Mammals > Rodents
Townsend’s Chipmunk (Neotamias townsendii) is the largest and darkest of all western North American chipmunks, perfectly adapted to the dripping, moss-draped temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. Darting with lightning speed beneath fallen redwood logs...
Mammals > Rodents
The Uinta Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus armatus), locally known across the Intermountain West as the ‘potgut,’ is a bustling, social colonial rodent native to the scenic valleys and subalpine meadows of the central Rocky Mountains. Emerging enthusiastically...
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...
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