Mammals > Rodents
The Northern Pocket Gopher (Thomomys talpoides) is a subterranean powerhouse and premier ecosystem engineer of western North American mountain meadows and grasslands. Operating almost entirely underground, this stout, burrowing rodent uses its massive chisel-like...
Mammals > Rodents
The Western Jumping Mouse (Zapus princeps) is a charming, kangaroo-like rodent native to the lush mountain meadows and babbling alpine streams of western North America. Famous for its extraordinarily elongated hind legs and an exceptionally long balancing tail that...
Mammals > Rodents
The Vancouver Island Marmot (Marmota vancouverensis) is one of the rarest mammals on the planet and Canada’s most critically endangered endemic mammal. Inhabiting isolated subalpine peaks on Vancouver Island, this stocky ground-dwelling rodent is famous for its...
Mammals > Lagomorphs
The Mountain Cottontail (Sylvilagus nuttallii), also widely recognized as Nuttall’s Cottontail, is an agile, medium-sized hare family member masterfully adapted to the rugged sagebrush canyons and rocky rimrocks of the American Intermountain West. Revered for...
Mammals > Rodents
Belding’s Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus beldingi), fondly known across high Sierra trails as the ‘picket pin’ or ‘potgut,’ is an energetic, terrestrial squirrel ubiquitous throughout the pristine alpine meadows of the Sierra Nevada and...
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