Mammals > Rodents
The California Vole (Microtus californicus), also known as the California Meadow Mouse, is a stocky, short-tailed herbivore ubiquitous throughout the grasslands, savannas, and valleys of the Golden State. Serving as a premier keystone prey species across California...
Mammals > Rodents
The Pinyon Mouse (Peromyscus truei) is a handsome, extraordinarily large-eared woodland rodent native to the arid mountains and canyon country of western North America. Closely tied to semi-arid pygmy forests of pinyon pine and juniper, this acrobatic climber...
Mammals > Rodents
The Brush Mouse (Peromyscus boylii) is a remarkably agile, long-tailed climbing mouse native to the rugged, boulder-strewn canyons and chaparral slopes of western North America. Distinguished by its exceptionally long tail that exceeds the length of its head and body...
Mammals > Rodents
The Montane Vole (Microtus montanus) is a compact, industrious microtine rodent that forms the vital energetic foundation of western North American mountain ecosystems. Inhabiting lush alpine meadows, high-elevation river valleys, and grassy mountain parks, this...
Mammals > Rodents
The Gray-collared Chipmunk (Tamias cinereicollis) is a handsome, energetic tree-climbing rodent endemic to the high-elevation conifer forests of the American Southwest. Easily distinguished from neighboring chipmunks by the broad, frosty ash-grey collar spanning its...
Mammals > Rodents
The Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys microps) is one of the most anatomically extraordinary desert rodents on planet Earth. While all other kangaroo rats are granivores that eat dry seeds, this desert specialist feeds predominantly on the salty, toxic leaves of...
Mammals > Rodents
The Great Basin Pocket Mouse (Perognathus parvus) is a master of arid survival across the vast, sagebrush-covered expanses of the Intermountain West. Equipped with external, fur-lined cheek pouches and remarkable physiological adaptations to drought, this secretive...
Mammals > Rodents
The Colorado Chipmunk (Tamias quadrivittatus) is a sprightly, highly agile rodent native to the scenic canyons and forested mountain slopes of the southern Rocky Mountains. Easily recognized by its rich rufous-orange body wash and sharp, contrasting facial stripes,...
Mammals > Rodents
The Northern Grasshopper Mouse (Onychomys leucogaster) is an extraordinary, predatory rodent famously known as the ‘werewolf mouse’ of North America’s arid plains. Breaking all standard rodent conventions, this stocky, carnivorous hunter feeds almost...
Mammals > Moles & Shrews
The Coast Mole (Scapanus orarius) is a secretive, highly specialized subterranean mammal native to the moist, fertile coastal soils and temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. Operating almost entirely underground beneath dense blankets of coastal sword ferns...
