Monument. |
| Desert Tortoise | Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Monuments. |
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