Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat

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...

Great Basin Pocket Mouse

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...

Colorado Chipmunk

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,...

California King Bolete

Fungi > Boletes & Gilled Fungi

The California King Bolete (Boletus edulis grandedulis) is a gargantuan, prized edible mushroom native to the coastal pine and montane conifer forests of the Pacific Coast. Subspecies grandedulis—meaning ‘grand edible’—is famous for growing to staggering,...

Red Flowering Currant

Plants > Shrubs & Trees

The Red Flowering Currant (Ribes sanguineum) is one of the most breathtaking heralds of spring along the Pacific Coast of North America. Bursting into spectacular bloom in early spring long before most deciduous shrubs have developed leaves, this handsome...