Idaho Giant Salamander

Amphibians > Salamanders & Newts

The Idaho Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon aterrimus) is a massive, formidable amphibian belonging to the ancient North American family Dicamptodontidae. Restricted to the cold, snowmelt-fed mountain torrents and humid cedar forests of the northern Rocky Mountains, it is...

Bushy-tailed Woodrat

Mammals > Rodents

The Bushy-tailed Woodrat (Neotoma cinerea), famously celebrated across the American West as the original ‘packrat’, is the heavy-bodied, mountain-dwelling collector of western North America. The largest and most cold-hardy of all woodrats, it is uniquely...

Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine

Plants > Conifers

The Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine (Pinus aristata), celebrated across the high peaks of the American West as the Colorado Bristlecone Pine, is a legendary, ancient sentinel of the subalpine zone. Defying hurricane-force blizzards, sub-zero freezes, and intense...

Yellow-bellied Marmot

Mammals > Rodents

The Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris), affectionately known throughout the American West as the rock chuck, is a stout, heavy-bodied sciurid rodent that rules the windswept talus fields and alpine slopes of the western cordilleras. Easily recognized by its...
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